El Salvador vs Honduras: Distribution of population between different poverty lines
El Salvador
3.79 million people
in 2023
Honduras
4.43 million people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
71st
Honduras rank
68th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 4.43 million people against 3.79 million people in El Salvador, a difference of 648,380 people.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1989 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 71st and Honduras ranks 68th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Honduras in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.49 million people | 612,250 people | 879,360 people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.65 million people | 1.18 million people | 474,180 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.10 million people | 2.37 million people | 269,681 people | Honduras |
| 2010s | 2.61 million people | 3.23 million people | 619,157 people | Honduras |
| 2020s | 3.79 million people | 4.16 million people | 377,740 people | Honduras |
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 4.43 million people against 3.79 million people in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in distribution of population between different poverty lines between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 648,380 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 71st and Honduras ranks 68th 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 $10 per day.