Poverty & Inequality in Benin 91 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Benin. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 27.2% 2021 down 60.2% 18th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 19,141 people 2021 up 503.1% 106th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 99.6% 2021 down 0.2% 16th Share of population living in extreme poverty 27.2% 2021 down 60.2% 18th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 86.5% 2021 down 8.1% 19th Number of people living in extreme poverty 9.95 million people 2021 up 209.0% 64th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 3.72 million people 2021 down 46.6% 28th Number of people living in extreme poverty 3.72 million people 2021 down 46.6% 28th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 86.5% 2021 down 8.1% 19th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 27.2% 2021 down 60.2% 18th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 4.4% 2021 down 27.1% 79th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 10.5% 2021 down 10.9% 73rd Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 17.4% 2021 down 9.6% 73rd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 99.9% 2021 down 0.1% 16th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 27.2% 2021 down 60.2% 18th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 50.0% 2021 down 37.7% 18th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 27.2% 2021 down 60.2% 18th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 91.7% 2021 down 4.7% 18th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 3.72 million people 2021 down 46.6% 28th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 19,141 people 2021 up 503.1% 106th Gini coefficient 0.344 2021 down 20.8% 55th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 19.6% 2021 up 14.6% 14th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 27.2% 2021 down 60.2% 18th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 737,500 people 2021 up 172.3% 97th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 12.0% 2021 down 77.4% 27th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 99.7% 2021 down 0.2% 23rd Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 12.0% 2021 down 77.4% 27th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 1.60 million people 2021 down 69.5% 32nd Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 41.5% 2021 down 45.9% 21st Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 76.0% 2021 down 15.6% 21st Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 12.7% 2021 down 76.6% 27th ← Previous Page 2 of 2