Income inequality: Atkinson index in Honduras
Honduras: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.3557 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Honduras, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Honduras stood at 0.3557.
The figure is down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Honduras peaked at 0.414 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3133, in 2015.
Honduras ranks 55th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3667 | — |
| 2011 | 0.414 | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4119 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3649 | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3266 | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3133 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.332 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3328 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3557 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3557 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3557 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3557 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3557 | +0.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.3557 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3514, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.3557 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3457, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.355 | 0.3133 | 0.414 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3557 | 0.3557 | 0.3557 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 52 Sierra Leone 0.3592 compare
- 53 Cambodia 0.3582 compare
- 54 Costa Rica 0.3559 compare
- 56 Guinea-Bissau 0.3531 compare
- 57 Nicaragua 0.3528 compare
- 58 Mauritania 0.35 compare
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 income inequality: atkinson index in Honduras?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Honduras was 0.3557 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.414 in 2011.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3133 in 2015.
- How does Honduras rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Honduras ranks 55th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.