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

In 2024, Honduras leads Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) with 63. Argentina follows at 38, and the gap between the top two positions is 25. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

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Ranking leaders

0.015.731.547.262.9HondurasHonduras: 6362.9ArgentinaArgentina: 3838.1BoliviaBolivia: 3837.7ColombiaColombia: 3231.8MexicoMexico: 3029.6EcuadorEcuador: 2828.0PeruPeru: 2827.6Kyrgyz RepublicKyrgyz Republic: 2625.7ArmeniaArmenia: 2221.7Costa RicaCosta Rica: 2020.3CroatiaCroatia: 2020.3ParaguayParaguay: 2020.1

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Honduras 63
2 Argentina 38
3 Bolivia 38
4 Colombia 32
5 Mexico 30
6 Ecuador 28
7 Peru 28
8 Kyrgyz Republic 26
9 Armenia 22
10 Costa Rica 20
11 Croatia 20
12 Paraguay 20
13 Tajikistan 20
14 Dominican Republic 19
15 Uruguay 17
16 Lao PDR 15
17 Poland 13
18 Turkiye 13
19 Georgia 9
20 Indonesia 9
21 Uzbekistan 9
22 Russian Federation 7
23 Kazakhstan 5
24 Belarus 4

Analytical takeaways

  • Honduras leads the global ranking for Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in 2024, with a lead of 25 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Paraguay at 20.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.