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Countries with the highest
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)

In 2023, Honduras leads Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) with 64. Guatemala follows at 56, and the gap between the top two positions is 8. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

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Ranking leaders

0.016.032.148.164.1HondurasHonduras: 6464.1GuatemalaGuatemala: 5656.0ArgentinaArgentina: 4241.7BoliviaBolivia: 3736.5ColombiaColombia: 3534.6West Bank and GazaWest Bank and Gaza: 3332.8MoldovaMoldova: 3231.6Kyrgyz RepublicKyrgyz Republic: 3029.8PeruPeru: 2929.0RwandaRwanda: 2727.4El SalvadorEl Salvador: 2727.2EcuadorEcuador: 2626.0

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Honduras 64
2 Guatemala 56
3 Argentina 42
4 Bolivia 37
5 Colombia 35
6 West Bank and Gaza 33
7 Moldova 32
8 Kyrgyz Republic 30
9 Peru 29
10 Rwanda 27
11 El Salvador 27
12 Ecuador 26
13 Cabo Verde 25
14 Costa Rica 24
15 Dominican Republic 23
16 Paraguay 23
17 North Macedonia 22
18 Bulgaria 22
19 Panama 22
20 Tajikistan 20
21 Croatia 20
22 Montenegro 20
23 Serbia 20
24 Uruguay 20
25 Romania 19
26 Iraq 18
27 Uganda 16
28 Philippines 16
29 Turkiye 14
30 Poland 12
31 Georgia 12
32 Uzbekistan 11
33 Indonesia 9
34 Mauritius 8
35 Russian Federation 8
36 Jamaica 8
37 Kiribati 6
38 Kazakhstan 5
39 Malaysia 5
40 Belarus 4

Analytical takeaways

  • Honduras leads the global ranking for Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in 2023, with a lead of 8 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Ecuador at 26.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.