Poverty & Inequality in Nigeria 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Nigeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 92.9% 2022 up 5.1% 9th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 64.0% 2022 up 10.9% 11th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 41.8% 2022 up 11.8% 11th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 13.0% 2022 up 14.0% 11th Prosperity gap 9.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 up 8.9% 11th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 53.2% 2022 up 9.0% 9th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 41.8% 2022 up 3.7% 11th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 24.6% 2022 up 12.3% 11th Population living in slums 48.5% 2022 down 17.8% 39th Income share held by second 20% 12.0% 2022 up 5.3% 62nd Gini index 33.9 2022 down 4.5% 60th Income share held by lowest 20% 7.5% 2022 up 5.6% 53rd Income share held by lowest 10% 3.0% 2022 up 3.4% 48th Income share held by highest 10% 26.3% 2022 down 1.1% 63rd Income share held by highest 20% 41.6% 2022 down 2.8% 61st Income share held by fourth 20% 22.6% 2022 down 0.9% 29th Income share held by third 20% 16.4% 2022 up 3.1% 59th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 11.3% 2022 down 11.0% 62nd Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 41.8% 2022 up 11.7% 11th