Poverty & Inequality in Uruguay 20 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Uruguay. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 5.9% 2024 down 4.8% 79th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.5% 2024 down 28.6% 94th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% 2024 unchanged 95th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2024 unchanged 89th Prosperity gap 1.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 unchanged 84th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 1.4% 2024 down 6.7% 84th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 20.5% 2024 down 2.8% 60th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2024 down 50.0% 98th Population living in slums 1.3% 2022 down 85.2% 127th Income share held by second 20% 10.5% 2024 up 1.0% 94th Gini index 40 2024 down 0.2% 27th Income share held by lowest 20% 5.7% 2024 up 1.8% 96th Income share held by lowest 10% 2.2% 2024 up 4.8% 90th Income share held by highest 10% 30.0% 2024 up 0.7% 36th Income share held by highest 20% 46.1% 2024 unchanged 34th Income share held by fourth 20% 22.4% 2024 down 0.4% 45th Income share held by third 20% 15.3% 2024 down 0.6% 85th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 17.4% 2024 down 2.2% 20th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.2% 2024 down 21.0% 98th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.2% 2024 down 33.3% 56th