Poverty & Inequality in Syria 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Syria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 89.3% 2022 up 179.1% 15th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 42.1% 2022 up 625.9% 20th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 18.0% 2022 — 24th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 4.1% 2022 — 28th Prosperity gap 6.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 up 134.5% 22nd Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 40.9% 2022 up 321.6% 20th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 29.9% 2022 up 25.1% 28th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 11.4% 2022 up 1,528.6% 24th Population living in slums 41.1% 2022 up 61.7% 53rd Income share held by second 20% 14.1% 2022 up 36.9% 11th Gini index 26.4 2022 down 34.7% 114th Income share held by lowest 20% 9.3% 2022 up 47.6% 14th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.8% 2022 up 46.2% 11th Income share held by highest 10% 20.9% 2022 down 33.9% 118th Income share held by highest 20% 35.1% 2022 down 25.6% 118th Income share held by fourth 20% 23.7% 2022 up 10.7% 5th Income share held by third 20% 17.9% 2022 up 20.9% 10th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 7.9% 2022 down 49.0% 97th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 18.0% 2022 — 24th