Poverty & Inequality in Nicaragua 20 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 46.5% 2014 down 28.9% 43rd Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 15.7% 2014 down 49.8% 38th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 6.6% 2014 down 60.0% 34th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.8% 2014 down 60.9% 33rd Prosperity gap 4.2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2014 down 30.0% 40th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 18.2% 2014 down 39.3% 39th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 29.2% 2014 down 11.8% 29th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 4.4% 2014 down 56.9% 34th Population living in slums 5.5% 2020 down 91.8% 111th Income share held by second 20% 9.2% 2014 up 8.2% 111th Gini index 46.2 2014 down 5.3% 8th Income share held by lowest 20% 5.1% 2014 up 6.2% 106th Income share held by lowest 10% 2.0% 2014 up 5.3% 100th Income share held by highest 10% 37.2% 2014 down 6.1% 8th Income share held by highest 20% 52.1% 2014 down 4.6% 8th Income share held by fourth 20% 19.9% 2014 up 3.1% 115th Income share held by third 20% 13.7% 2014 up 7.0% 113th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 18.3% 2014 up 7.0% 17th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 6.6% 2014 down 60.2% 35th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 24.9% 2016 down 48.4% 16th