El Salvador vs Honduras: Distribution of population between different poverty lines
El Salvador
275,828 people
in 2023
Honduras
292,707 people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
77th
Honduras rank
76th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 292,707 people against 275,828 people in El Salvador, a difference of 16,879 people.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1989 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 77th and Honduras ranks 76th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Honduras in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87,168 people | 50,113 people | 37,055 people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 152,283 people | 116,432 people | 35,851 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 172,339 people | 290,440 people | 118,101 people | Honduras |
| 2010s | 154,256 people | 305,156 people | 150,900 people | Honduras |
| 2020s | 275,828 people | 266,644 people | 9,184 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher distribution of population between different poverty lines, El Salvador or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 292,707 people against 275,828 people in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in distribution of population between different poverty lines between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 16,879 people, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for distribution of population between different poverty lines?
- El Salvador ranks 77th and Honduras ranks 76th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Distribution of population between different poverty lines. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $40 per day.