Poverty & Inequality in Zambia 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Zambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 94.0% 2022 up 0.5% 6th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 81.4% 2022 unchanged 5th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 71.7% 2022 up 0.4% 4th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 39.8% 2022 up 3.6% 2nd Prosperity gap 22.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 up 9.0% 2nd Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 69.6% 2022 up 1.0% 4th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 71.7% 2022 up 0.4% 4th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 50.4% 2022 up 2.0% 2nd Population living in slums 48.3% 2022 down 11.4% 41st Income share held by second 20% 7.3% 2022 down 2.7% 118th Gini index 51.5 2022 down 1.0% 4th Income share held by lowest 20% 3.9% 2022 down 4.9% 115th Income share held by lowest 10% 1.5% 2022 down 6.2% 114th Income share held by highest 10% 39.1% 2022 down 4.6% 6th Income share held by highest 20% 56.4% 2022 down 1.9% 4th Income share held by fourth 20% 20.5% 2022 up 5.7% 111th Income share held by third 20% 11.9% 2022 up 2.6% 118th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 21.9% 2022 up 12.3% 4th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 71.7% 2022 up 0.4% 4th