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Aid, poverty & equality in Latin America & Caribbean: how the countries rank

Aid received, poverty lines, inequality, hunger and women in parliament. 14 indicators for the 42 economies of Latin America & Caribbean, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

Extreme poverty4.3%group, 2024 · world 10.1%Poverty, $4.20/day8.0%group, 2024 · world 18.2%Poverty, $8.30/day24.7%group, 2024 · world 46.2%National poverty rate25.0%median countryGini index42.8median countryTop 10% income share32.8%median countryBottom 20% income share5.5%median countryUndernourishment5.1%group, 2024 · world 8.1%
Extreme poverty
Latin America & CaribbeanWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North Africa
0%20%40%60%199520002005201020152020Latin America & Caribbean4.3%WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North Africa
Poverty, $4.20/day
Latin America & CaribbeanWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North Africa
0%20%40%60%80%199520002005201020152020Latin America & Caribbean8.0%WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North Africa
countries

All 42 economies, aid, poverty & equality

Latest value and rank within the group (small figure). Click a column to sort; the country name opens its aid, poverty & equality profile.

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CountryExtreme povertyPoverty, $4.20/dayPoverty, $8.30/dayNational poverty rateGini indexTop 10% income shareBottom 20% income shareUndernourishment
Honduras15.7%#1 · 202423.5%#1 · 202449.8%#1 · 202460.1%#1 · 202545.7#5 · 202432.3%#12 · 20243.7%#20 · 202414.3%#4 · 2024
Guatemala9.7%#2 · 202317.6%#2 · 202347.3%#2 · 202356.0%#2 · 202345.2#7 · 202334.1%#8 · 20234.6%#18 · 202312.7%#5 · 2024
Colombia8.5%#3 · 202414.7%#3 · 202437.0%#3 · 202431.8%#6 · 202454.4#1 · 202442.7%#1 · 20243.2%#22 · 20244.1%#16 · 2024
Peru5.1%#4 · 202410.7%#4 · 202436.2%#4 · 202425.7%#11 · 202540.1#15 · 202430.3%#15 · 20245.6%#10 · 20245.7%#10 · 2024
El Salvador4.6%#5 · 20238.6%#5 · 202329.9%#6 · 202327.2%#9 · 202339.8#19 · 202329.7%#19 · 20235.6%#8 · 20235.3%#11 · 2024
Ecuador3.4%#6 · 20258.4%#6 · 202530.1%#5 · 202521.4%#16 · 202545.9#4 · 202535.1%#4 · 20254.8%#16 · 202510.8%#7 · 2024
Panama3.1%#7 · 20246.8%#7 · 202419.8%#12 · 202421.7%#15 · 202349.7#3 · 202437.6%#3 · 20243.6%#21 · 20244.7%#14 · 2024
Brazil3.0%#8 · 20246.2%#8 · 202420.6%#10 · 2024—50.3#2 · 202439.3%#2 · 20243.9%#19 · 20242.5%#23 · 2024
Suriname2.2%#9 · 20224.6%#11 · 202220.9%#9 · 202217.6%#17 · 202239.2#20 · 202230.1%#16 · 20225.9%#3 · 202212.7%#6 · 2024
Bolivia2.1%#10 · 20244.9%#10 · 202417.4%#15 · 202444.7%#4 · 202540.9#14 · 202430.6%#14 · 20245.4%#13 · 202419.5%#2 · 2024
Paraguay2.1%#11 · 20244.5%#12 · 202420.5%#11 · 202416.0%#21 · 202544.2#8 · 202435.0%#5 · 20245.3%#14 · 20244.1%#17 · 2024
Barbados1.7%#12 · 20163.2%#15 · 201615.8%#16 · 201625.7%#10 · 201634.1#22 · 201625.8%#22 · 20166.9%#1 · 20165.0%#13 · 2024
Mexico1.6%#13 · 20244.1%#13 · 202421.4%#8 · 202429.6%#7 · 202442.6#12 · 202433.4%#11 · 20245.6%#9 · 20243.1%#20 · 2024
Jamaica1.4%#14 · 20215.1%#9 · 202122.9%#7 · 20217.8%#22 · 202439.9#18 · 202129.6%#20 · 20215.7%#6 · 20218.0%#9 · 2024
Argentina1.0%#15 · 20242.8%#17 · 202415.2%#17 · 202428.2%#8 · 202542.4#13 · 202431.2%#13 · 20245.1%#15 · 20242.8%#22 · 2024
Belize1.0%#16 · 20184.0%#14 · 201819.7%#13 · 201852.0%#3 · 201839.9#17 · 201830.0%#17 · 20185.8%#4 · 20184.4%#15 · 2024
Costa Rica0.8%#17 · 20251.7%#19 · 20259.7%#19 · 202517.1%#20 · 202545.5#6 · 202534.3%#7 · 20254.7%#17 · 20252.5%#25 · 2024
Dominican Republic0.8%#18 · 20242.0%#18 · 202414.0%#18 · 202417.3%#18 · 202539.0#21 · 202429.5%#21 · 20246.1%#2 · 20242.5%#26 · 2024
Grenada0.8%#19 · 20182.9%#16 · 201819.6%#14 · 201825.0%#12 · 201843.8#9 · 201833.7%#10 · 20185.5%#11 · 2018—
Chile0.4%#20 · 20240.7%#20 · 20244.5%#22 · 20246.5%#23 · 202243.0#11 · 202434.3%#6 · 20245.8%#5 · 20242.5%#24 · 2024
Uruguay0.2%#21 · 20240.5%#21 · 20245.9%#21 · 202417.3%#19 · 202440.0#16 · 202430.0%#18 · 20245.7%#7 · 20242.5%#28 · 2024
Saint Lucia0.1%#22 · 20150.3%#22 · 20157.8%#20 · 201525.0%#13 · 201543.7#10 · 201534.1%#9 · 20155.5%#12 · 2015—
Cuba———————3.5%#19 · 2024
Dominica———————3.0%#21 · 2024
Guyana———————2.5%#27 · 2024
Haiti———————51.4%#1 · 2024
Nicaragua———24.9%#14 · 2016———17.3%#3 · 2022
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines———————4.0%#18 · 2024
Trinidad and Tobago———————10.4%#8 · 2024
Venezuela———33.1%#5 · 2015———5.3%#12 · 2024
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Ranks count group members with a value in the recent window.
within the group

