povertymapping Mapping poverty and inequality in Ghana ¶ This notebook compiles various indicators of socioeconomic wellbeing across districts in Ghana. Data are from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)'s 2015 Poverty Map . The poverty indicators in the report were computed based on data from the 2010 Population and Housing Census (2010 PHC) and the 2012/2013 Ghana Living Standards Survey (GLSS6). The report presents the poverty headcount, depth and inequality for all the 216 districts and 29 sub-districts in the country. Poverty rates ¶ Mapping the incidence of poverty in the country shows that there is a high concentration of poverty in the North Western part of Ghana. Though incidence in the districts of the South Western parts is very low, there are however few districts with relatively high incidence. Estimated number of poor persons ¶ The concentration...
Economics, Data Science, Consulting