Poverty & Inequality in Norway 20 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Norway. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% 2023 unchanged 111th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% 2023 unchanged 104th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% 2023 unchanged 95th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 unchanged 89th Prosperity gap 0.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 up 20.0% 113th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% 2023 unchanged 110th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 8.5% 2023 up 4.9% 114th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% 2023 up 100.0% 92nd Population living in slums 0.0% 2022 — 158th Income share held by second 20% 14.4% 2023 up 1.4% 6th Gini index 26.5 2023 up 0.4% 113th Income share held by lowest 20% 9.1% 2023 down 2.2% 17th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.6% 2023 down 2.7% 20th Income share held by highest 10% 21.6% 2023 up 1.4% 115th Income share held by highest 20% 35.8% 2023 up 0.3% 115th Income share held by fourth 20% 22.7% 2023 down 0.9% 27th Income share held by third 20% 18.0% 2023 up 0.6% 5th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 7.6% 2023 up 7.0% 100th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.2% 2023 up 19.5% 95th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.4% 2022 down 55.6% 50th