Poverty & Inequality in Moldova 21 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Moldova. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 20.4% 2023 down 9.3% 62nd Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.8% 2023 down 46.7% 85th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 unchanged 101st Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2023 — 101st Prosperity gap 2.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 unchanged 57th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 3.9% 2023 down 17.0% 69th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 11.4% 2023 down 21.9% 105th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 down 50.0% 98th Population living in slums 6.5% 2018 down 57.0% 109th Income share held by second 20% 13.9% 2023 up 3.7% 13th Gini index 26.8 2023 down 6.0% 109th Income share held by lowest 20% 9.9% 2023 up 7.6% 6th Income share held by lowest 10% 4.3% 2023 up 10.3% 4th Income share held by highest 10% 22.8% 2023 down 1.7% 105th Income share held by highest 20% 37.0% 2023 down 2.1% 108th Income share held by fourth 20% 21.9% 2023 down 2.7% 73rd Income share held by third 20% 17.3% 2023 unchanged 24th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 4.3% 2023 down 36.8% 117th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.1% 2023 down 12.5% 99th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 31.6% 2023 — 12th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.2% 2023 down 84.6% 56th