Poverty & Inequality in Venezuela 20 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Venezuela. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 43.3% 2006 down 22.4% 45th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 16.4% 2006 down 35.2% 36th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 9.7% 2006 down 35.8% 30th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 4.6% 2006 down 19.3% 26th Prosperity gap 6.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2006 down 4.4% 24th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 18.4% 2006 down 27.8% 38th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 28.6% 2006 down 11.5% 31st Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 7.0% 2006 down 28.6% 29th Population living in slums 25.7% 2022 — 73rd Income share held by second 20% 9.6% 2006 up 9.1% 107th Gini index 44.7 2006 down 5.3% 13th Income share held by lowest 20% 4.3% 2006 up 4.9% 114th Income share held by lowest 10% 1.2% 2006 down 7.7% 118th Income share held by highest 10% 33.2% 2006 down 6.7% 18th Income share held by highest 20% 49.5% 2006 down 4.6% 16th Income share held by fourth 20% 22.1% 2006 up 3.3% 64th Income share held by third 20% 14.6% 2006 up 5.8% 100th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 19.9% 2006 down 2.9% 11th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 9.7% 2006 down 35.9% 31st Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 33.1% 2015 down 21.9% 9th