Poverty & Inequality in Honduras

20 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Honduras.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 49.8% 2024 down 14.4% 39th
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 23.5% 2024 down 24.4% 30th
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 15.7% 2024 down 23.8% 27th
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 6.3% 2024 down 11.3% 21st
Prosperity gap 6.2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 4.6% 27th
Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 23.4% 2024 down 18.5% 32nd
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 32.3% 2024 down 8.0% 25th
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 10.1% 2024 down 19.2% 27th
Population living in slums 31.5% 2018 down 18.3% 71st
Income share held by second 20% 9.0% 2024 up 16.9% 112th
Gini index 45.7 2024 down 8.4% 10th
Income share held by lowest 20% 3.7% 2024 unchanged 117th
Income share held by lowest 10% 1.2% 2024 down 7.7% 118th
Income share held by highest 10% 32.3% 2024 down 13.6% 20th
Income share held by highest 20% 50.0% 2024 down 8.3% 13th
Income share held by fourth 20% 22.9% 2024 up 9.0% 18th
Income share held by third 20% 14.5% 2024 up 10.7% 103rd
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 23.4% 2024 down 5.6% 1st
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 15.7% 2024 down 23.7% 27th
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 18.4% 2024 down 27.6% 2nd