Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Honduras
Honduras: Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index was 15.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Honduras, 1989–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Honduras stood at 15.7%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Honduras peaked at 51.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2024.
That places Honduras 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.5% | 49.5% | 49.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.8% | 27.5% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 18.1% | 34.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 18.8% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 15.7% | 17.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 24 Syria 18.0% compare
- 25 Senegal 17.9% compare
- 26 South Africa 17.4% compare
- 28 Guinea 11.7% compare
- 29 Philippines 11.5% compare
- 30 Mauritania 10.2% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Honduras
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.6% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.437 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.5% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1268 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1103 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3557 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Honduras?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Honduras was 15.7% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index?
- Honduras ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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 Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.