Poverty rate gender by country Latin America 2021 | Statista

In 2021, all selected Latin American countries registered a higher poverty rate for women than for men. Mexico ranked among the highest poverty rates both for males and females only behind Honduras.

Poverty rate in selected Latin American countries in 2021, by gender

Characteristic	Male	Female
Honduras*	52.7%	51.8%
Mexico*	36.7%	38%
Colombia	34.4%	36.3%
Latin America	31.8%	32.8%
El Salvador	29.9%	31.5%
Bolivia	28.3%	29.7%
Ecuador	27.8%	29.2%
Brazil	23.5%	25.2%
Paraguay	21.1%	19.4%
Dominican Republlic	20.5%	24.3%
Peru	18.8%	19.7%
Costa Rica	16.4%	18.1%
Panama	15%	16.1%
Chile*	13.9%	14.5%
Uruguay	4.6%	5%

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2022

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LAC

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2021

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