Guinea-Bissau Poverty and Inequality Indicators from World Bank Analysis

World Bank poverty estimates for Guinea-Bissau, produced in collaboration with national institutions and civil society since 1990. This dataset includes internationally comparable poverty and inequality measures derived from analytical reports and household survey data. The World Bank Group compiled the data, last updated on 2026-04-28.

Use Cases

• Assessing the extent and causes of poverty in Guinea-Bissau based on poverty monitoring program data
• Examining the impact of economic growth and public policy on inequality using generated measures
• Reviewing household survey data and measurement methods for international comparison

Strengths

• Data originates from the World Bank's Development Research Group, a leading authority on global poverty estimates
• Includes internationally comparable poverty lines and measures produced consistently since 1990
• Generated from analytical work conducted in collaboration with national institutions and civil society

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

World Bank Group

Collection Method

Analytical work assessing poverty, combining national poverty monitoring programs and World Bank research

Time Range

Data production referenced since 1990; specific temporal coverage of the dataset is unknown

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 02:42:57.952023; freshness should be verified

Geography

Guinea-Bissau