Highest and lowest, indicator by indicator

Extreme poverty22 countries
  1. 1Honduras15.7%2024
  2. 2Guatemala9.7%2023
  3. 3Colombia8.5%2024
Lowest
  1. 22Saint Lucia0.1%2015
  2. 21Uruguay0.2%2024
  3. 20Chile0.4%2024
Median country 1.9% · group 4.3%
Poverty, $4.20/day22 countries
  1. 1Honduras23.5%2024
  2. 2Guatemala17.6%2023
  3. 3Colombia14.7%2024
Lowest
  1. 22Saint Lucia0.3%2015
  2. 21Uruguay0.5%2024
  3. 20Chile0.7%2024
Median country 4.5% · group 8.0%
Poverty, $8.30/day22 countries
  1. 1Honduras49.8%2024
  2. 2Guatemala47.3%2023
  3. 3Colombia37.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 22Chile4.5%2024
  2. 21Uruguay5.9%2024
  3. 20Saint Lucia7.8%2015
Median country 20.1% · group 24.7%
National poverty rate23 countries
  1. 1Honduras60.1%2025
  2. 2Guatemala56.0%2023
  3. 3Belize52.0%2018
Lowest
  1. 23Chile6.5%2022
  2. 22Jamaica7.8%2024
  3. 21Paraguay16.0%2025
Median country 25.0%
Gini index22 countries
  1. 1Colombia54.42024
  2. 2Brazil50.32024
  3. 3Panama49.72024
Lowest
  1. 22Barbados34.12016
  2. 21Dominican Republic39.02024
  3. 20Suriname39.22022
Median country 42.8
Top 10% income share22 countries
  1. 1Colombia42.7%2024
  2. 2Brazil39.3%2024
  3. 3Panama37.6%2024
Lowest
  1. 22Barbados25.8%2016
  2. 21Dominican Republic29.5%2024
  3. 20Jamaica29.6%2021
Median country 32.8%
Bottom 20% income share22 countries
  1. 1Barbados6.9%2016
  2. 2Dominican Republic6.1%2024
  3. 3Suriname5.9%2022
Lowest
  1. 22Colombia3.2%2024
  2. 21Panama3.6%2024
  3. 20Honduras3.7%2024
Median country 5.5%
Undernourishment28 countries
  1. 1Haiti51.4%2024
  2. 2Bolivia19.5%2024
  3. 3Nicaragua17.3%2022
Lowest
  1. 28Uruguay2.5%2024
  2. 27Guyana2.5%2024
  3. 26Dominican Republic2.5%2024
Median country 4.6% · group 5.1%
Food insecurity28 countries
  1. 1Haiti83.5%2024
  2. 2Jamaica55.8%2024
  3. 3Guatemala49.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 28Brazil9.6%2024
  2. 27Belize12.8%2024
  3. 26Antigua and Barbuda13.5%2023
Median country 28.8% · group 25.2%
Account ownership21 countries
  1. 1Venezuela87.3%2024
  2. 2Brazil86.4%2024
  3. 3Chile85.1%2024
Lowest
  1. 21Nicaragua23.5%2024
  2. 20Guatemala38.3%2024
  3. 19Honduras42.4%2024
Median country 64.5% · group 73.5%
Women in parliament32 countries
  1. 1Cuba55.7%2025
  2. 2Nicaragua54.9%2025
  3. 3Bolivia50.8%2025
Lowest
  1. 32Antigua and Barbuda5.6%2025
  2. 31Saint Lucia10.5%2025
  3. 30Belize12.5%2025
Median country 31.3% · group 36.6%
Net ODA received32 countries
  1. 1Haiti$1.1bn2023
  2. 2Colombia$1.0bn2023
  3. 3Bolivia$764m2023
Lowest
  1. 32Trinidad and Tobago$4.3m2010
  2. 31Antigua and Barbuda$6.1m2021
  3. 30Barbados$15.6m2010
Median country $195m · group $10.8bn
ODA, % of GNI30 countries
  1. 1Dominica8.0%2023
  2. 2Haiti5.5%2023
  3. 3Saint Kitts and Nevis3.5%2013
Lowest
  1. 30Mexico0.0%2023
  2. 29Chile0.0%2017
  3. 28Brazil0.0%2023
Median country 0.5% · group 0.2%
ODA per person32 countries
  1. 1Dominica$7912023
  2. 2Saint Kitts and Nevis$6382013
  3. 3Grenada$3292023
Lowest
  1. 32Trinidad and Tobago$3.32010
  2. 31Brazil$3.32023
  3. 30Mexico$3.52023
Median country $54.2 · group $16.4
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