Poverty & Inequality in Cyprus

21 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Cyprus.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 down 66.7% 120th
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 119th
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 111th
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2023 101st
Prosperity gap 0.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 25.0% 113th
Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 120th
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 8.7% 2023 down 13.9% 111th
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 110th
Population living in slums 0.3% 2022 up 8.9% 142nd
Income share held by second 20% 12.7% 2023 up 11.4% 40th
Gini index 31.8 2023 down 14.1% 83rd
Income share held by lowest 20% 8.6% 2023 up 11.7% 25th
Income share held by lowest 10% 3.6% 2023 up 16.1% 20th
Income share held by highest 10% 26.3% 2023 down 14.9% 63rd
Income share held by highest 20% 40.6% 2023 down 10.0% 74th
Income share held by fourth 20% 21.7% 2023 up 4.8% 81st
Income share held by third 20% 16.5% 2023 up 9.3% 52nd
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 7.5% 2023 down 5.1% 102nd
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.0% 2023 down 86.4% 113th
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 13.9% 2021 down 5.4% 48th
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 1.0% 2023 down 47.4% 38th