Honduras vs Mexico: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data

Honduras

1.70 million people

in 2024

Mexico

2.15 million people

in 2024

Honduras rank

36th

Mexico rank

33rd

Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data over time

Mexico currently reports 2.15 million people against 1.70 million people in Honduras, a difference of 452,260 people.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Honduras's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Honduras ranks 36th and Mexico ranks 33rd of 120 countries.

Indicator: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data
Unit: people
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.