Gini index in Honduras
Honduras: Gini index was 45.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gini index in Honduras, 1989–2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
In 2024, gini index in Honduras stood at 45.7. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index in Honduras peaked at 59.5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 45.7, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 10th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.4 | 55.4 | 55.4 | 1 |
| 1990s | 54.43 | 51.8 | 57.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.32 | 51.3 | 59.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 50.45 | 48.2 | 53.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.25 | 45.7 | 46.8 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More poverty & inequality data for Honduras
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 49.8% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 23.5% (2024)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 6.3% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 15.7% (2024)
- Prosperity gap 6.2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2024)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 23.4% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 32.3% (2024)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 10.1% (2024)
- Population living in slums 31.5% (2018)
- Income share held by second 20% 9.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index in Honduras?
- Gini index in Honduras was 45.7 in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest gini index recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest gini index recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7 in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for gini index?
- Honduras ranks 10th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini index rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Gini index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.