Poverty & Inequality in Laos 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Laos. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 70.3% 2024 down 14.8% 29th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 22.5% 2024 down 47.9% 31st Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 7.1% 2024 down 67.3% 33rd Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.5% 2024 down 70.0% 35th Prosperity gap 5.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 25.0% 32nd Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 27.0% 2024 down 32.2% 30th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 25.3% 2024 down 22.4% 39th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 5.2% 2024 down 59.7% 33rd Population living in slums 54.8% 2022 up 62.2% 26th Income share held by second 20% 12.0% 2024 up 3.4% 62nd Gini index 34.7 2024 down 3.6% 54th Income share held by lowest 20% 7.9% 2024 up 3.9% 36th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.3% 2024 up 3.1% 34th Income share held by highest 10% 28.5% 2024 down 1.7% 46th Income share held by highest 20% 43.1% 2024 down 2.3% 53rd Income share held by fourth 20% 21.3% 2024 unchanged 93rd Income share held by third 20% 15.7% 2024 up 1.3% 73rd Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 8.1% 2024 down 16.5% 95th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 7.1% 2024 down 67.2% 34th