Poverty & Inequality in Colombia 21 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Colombia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 37.0% 2024 down 11.7% 46th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 14.7% 2024 down 20.1% 39th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 8.5% 2024 down 22.0% 32nd Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 3.3% 2024 down 21.4% 30th Prosperity gap 4.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 7.8% 35th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 15.7% 2024 down 16.5% 44th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 30.0% 2024 down 4.8% 27th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 5.7% 2024 down 19.7% 32nd Population living in slums 9.7% 2022 down 26.0% 97th Income share held by second 20% 7.1% 2024 down 1.4% 119th Gini index 54.4 2024 up 1.5% 2nd Income share held by lowest 20% 3.2% 2024 unchanged 121st Income share held by lowest 10% 1.0% 2024 unchanged 121st Income share held by highest 10% 42.7% 2024 up 2.4% 2nd Income share held by highest 20% 58.9% 2024 up 1.9% 3rd Income share held by fourth 20% 19.3% 2024 down 2.5% 118th Income share held by third 20% 11.5% 2024 down 4.2% 119th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 22.7% 2024 down 3.8% 3rd Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 8.5% 2024 down 22.3% 33rd Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 31.8% 2024 down 14.1% 11th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 8.8% 2024 down 24.8% 3rd