Poverty and living standards in Grand Bassa, Liberia: official figures
61.8% of people in Grand Bassa County lived below the national poverty line in the 2016 Household Income and Expenditure Survey by LISGIS, and the rate was 6th lowest of the 15 counties. This is the latest official county poverty figure.
How wealthy are households in Grand Bassa County?
36.5% of people in Grand Bassa County belonged to the poorest fifth of Liberia's population by household assets in 2019-20 and 11.3% to the richest fifth; the share in the poorest fifth is 4th highest of the 15 counties (Liberia: 20% each by definition).
Source: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and Ministry of Health, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyHow many women in Grand Bassa County have a bank account?
5.1% of women aged 15 to 49 in Grand Bassa County had and used a bank account in 2019-20, 6th lowest of the 15 counties (Liberia: 12.0%).
Source: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and Ministry of Health, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyAre children in Grand Bassa County registered at birth?
The births of 56.9% of children under five in Grand Bassa County were registered with the civil authorities, 4th lowest of the 15 counties (Liberia: 66.3%).
Source: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and Ministry of Health, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyMore figures
- Inequality in household wealth in Grand Bassa County gives a Gini coefficient of 0.34 (0 is equal, 1 is totally unequal), 4th most unequal of the 15 counties (Liberia: 0.21). Source: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and Ministry of Health, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy
How Grand Bassa compares with other counties
Poverty headcount (HIES) (2016)
Grand Bassa ranks 10 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Poverty headcount (HIES) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Rivercess | 66.4% |
| 8 | Bomi | 64.3% |
| 9 | Grand Gedeh | 63.7% |
| 10 | Grand Bassa | 61.8% |
| 11 | Gbarpolu | 60.5% |
| 12 | Grand Cape Mount | 53.7% |
| 13 | Margibi | 52.2% |
People in Liberia's poorest wealth fifth (2019-20)
Grand Bassa ranks 4 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in Liberia's poorest wealth fifth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rivercess | 53.7% |
| 2 | Gbarpolu | 47.3% |
| 3 | Grand Kru | 46.3% |
| 4 | Grand Bassa | 36.5% |
| 5 | Bong | 35.5% |
| 6 | Sinoe | 32.4% |
| 7 | Lofa | 27.9% |
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Sources
- Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and Ministry of Health, with ICF (The DHS Program): Liberia Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20, Final Report (county rows of the background-characteristics tables), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 431010570dbc…)
- Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS); file republished by the World Bank Data Catalog: Liberia Poverty 2016: poverty headcount by county, from the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2016 Statistical Abstract, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d7b29646deb3…)
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