Poverty and living standards in Ocotepeque, Honduras: official figures

60.3% of households in Ocotepeque were poor in 2023 (28,872 of 47,873 households with declared income), below the figure for all 18 departments combined of 63.4% and is 4th lowest of 18 departments.

Households in poverty

60.3%

2023

What is the extreme poverty rate in Ocotepeque?

42.5% of households in Ocotepeque were in extreme poverty in 2023 (income below the cost of a basic food basket), above the figure for all 18 departments combined of 41.4%; this is 8th lowest of 18 departments.

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

How deep is poverty in Ocotepeque?

The poverty gap in Ocotepeque was 49.7% in 2023 (the average shortfall of income from the basic basket, against 52.4% nationally), ranking 3rd lowest of 18 departments; poverty severity was 19.3% against 21.9% nationally.

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How unequal is Ocotepeque?

The Gini coefficient of income inequality in Ocotepeque was 0.51 in 2023, against 0.52 nationally, ranking joint 7th highest of 18 departments.

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How many households in Ocotepeque have unmet basic needs?

48.2% of households in Ocotepeque had at least one unmet basic need in 2023, below the national figure of 49.6%; ranking 7th lowest of 18 departments.

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How many households in Ocotepeque are overcrowded?

5.2% of households in Ocotepeque lived in overcrowded conditions in 2023, against 8.1% nationally, ranking the lowest of 18 departments.

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How Ocotepeque compares with other departments

Households in poverty (2023)

Ocotepeque ranks 15 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households in poverty
12	Atlantida	63.7%
13	Colon	62.3%
14	Francisco Morazan	60.8%
15	Ocotepeque	60.3%
16	Valle	59.2%
17	Cortes	58.7%
18	Islas De Bahia	44.6%

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Households in extreme poverty (2023)

Ocotepeque ranks 11 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households in extreme poverty
8	Olancho	46.3%
9	Copan	46.1%
10	Choluteca	46.0%
11	Ocotepeque	42.5%
12	Yoro	42.4%
13	Colon	39.6%
14	Valle	38.2%

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

Poverty gap (2023)

Ocotepeque ranks 16 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Poverty gap
12	Olancho	51.9%
13	Atlantida	51.3%
14	Colon	50.6%
15	Cortes	50.0%
16	Ocotepeque	49.7%
17	Valle	47.7%
18	Islas De Bahia	42.8%

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Gini coefficient of income inequality (2023)

Ocotepeque ranks 12 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Gini coefficient of income inequality
9	Choluteca	0.51
10	Francisco Morazan	0.51
11	Gracias A Dios	0.51
12	Ocotepeque	0.51
13	Santa Barbara	0.51
14	Yoro	0.51
15	Intibuca	0.50

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

Households with at least one unmet basic need (2023)

Ocotepeque ranks 12 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households with at least one unmet basic need
9	Comayagua	53.7%
10	Santa Barbara	50.8%
11	Colon	49.4%
12	Ocotepeque	48.2%
13	Francisco Morazan	47.4%
14	Copan	46.8%
15	Yoro	45.3%

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Households in overcrowded conditions (2023)

Ocotepeque ranks 18 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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