Poverty & Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa 13 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Sub-Saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 45.1% 2024 down 0.4% 2nd Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 17.2% 2024 down 2.3% 2nd Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 63.3% 2024 up 1.1% 2nd Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 88.6% 2024 up 1.5% 2nd Prosperity gap 11.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 unchanged 2nd Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 27.9% 2024 down 0.7% 2nd Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 48.3% 2024 down 1.4% 2nd Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 53.2% 2024 up 0.9% 2nd Population living in slums 53.7% 2022 down 5.5% 8th Proportion of population below international poverty line 45.2% 2024 down 3.2% 3rd Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age 40.1% 2025 down 5.6% 3rd Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction 0.0873 2024 up 8.9% 7th [ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social 15.4% 2023 up 41.3% 33rd