Poverty & Inequality in Bangladesh 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Bangladesh. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 71.5% 2022 down 19.3% 27th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 20.5% 2022 down 60.7% 32nd Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 5.9% 2022 down 76.5% 36th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.0% 2022 down 80.4% 40th Prosperity gap 5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 down 31.5% 33rd Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 26.4% 2022 down 41.2% 31st Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 23.1% 2022 down 30.6% 47th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 4.3% 2022 down 71.1% 36th Population living in slums 51.5% 2022 down 5.4% 28th Income share held by second 20% 12.8% 2022 up 2.4% 37th Gini index 30.9 2022 down 3.7% 90th Income share held by lowest 20% 8.8% 2022 down 1.1% 21st Income share held by lowest 10% 3.7% 2022 down 5.1% 14th Income share held by highest 10% 25.5% 2022 down 5.2% 73rd Income share held by highest 20% 40.1% 2022 down 3.4% 78th Income share held by fourth 20% 21.8% 2022 up 2.8% 78th Income share held by third 20% 16.5% 2022 up 3.1% 52nd Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 6.8% 2022 up 33.3% 107th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 5.9% 2022 down 76.5% 37th