Guatemala vs Honduras: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Guatemala
30.6%
in 2024
Honduras
30.7%
in 2024
Guatemala rank
46th
Honduras rank
43rd
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Guatemala
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 30.7% against 30.6% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Honduras ahead.
Guatemala ranks 46th and Honduras ranks 43rd of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Honduras in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.1% | 35.1% | 0.1% | Honduras |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 35.1% | 0.2% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 35.9% | 0.1% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 31.8% | 0.0% | Honduras |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 31.2% | 0.0% | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Guatemala or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 30.7% against 30.6% in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Guatemala and Honduras?
- 0.1%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Honduras?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Honduras rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Guatemala ranks 46th and Honduras ranks 43rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.