Poverty & Inequality in Iran 20 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Iran. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 36.0% 2023 down 9.5% 48th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 7.5% 2023 up 8.7% 48th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 2.5% 2023 up 31.6% 49th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.5% 2023 up 25.0% 58th Prosperity gap 3.3 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 2.9% 49th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 11.3% 2023 down 3.4% 48th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 21.8% 2023 up 5.3% 57th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.7% 2023 up 21.4% 51st Population living in slums 44.7% 2022 down 15.6% 46th Income share held by second 20% 11.7% 2023 down 2.5% 71st Gini index 35.9 2023 up 5.6% 51st Income share held by lowest 20% 7.0% 2023 down 7.9% 71st Income share held by lowest 10% 2.8% 2023 down 9.7% 66th Income share held by highest 10% 28.2% 2023 up 5.6% 49th Income share held by highest 20% 43.3% 2023 up 3.3% 48th Income share held by fourth 20% 22.0% 2023 down 0.9% 70th Income share held by third 20% 16.0% 2023 down 1.2% 68th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 12.6% 2023 up 20.0% 48th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 2.5% 2023 up 30.8% 50th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 2.5% 2023 down 21.9% 17th