Poverty and living standards in Totonicapan, Guatemala: official figures

62.1% of people in Totonicapan lived in poverty in the 2023 ENCOVI (national: 56.0%), 8th highest of 22 departments.

Poverty rate (ENCOVI 2023)

62.1%

2023

What is the extreme poverty rate in Totonicapan?

10.1% of people in Totonicapan lived in extreme poverty in 2023 (national: 16.2%), 11th highest of 22.

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How deep is poverty in Totonicapan?

The 2023 ENCOVI puts the poverty gap in Totonicapan at 23.2%, 9th highest of 22 departments; the gap measures how far the average poor household falls below the poverty line.

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How severe is poverty in Totonicapan?

The poverty severity index in Totonicapan was 11.0% in 2023, 9th highest of 22 departments; it gives more weight to households furthest below the poverty line.

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How unequal is Totonicapan?

The Gini coefficient of consumption in Totonicapan was 0.32 in 2023, joint 4th least unequal of 22.

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How many poor people in Totonicapan are in extreme poverty?

Extreme poverty accounts for 16% of the poverty rate in Totonicapan; in the country as a whole the share is 29% (ENCOVI 2023).

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How Totonicapan compares with other departments

Poverty rate (ENCOVI) (2023)

Totonicapan ranks 8 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Poverty rate (ENCOVI)
5	Jalapa	79.9%
6	Santa Rosa	74.0%
7	Jutiapa	74.0%
8	Totonicapan	62.1%
9	Solola	61.9%
10	Chiquimula	59.6%
11	Suchitepequez	53.7%

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Extreme poverty rate (ENCOVI) (2023)

Totonicapan ranks 11 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Extreme poverty rate (ENCOVI)
8	Santa Rosa	16.2%
9	Izabal	14.9%
10	Zacapa	13.5%
11	Totonicapan	10.1%
12	Solola	8.8%
13	Peten	8.4%
14	Suchitepequez	7.7%

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Poverty gap (ENCOVI) (2023)

Totonicapan ranks 9 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Poverty gap (ENCOVI)
6	Jutiapa	31.3%
7	Santa Rosa	29.0%
8	Chiquimula	29.0%
9	Totonicapan	23.2%
10	Zacapa	21.3%
11	Solola	21.2%
12	Izabal	19.5%

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Gini coefficient of consumption (ENCOVI) (2023)

Totonicapan ranks 18 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Gini coefficient of consumption (ENCOVI)
15	Quetzaltenango	0.33
16	Jutiapa	0.33
17	Santa Rosa	0.32
18	Totonicapan	0.32
19	Quiche	0.32
20	Suchitepequez	0.31
21	San Marcos	0.31

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE): Encuesta Nacional de Condiciones de Vida (ENCOVI) 2023: Poverty and inequality (departmental maps for poverty, extreme poverty, poverty gap and severity, Gini, water, sanitation, electricity), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 df15ab3fe8b7…)

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