Poverty & Inequality in Paraguay 20 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Paraguay. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 20.5% 2024 down 27.6% 60th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 4.5% 2024 down 51.6% 57th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 2.1% 2024 down 51.2% 54th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.5% 2024 down 61.5% 58th Prosperity gap 2.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 19.4% 60th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 6.4% 2024 down 39.0% 58th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 22.7% 2024 down 14.0% 51st Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.3% 2024 down 53.6% 56th Population living in slums 15.1% 2022 down 37.2% 88th Income share held by second 20% 9.7% 2024 up 16.9% 104th Gini index 44.2 2024 down 12.8% 14th Income share held by lowest 20% 5.3% 2024 up 32.5% 104th Income share held by lowest 10% 2.0% 2024 up 42.9% 100th Income share held by highest 10% 35.0% 2024 down 14.0% 10th Income share held by highest 20% 50.2% 2024 down 9.7% 12th Income share held by fourth 20% 20.7% 2024 up 6.2% 110th Income share held by third 20% 14.1% 2024 up 11.9% 108th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 16.3% 2024 down 17.7% 25th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 2.1% 2024 down 50.7% 54th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 2.3% 2024 down 61.7% 18th