Poverty & Inequality in Canada 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Canada. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.6% 2022 down 40.0% 108th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2022 down 25.0% 101st Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2022 unchanged 90th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% 2022 up 100.0% 78th Prosperity gap 0.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 unchanged 108th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2022 down 25.0% 107th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 12.2% 2022 down 21.8% 102nd Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% 2022 unchanged 92nd Population living in slums 1.1% 2022 up 99.2% 129th Income share held by second 20% 13.0% 2022 up 4.8% 31st Gini index 31.5 2022 down 6.0% 86th Income share held by lowest 20% 7.7% 2022 up 11.6% 43rd Income share held by lowest 10% 2.9% 2022 up 16.0% 53rd Income share held by highest 10% 24.6% 2022 down 2.4% 86th Income share held by highest 20% 39.5% 2022 down 2.7% 87th Income share held by fourth 20% 22.6% 2022 down 2.2% 29th Income share held by third 20% 17.2% 2022 up 0.6% 28th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 10.9% 2022 down 22.7% 70th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.3% 2022 unchanged 90th