Poverty & Inequality in Benin 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Benin. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 86.5% 2021 down 8.1% 19th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 50.0% 2021 down 37.7% 18th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 27.2% 2021 down 60.2% 18th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 7.1% 2021 down 76.6% 19th Prosperity gap 7.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 50.0% 18th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 44.0% 2021 down 33.0% 18th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 35.0% 2021 down 48.8% 20th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 16.2% 2021 down 62.4% 18th Population living in slums 64.0% 2022 down 7.9% 16th Income share held by second 20% 11.9% 2021 up 24.0% 66th Gini index 34.4 2021 down 20.7% 55th Income share held by lowest 20% 7.6% 2021 up 24.6% 48th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.1% 2021 up 24.0% 39th Income share held by highest 10% 27.2% 2021 down 21.2% 57th Income share held by highest 20% 42.3% 2021 down 16.6% 57th Income share held by fourth 20% 22.1% 2021 up 9.4% 64th Income share held by third 20% 16.1% 2021 up 20.1% 65th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 10.5% 2021 down 10.3% 76th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 27.2% 2021 down 60.2% 18th