Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Guinea
Guinea: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 9.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
9.7%
World rank
87th
of 130 countries
All-time high
26.0%
in 1991
All-time low
9.7%
in 2018
Years of data
6
1991–2018
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Guinea, 1991–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 9.7% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Guinea peaked at 26.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2018.
Guinea ranks 87th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26.0% | — |
| 1994 | 17.1% | -34.2% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -20.4% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -11.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 9.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 9.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.1%, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 17.1% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 13.7% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.7% | 10.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 84 Côte d'Ivoire 10.1% compare
- 84 Côte d'Ivoire 10.1% compare
- 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.0% compare
- 87 Mongolia 9.7% compare
- 87 United Republic of Tanzania 9.7% compare
- 90 Albania 9.6% compare
- 90 Thailand 9.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.10 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 97.88 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2012)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9788 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Guinea?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Guinea was 9.7% in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Guinea ranks 87th out of 130 countries with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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