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Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)

For 2025, Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) is led by Honduras at 60. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.

Countries ranked 5
Snapshot year 2025
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0.015.030.145.160.1HondurasHonduras: 6060.1EcuadorEcuador: 2121.4Dominican RepublicDominican Republic: 1717.3Costa RicaCosta Rica: 1717.1UzbekistanUzbekistan: 65.8
Rank Country Value
1 Honduras 60
2 Ecuador 21
3 Dominican Republic 17
4 Costa Rica 17
5 Uzbekistan 6
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.

Analytical takeaways

  • Honduras sits at the top of the Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) distribution in 2025 at 60, with a lead of 39 over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Dominican Republic at 17, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits Uzbekistan (6), and the page currently covers 5 countries.