Poverty & Inequality in Palestine 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Palestine. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 28.6% 2023 up 11.3% 52nd Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 6.1% 2023 up 110.3% 53rd Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 2.1% 2023 up 425.0% 54th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2023 up 200.0% 68th Prosperity gap 2.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 up 7.4% 52nd Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 8.9% 2023 up 39.1% 51st Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 23.1% 2023 up 28.3% 47th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.4% 2023 up 250.0% 54th Population living in slums 19.5% 2020 down 22.8% 78th Income share held by second 20% 11.3% 2023 down 5.0% 78th Gini index 36.4 2023 up 5.8% 45th Income share held by lowest 20% 6.6% 2023 down 14.3% 83rd Income share held by lowest 10% 2.5% 2023 down 19.4% 79th Income share held by highest 10% 27.1% 2023 down 0.4% 58th Income share held by highest 20% 43.0% 2023 up 1.2% 54th Income share held by fourth 20% 23.0% 2023 up 4.5% 16th Income share held by third 20% 16.1% 2023 up 1.3% 65th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 14.7% 2023 up 50.0% 33rd Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 2.1% 2023 up 453.8% 55th