Poverty & Inequality in Madagascar 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Madagascar. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 96.6% 2021 up 2.5% 3rd Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 83.9% 2021 up 5.1% 4th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 69.2% 2021 up 6.0% 5th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 27.6% 2021 up 4.2% 5th Prosperity gap 14.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 up 0.7% 5th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 66.8% 2021 up 4.0% 5th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 69.2% 2021 up 6.0% 5th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 41.9% 2021 up 5.0% 5th Population living in slums 65.7% 2022 down 14.7% 13th Income share held by second 20% 11.5% 2021 up 12.7% 73rd Gini index 36.8 2021 down 13.2% 44th Income share held by lowest 20% 7.2% 2021 up 18.0% 63rd Income share held by lowest 10% 2.9% 2021 up 20.8% 53rd Income share held by highest 10% 29.6% 2021 down 13.7% 40th Income share held by highest 20% 44.7% 2021 down 9.7% 43rd Income share held by fourth 20% 21.2% 2021 up 5.5% 95th Income share held by third 20% 15.5% 2021 up 10.7% 77th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 11.1% 2021 down 14.6% 65th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 69.2% 2021 up 5.9% 5th