Honduras vs Panama: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median
Honduras
23.4%
in 2024
Panama
23.2%
in 2024
Honduras rank
1st
Panama rank
2nd
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median over time
- Honduras
- Panama
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 23.4% against 23.2% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Panama ahead.
Honduras ranks 1st and Panama ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.5% | 30.2% | 4.7% | Panama |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 27.3% | 2.8% | Panama |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 25.3% | 1.4% | Honduras |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 23.0% | 1.8% | Honduras |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 22.6% | 0.9% | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median, Honduras or Panama?
- Honduras, at 23.4% against 23.2% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median between Honduras and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Panama?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Honduras and Panama rank globally for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Honduras ranks 1st and Panama ranks 2nd 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.