Poverty & Inequality in Spain

20 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Spain.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 2.3% 2023 down 45.2% 93rd
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.0% 2023 down 41.2% 77th
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.8% 2023 down 38.5% 71st
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.6% 2023 down 25.0% 52nd
Prosperity gap 1.3 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 18.8% 87th
Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 1.1% 2023 down 42.1% 89th
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 16.6% 2023 down 17.0% 76th
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.6% 2023 down 40.0% 72nd
Income share held by second 20% 12.6% 2023 up 7.7% 42nd
Gini index 33.4 2023 down 7.7% 71st
Income share held by lowest 20% 6.5% 2023 up 14.0% 86th
Income share held by lowest 10% 2.2% 2023 up 22.2% 90th
Income share held by highest 10% 24.5% 2023 down 5.4% 90th
Income share held by highest 20% 40.2% 2023 down 4.1% 77th
Income share held by fourth 20% 23.4% 2023 down 1.3% 7th
Income share held by third 20% 17.3% 2023 up 1.8% 24th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 14.9% 2023 down 16.3% 32nd
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.8% 2023 down 37.9% 70th
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 20.2% 2022 down 1.0% 28th
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 3.2% 2023 down 39.6% 15th