Poverty & Inequality in Senegal 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Senegal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 78.6% 2021 down 14.6% 23rd Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 37.3% 2021 down 48.0% 24th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 17.9% 2021 down 66.4% 25th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 4.2% 2021 down 79.7% 27th Prosperity gap 6.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 49.6% 25th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 36.0% 2021 down 38.6% 24th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 31.5% 2021 down 40.9% 26th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 10.9% 2021 down 67.0% 25th Population living in slums 46.4% 2022 up 1.3% 43rd Income share held by second 20% 11.5% 2021 up 11.7% 73rd Gini index 36.2 2021 down 10.2% 46th Income share held by lowest 20% 7.3% 2021 up 19.7% 59th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.0% 2021 up 30.4% 48th Income share held by highest 10% 28.8% 2021 down 7.1% 44th Income share held by highest 20% 43.9% 2021 down 6.4% 44th Income share held by fourth 20% 21.6% 2021 down 0.5% 83rd Income share held by third 20% 15.6% 2021 up 4.0% 76th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 11.2% 2021 down 23.3% 64th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 17.9% 2021 down 66.4% 25th