Americas Poverty Rate Ranking (2024)
In 2023, poverty rate in the Americas was highest in Honduras at 17%, followed by Guatemala at 9.70% and Colombia at 7.70%. The average poverty rate across countries in the Americas was 3.46%, the median was 2.25%, and Canada recorded the lowest poverty rate at 0.20%, according to the World Bank.
Data is available for the period 1963 to 2024 across 22 countries in Americas.
Frequency : Yearly
| Rank | Country | Current Value ↓ | Previous Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17% | 18.8% | 2023 | |
| 2 | 9.7% | 8% | 2023 | |
| 3 | 7.7% | 9.3% | 2023 | |
| 4 | 5.9% | 4.8% | 2023 | |
| 5 | 4.7% | 4.4% | 2023 | |
| 6 | 4.6% | 5.2% | 2023 | |
| 7 | 3.8% | 4.9% | 2023 | |
| 8 | 3.7% | 3.3% | 2023 | |
| 9 | 2.8% | 3.3% | 2023 | |
| 10 | 2.6% | 3.5% | 2023 | |
| 11 | 2.3% | 4.3% | 2022 | |
| 12 | 2.2% | 20.6% | 2022 | |
| 13 | 1.4% | 0.4% | 2021 | |
| 14 | 1.3% | 1.5% | 2024 | |
| 15 | 1.3% | 1% | 2023 | |
| 16 | 1.2% | 1.3% | 2023 | |
| 17 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2023 | |
| 18 | 1% | 22.5% | 2018 | |
| 19 | 0.8% | 2018 | ||
| 20 | 0.5% | 1.7% | 2022 | |
| 21 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2020 | |
| 22 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2023 |
Americas Poverty Rate Ranking (2024) : Definition
Poverty Rate measures the share of the population living on less than $3.00 per day measured in 2021 PPP international dollars; the figure refers to the specified reference year.