Poverty and inequality on the map in the Gambia - an application of small area estimation

This report documents the creation of the poverty map by combining the Integrated Household Survey 2015/16 with the 2013 Population and Housing Census. Monetary indicators are presented at three administrative levels: the Local Government Area, the district, and the ward. Nonmonetary indicators are presented at two administrative levels: the Local Government Area and the district. The authors apply Small Area Estimation techniques to drive estimates of geographical poverty and inequality. In addition to region-level welfare estimates, district-level (which are the first of their kind) and ward-level welfare measures are derived. The results clearly show there is a substantial spatial heterogeneity within the Local Government Area and the districts.