Poverty & Inequality in Brazil 20 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Brazil. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 20.6% 2024 down 22.0% 59th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 6.2% 2024 down 28.7% 52nd Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 3.0% 2024 down 37.5% 47th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.0% 2024 down 37.5% 40th Prosperity gap 2.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 15.6% 55th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 7.5% 2024 down 26.5% 53rd Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 26.2% 2024 down 5.4% 36th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 2.0% 2024 down 35.5% 48th Population living in slums 14.9% 2022 unchanged 89th Income share held by second 20% 8.1% 2024 up 5.2% 116th Gini index 50.3 2024 down 3.5% 5th Income share held by lowest 20% 3.9% 2024 up 8.3% 115th Income share held by lowest 10% 1.3% 2024 up 8.3% 117th Income share held by highest 10% 39.3% 2024 down 4.4% 5th Income share held by highest 20% 55.4% 2024 down 2.6% 6th Income share held by fourth 20% 19.8% 2024 up 1.5% 116th Income share held by third 20% 12.8% 2024 up 4.1% 116th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 21.2% 2024 down 4.9% 5th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 3.0% 2024 down 36.9% 47th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 3.4% 2024 down 53.4% 13th