Poverty & Inequality in Ecuador 21 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Ecuador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 30.1% 2025 up 1.0% 50th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 8.4% 2025 down 8.7% 47th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 3.4% 2025 down 29.2% 45th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.0% 2025 down 41.2% 40th Prosperity gap 3.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2025 down 8.8% 50th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 10.1% 2025 down 7.3% 50th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 26.3% 2025 up 1.2% 35th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 2.5% 2025 down 19.4% 45th Population living in slums 57.8% 2022 — 22nd Income share held by second 20% 8.9% 2025 down 2.2% 114th Gini index 45.9 2025 down 0.2% 9th Income share held by lowest 20% 4.8% 2025 up 4.3% 109th Income share held by lowest 10% 1.7% 2025 up 6.2% 109th Income share held by highest 10% 35.1% 2025 up 0.6% 9th Income share held by highest 20% 51.5% 2025 up 0.4% 9th Income share held by fourth 20% 21.2% 2025 down 0.5% 95th Income share held by third 20% 13.7% 2025 down 0.7% 113th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 18.1% 2025 down 4.7% 18th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 3.4% 2025 down 28.3% 45th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 21.4% 2025 down 8.2% 26th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 5.9% 2025 up 9.3% 7th