Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Honduras
Honduras: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 6.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Honduras, 2008–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Honduras stood at 6.7%.
The figure is down 52.1% on the previous year and down 74.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Honduras peaked at 26.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2010.
Honduras ranks 35th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Honduras, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.1% | — |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +99.5% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -85.5% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +154.4% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +36.7% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +75.1% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -49.1% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +37.0% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -52.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 6.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.0%, 27% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 6.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.4%, 21% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 13.1% | 26.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 3.8% | 23.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 32 El Salvador 16.2% compare
- 33 South Africa 12.0% compare
- 34 Colombia 9.2% compare
- 36 Malawi 6.6% compare
- 37 Côte d'Ivoire 5.2% compare
More work & labour data for Honduras
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0917 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1244 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,793 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,456 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 8,495 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 8,535 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 17,030 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Honduras?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Honduras was 6.7% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2010.
- How does Honduras rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
- Honduras ranks 35th out of 37 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap