Gini coefficient in Honduras
Honduras: Gini coefficient was 0.4568 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient in Honduras, 1989–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient in Honduras is 0.4568, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Honduras peaked at 0.5948 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4568, in 2024.
That places Honduras 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Gini coefficient in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.5537 | — |
| 1990 | 0.5593 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5182 | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.518 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5344 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5499 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5547 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.557 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5273 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5729 | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5521 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5535 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5571 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5808 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5809 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5948 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5753 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5582 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5549 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5128 | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5309 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5255 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5336 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4996 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4987 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4925 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.498 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4944 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4893 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4817 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4683 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4568 | -2.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.4568 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3528, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.4568 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4447, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5537 | 0.5537 | 0.5537 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5444 | 0.518 | 0.5729 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5631 | 0.5128 | 0.5948 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5044 | 0.4817 | 0.5336 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4625 | 0.4568 | 0.4683 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More poverty & inequality data for Honduras
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,887 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.2906 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.59 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.6% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Honduras?
- Gini coefficient in Honduras was 0.4568 in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5948 in 2005.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4568 in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for gini coefficient?
- Honduras ranks 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.