Which country has the highest Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)?

In 2025, Honduras had the highest Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) of any country with reported data from the World Bank.

Poverty & Inequality

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

Name: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) by Country
Creator: World Bank
License: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by

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.

World Bank code: SI.POV.NAHC • Data available for 160 countries • Latest year: 2025

In 2025, Honduras led Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) at 60.10.

The world median across 5 reporting countries was 17.30.

What this measures: 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.

How "Poverty & Inequality" indicators are measured

Poverty and inequality measures use household income or consumption surveys (LSMS, EU-SILC, national equivalents), which are typically conducted every 3–5 years. Between survey years, figures are interpolated or projected. The international poverty line is set at $2.15/day in 2017 PPP — a real (purchasing-power) threshold, not a nominal one. Gini coefficients have wide confidence intervals; small year-over-year changes are usually not meaningful.

Distribution — 2025

Reporting: 5 countries
Median: 17.30
Mean: 24.34
25th percentile: 17.10
75th percentile: 21.40
Range: 5.80 – 60.10

World at a Glance — 2025

Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).

Lighter = lower value · Darker = higher value. Hover a cell to see the country and value.

Highest Values — 2025

#	Country	Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
1	Honduras Latin America & Caribbean	60.10
2	Ecuador Latin America & Caribbean	21.40
3	Dominican Republic Latin America & Caribbean	17.30
4	Costa Rica Latin America & Caribbean	17.10
5	Uzbekistan Europe & Central Asia	5.80

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Biggest Movers — Year over Year

Largest increases

Honduras +-4.5%
Dominican Republic +-8.9%
Costa Rica +-15.8%
Ecuador +-23.6%
Uzbekistan +-34.8%

Largest decreases

Uzbekistan -34.8%
Ecuador -23.6%
Costa Rica -15.8%
Dominican Republic -8.9%
Honduras -4.5%

By Income Group — Average

Income group	Countries	Mean
High income	1	17.10
Upper middle income	2	19.35
Lower middle income	2	32.95

By Region — Average

Region	Countries	Mean
Europe & Central Asia	1	5.80
Latin America & Caribbean	4	28.98

Lowest Values — 2025

#	Country	Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
1	Uzbekistan	5.80
2	Costa Rica	17.10
3	Dominican Republic	17.30
4	Ecuador	21.40
5	Honduras	60.10

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SI.POV.NAHC), CC BY 4.0. Rankings show countries with available data for 2025.