Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Honduras
Honduras: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 15.72 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Honduras, 1989–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Honduras is 15.72, measured in 2024. 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 poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Honduras peaked at 51.67 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15.72, 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 | 49.48 | 49.48 | 49.48 | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.82 | 27.52 | 51.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.93 | 18.06 | 34 | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.27 | 18.78 | 23.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.37 | 15.72 | 17.02 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 24 Syria 17.96 compare
- 25 Senegal 17.89 compare
- 26 South Africa 17.44 compare
- 28 Guinea 11.65 compare
- 29 Philippines 11.53 compare
- 30 Mauritania 10.22 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Honduras
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.5 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,887 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 21.59 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.437 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.51 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1103 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1103 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1268 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3557 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Honduras?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Honduras was 15.72 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 51.67 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.72 in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Honduras ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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