Honduras

Selected EarthTrends Data:

Variable	Value
Gini Index{1}	54
Population living on less than $1/day{2}	21%
Population living on less than $2/day{3}	44%
Poverty Gap $1/day{4}	8%
Poverty Gap $2/day{5}	20%
Access to improved sanitation	69%
Access to an improved water source	87%
Literacy rate, all adults	80%
Life expectancy, both sexes	69 years

Definitions and Sources

{1} Survey year: 2003. Based on income. {2} Survey year: 1999. Based on income. {3} Survey year: 1999. Based on income. {4} Survey year: 1999. Based on income. {5} Survey year: 1999. Based on income.

Poverty resources:

• Honduras - Country assistance strategy (Document)
• Honduras - Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper First Annual Progress Report and Joint IDA-IMF Staff Assessment of the PRSP Progress Report (Document)
• USAID Honduras Country Office (Project)
• World Bank Honduras Program (Project)

Poverty datasets:

• Honduras - Poverty Data

Citations from the World Resources Report:

• The Role of Forestry in Poverty Alleviation: Honduras

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World Bank PovertyNet Library: (opens in a new window)

• http://povlibrary.worldbank.org/library/country/75

Development Gateway: (opens in a new window)

• http://www.developmentgateway.org/countryprofile/?country_iso=HN