Approximately 40% of the CA population live in poverty. Guatemala , Honduras , Nicaragua  and Belize  had the highest poverty rates in CSA in 2018 . Rural poverty rates are higher-82% in Honduras and 77% in Guatemala in 2014-as is poverty among Indigenous Peoples, up to 79% in Guatemala. Rural poor are the most sensitive to climate extremes as their main economic activity is based on agriculture in vulnerable terrains . In 2014, all CA countries, except
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