Gambia

Selected EarthTrends Data:

Variable	Value
Gini Index{1}	50
Population living on less than $1/day{2}	59%
Population living on less than $2/day{3}	83%
Poverty Gap $1/day{4}	29%
Poverty Gap $2/day{5}	51%
Access to improved sanitation	53%
Access to an improved water source	82%
Literacy rate, all adults	n/a
Life expectancy, both sexes	58 years

Definitions and Sources

{1} Survey year: 1998. Based on expenditure. {2} Survey year: 1998. Based on expenditure. {3} Survey year: 1998. Based on expenditure. {4} Survey year: 1998. Based on expenditure. {5} Survey year: 1998. Based on expenditure.

Poverty resources:

• Gambia - Country assistance strategy (Document)
• The Gambia - Poverty reduction strategy paper and joint IDA-IMF staff assessment (Document)
• World Bank Gambia Program (Project)

Poverty datasets:

• Gambia - Poverty Data

Citations from the World Resources Report:

• None

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World Bank PovertyNet Library: (opens in a new window)

• http://povlibrary.worldbank.org/library/country/63

Development Gateway: (opens in a new window)

• http://www.developmentgateway.org/countryprofile/?country_iso=GM