Honduras: Brief Poverty Overview
Although the Human Development Report labels Honduras a “Medium Human Development” country, poverty figures are staggering. Although most statistics reveal that some progress has been made, it is evident that much more needs to be done in order to fight poverty. While this document is not intended to provide details about the causes to poverty and possible solutions, it should give users a clear picture of the Honduran poverty situation.
General Information
|
Population Growth Rate (%) |
2 |
|
GDP/Capita (PPP US$) |
$2,380 |
|
Life Expectancy at birth |
68.9 |
Human Development Data
|
HDI Index |
0.667 |
|
HDI Rank |
115 |
|
Inequality measure, richest 10% to poorest 10% |
65.1 |
|
Gini Index |
0.59 |
Current Living Conditions
|
Population living with under $1 a day (%) |
23.8 |
|
Population living with under $2 a day (%) |
44.4 |
|
Undernourished people (% or population) |
21 |
|
Children under 5, underweight for their age (%) |
25 |
|
Children under 5, underheight for their age (%) |
39 |
|
Adult Literacy Rate |
68.1 |
|
Probability of not surviving to age 40 (% of cohort) |
13.8 |
|
Population without sustainable access to an improved water source (%) |
12 |