Poverty & Inequality in Chile

21 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Chile.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 4.5% 2024 down 68.8% 82nd
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.7% 2024 down 65.0% 88th
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% 2024 down 50.0% 82nd
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2024 unchanged 68th
Prosperity gap 1.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 27.3% 80th
Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 1.3% 2024 down 65.8% 86th
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 17.6% 2024 down 12.9% 72nd
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2024 down 50.0% 83rd
Population living in slums 7.3% 2022 up 0.3% 105th
Income share held by second 20% 9.9% 2024 up 10.0% 103rd
Gini index 43 2024 down 8.1% 17th
Income share held by lowest 20% 5.8% 2024 up 7.4% 93rd
Income share held by lowest 10% 2.3% 2024 up 9.5% 84th
Income share held by highest 10% 34.3% 2024 down 10.2% 13th
Income share held by highest 20% 49.9% 2024 down 6.9% 14th
Income share held by fourth 20% 20.3% 2024 up 5.7% 113th
Income share held by third 20% 14.0% 2024 up 8.5% 110th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 13.9% 2024 down 0.7% 39th
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.4% 2024 down 48.8% 85th
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 6.5% 2022 down 70.0% 62nd
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.4% 2024 down 55.6% 50th