Poverty & Inequality in Mozambique

20 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Mozambique.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 96.3% 2022 up 1.8% 4th
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 89.1% 2022 up 5.7% 1st
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 81.4% 2022 up 9.4% 1st
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 44.7% 2022 up 17.3% 1st
Prosperity gap 24.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 up 19.6% 1st
Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 74.8% 2022 up 6.6% 1st
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 81.4% 2022 up 9.4% 1st
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 56.5% 2022 up 12.8% 1st
Population living in slums 55.0% 2022 down 20.4% 24th
Income share held by second 20% 8.6% 2022 up 13.2% 115th
Gini index 49.6 2022 down 8.1% 7th
Income share held by lowest 20% 4.7% 2022 up 11.9% 110th
Income share held by lowest 10% 1.7% 2022 up 6.2% 109th
Income share held by highest 10% 40.8% 2022 down 10.3% 4th
Income share held by highest 20% 55.5% 2022 down 6.7% 5th
Income share held by fourth 20% 18.8% 2022 up 8.0% 121st
Income share held by third 20% 12.5% 2022 up 11.6% 117th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 17.0% 2022 unchanged 22nd
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 81.4% 2022 up 9.4% 1st
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 65.0% 2022 up 34.3% 1st