Egypt vs Honduras: Total population living in extreme poverty by world region
Egypt
1.54 million people
in 2021
Honduras
1.70 million people
in 2024
Egypt rank
38th
Honduras rank
36th
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region over time
- Egypt
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 1.70 million people against 1.54 million people in Egypt, a difference of 159,640 people.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 38th and Honduras ranks 36th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Honduras in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.32 million people | 2.20 million people | 115,037 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.26 million people | 2.05 million people | 1.21 million people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.84 million people | 1.86 million people | 18,582 people | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total population living in extreme poverty by world region, Egypt or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 1.70 million people against 1.54 million people in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total population living in extreme poverty by world region between Egypt and Honduras?
- 159,640 people, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Honduras?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Honduras rank globally for total population living in extreme poverty by world region?
- Egypt ranks 38th and Honduras ranks 36th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total population living in extreme poverty by world region. 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 below $3 per day.