Poverty & Inequality in Guatemala 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Guatemala. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 47.3% 2023 up 5.6% 42nd Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 17.6% 2023 up 4.1% 33rd Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 9.7% 2023 up 21.2% 30th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 3.4% 2023 up 47.8% 29th Prosperity gap 4.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 up 11.6% 34th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 19.5% 2023 up 6.6% 37th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 29.0% 2023 down 1.0% 30th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 6.3% 2023 up 21.2% 31st Population living in slums 37.6% 2022 down 10.6% 61st Income share held by second 20% 9.3% 2023 up 8.1% 110th Gini index 45.2 2023 down 6.4% 12th Income share held by lowest 20% 4.6% 2023 up 2.2% 113th Income share held by lowest 10% 1.6% 2023 down 5.9% 112th Income share held by highest 10% 34.1% 2023 down 10.3% 15th Income share held by highest 20% 50.6% 2023 down 5.6% 11th Income share held by fourth 20% 21.4% 2023 up 6.5% 89th Income share held by third 20% 14.0% 2023 up 6.1% 110th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 19.1% 2023 down 2.6% 13th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 9.7% 2023 up 21.4% 32nd