Honduras vs Sri Lanka: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Honduras
49.8%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
53.3%
in 2019
Honduras rank
39th
Sri Lanka rank
37th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Honduras
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 53.3% against 49.8% in Honduras, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Honduras ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 120 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.2% | 86.7% | 6.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 74.0% | 14.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 58.3% | 1.3% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day, Honduras or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 53.3% against 49.8% in Honduras as of 2019.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Honduras and Sri Lanka?
- 3.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Sri Lanka?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Honduras and Sri Lanka rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Honduras ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. 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 $8.30 per day.