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Adequacy of social insurance programs in Honduras

Honduras: Adequacy of social insurance programs was 27.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
27.6%
Change on year
down 18.9%
World rank
29th
of 32 countries
All-time high
34.0%
in 2018
All-time low
22.4%
in 2008
Years of data
10
2008–2019

Adequacy of social insurance programs in Honduras, 2008–2019

01020302008201320192008: 22.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2009: 26.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2010: 24.6 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2011: 26.6 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2013: 27.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2015: 30.2 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2016: 29.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2017: 28.7 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2018: 34 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2019: 27.6 % of total welfare of beneficiary households

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.

Analysis

Honduras recorded 27.6% for adequacy of social insurance programs in 2019.

That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of social insurance programs in Honduras peaked at 34.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2008.

Honduras ranks 29th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.3% 22.4% 26.3% 2
2010s 28.6% 24.6% 34.0% 8

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 26 Panama 31.0% compare
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  3. 28 Chile 30.4% compare
  4. 30 Cote d'Ivoire 27.1% compare
  5. 31 Peru 23.8% compare
  6. 32 El Salvador 19.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of social insurance programs in Honduras?
Adequacy of social insurance programs in Honduras was 27.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2008.
How does Honduras rank for adequacy of social insurance programs?
Honduras ranks 29th out of 32 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of social insurance programs rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adequacy of social insurance programs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of social insurance programs
Unit
% of total welfare of beneficiary households
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
32 places, 337 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Adequacy of social insurance programs is measured as the total transfer amount received by those participating in social insurance programs as a share of their total welfare/income.