Poverty & Inequality in Niger 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Niger. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 96.1% 2021 down 1.4% 5th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 79.7% 2021 down 7.3% 6th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 60.5% 2021 down 12.1% 6th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 18.6% 2021 down 22.5% 7th Prosperity gap 11.3 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 12.4% 7th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 61.9% 2021 down 6.6% 6th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 60.5% 2021 down 12.1% 6th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 33.8% 2021 down 14.6% 7th Population living in slums 70.4% 2022 up 0.1% 10th Income share held by second 20% 12.4% 2021 down 2.4% 49th Gini index 32.9 2021 up 4.4% 76th Income share held by lowest 20% 8.7% 2021 down 2.2% 23rd Income share held by lowest 10% 3.8% 2021 unchanged 11th Income share held by highest 10% 27.8% 2021 up 5.3% 52nd Income share held by highest 20% 42.2% 2021 up 3.7% 58th Income share held by fourth 20% 20.8% 2021 down 2.8% 108th Income share held by third 20% 15.9% 2021 down 2.5% 71st Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 4.9% 2021 down 14.0% 114th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 60.5% 2021 down 12.1% 6th