Poverty & Inequality in Slovakia 21 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Slovakia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 4.1% 2023 down 18.0% 85th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.8% 2023 down 42.9% 85th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.5% 2023 up 25.0% 80th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% 2023 unchanged 78th Prosperity gap 1.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 6.2% 83rd Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 1.3% 2023 down 23.5% 86th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 12.2% 2023 down 10.3% 102nd Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2023 down 25.0% 83rd Population living in slums 0.1% 2022 up 32.0% 149th Income share held by second 20% 15.3% 2023 up 8.5% 1st Gini index 23.8 2023 down 15.3% 121st Income share held by lowest 20% 9.1% 2023 up 9.6% 17th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.3% 2023 up 10.0% 34th Income share held by highest 10% 18.8% 2023 down 15.3% 121st Income share held by highest 20% 32.8% 2023 down 9.9% 121st Income share held by fourth 20% 23.6% 2023 up 3.1% 6th Income share held by third 20% 19.3% 2023 up 5.5% 1st Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 10.6% 2023 unchanged 73rd Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.5% 2023 up 2.8% 79th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 13.7% 2021 up 3.8% 49th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.5% 2023 up 25.0% 47th