Poverty & Inequality in Mexico 21 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Mexico. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 21.4% 2024 down 54.1% 56th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 4.1% 2024 down 72.8% 59th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.6% 2024 down 77.8% 57th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% 2024 down 81.0% 63rd Prosperity gap 2.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 40.5% 60th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 6.4% 2024 down 64.2% 58th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 22.1% 2024 down 19.3% 55th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.1% 2024 down 76.6% 58th Population living in slums 17.6% 2022 down 19.5% 81st Income share held by second 20% 10.0% 2024 up 16.3% 100th Gini index 42.6 2024 down 12.9% 19th Income share held by lowest 20% 5.6% 2024 up 19.1% 98th Income share held by lowest 10% 2.1% 2024 up 23.5% 95th Income share held by highest 10% 33.4% 2024 down 15.4% 16th Income share held by highest 20% 48.9% 2024 down 10.8% 18th Income share held by fourth 20% 21.1% 2024 up 9.3% 99th Income share held by third 20% 14.3% 2024 up 12.6% 105th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 15.7% 2024 down 6.5% 30th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 1.6% 2024 down 77.1% 57th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 29.6% 2024 down 31.5% 13th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 1.9% 2024 down 75.3% 23rd