indigence vs penury

indigence and penury both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
indigence	Yes	No	No	No
penury	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, indigence and penury are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of indigence include need, pauperism, pauperization.

indigence (noun)	penury (noun)
a state of extreme poverty or destitution	a state of extreme poverty or destitution