Poverty and living standards in Atlantida, Honduras: official figures

63.7% of households in Atlantida were poor in 2023 (88,858 of 139,445 households with declared income), above the figure for all 18 departments combined of 63.4% and is 7th lowest of 18 departments.

Households in poverty

63.7%

2023

What is the extreme poverty rate in Atlantida?

38.0% of households in Atlantida were in extreme poverty in 2023 (income below the cost of a basic food basket), below the figure for all 18 departments combined of 41.4%; this is 4th lowest of 18 departments.

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How deep is poverty in Atlantida?

The poverty gap in Atlantida was 51.3% in 2023 (the average shortfall of income from the basic basket, against 52.4% nationally), ranking 6th lowest of 18 departments; poverty severity was 21.0% against 21.9% nationally.

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How unequal is Atlantida?

The Gini coefficient of income inequality in Atlantida was 0.53 in 2023, against 0.52 nationally, ranking joint 4th highest of 18 departments.

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How many households in Atlantida have unmet basic needs?

43.1% of households in Atlantida had at least one unmet basic need in 2023, below the national figure of 49.6%; ranking 3rd lowest of 18 departments.

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How many households in Atlantida are overcrowded?

5.3% of households in Atlantida lived in overcrowded conditions in 2023, against 8.1% nationally, ranking 2nd lowest of 18 departments.

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How Atlantida compares with other departments

Households in poverty (2023)

Atlantida ranks 12 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households in poverty
9	Copan	65.1%
10	Yoro	64.3%
11	Choluteca	64.0%
12	Atlantida	63.7%
13	Colon	62.3%
14	Francisco Morazan	60.8%
15	Ocotepeque	60.3%

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Households in extreme poverty (2023)

Atlantida ranks 15 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households in extreme poverty
12	Yoro	42.4%
13	Colon	39.6%
14	Valle	38.2%
15	Atlantida	38.0%
16	Francisco Morazan	36.5%
17	Cortes	31.2%
18	Islas De Bahia	21.5%

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Poverty gap (2023)

Atlantida ranks 13 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Poverty gap
10	Yoro	52.4%
11	Francisco Morazan	52.3%
12	Olancho	51.9%
13	Atlantida	51.3%
14	Colon	50.6%
15	Cortes	50.0%
16	Ocotepeque	49.7%

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Gini coefficient of income inequality (2023)

Atlantida ranks 4 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Gini coefficient of income inequality
1	Islas De Bahia	0.59
2	Comayagua	0.54
3	La Paz	0.54
4	Atlantida	0.53
5	Paraiso	0.53
6	Cortes	0.52
7	Colon	0.51

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Households with at least one unmet basic need (2023)

Atlantida ranks 16 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households with at least one unmet basic need
12	Ocotepeque	48.2%
13	Francisco Morazan	47.4%
14	Copan	46.8%
15	Yoro	45.3%
16	Atlantida	43.1%
17	Cortes	42.8%
18	Islas De Bahia	37.7%

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Households in overcrowded conditions (2023)

Atlantida ranks 17 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households in overcrowded conditions
12	Francisco Morazan	7.5%
13	Comayagua	7.2%
14	Choluteca	7.1%
15	Copan	6.4%
16	Olancho	5.7%
17	Atlantida	5.3%
18	Ocotepeque	5.2%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copy

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras: Encuesta Permanente de Hogares de Propositos Multiples (EPHPM) 2023, consolidated four-quarter base: results by department, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 84490a09493a…)

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