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Last European coloniser: Spain · Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Honduras

Against lower middle income countries, Honduras ranks 3rd of 46 on gender and 39th of 47 on health. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Honduras with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Honduras reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025+0.1594 of 17916 of 45moderate +0.53
Health score 2024-0.44159 of 19339 of 47moderate +0.32
Education score 2024+0.05151 of 19928 of 46proxy +0.81
Equality score 2024-0.59134 of 16529 of 44high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+0.42152 of 21021 of 47proxy +0.90
Gender score 2025+1.0445 of 1863 of 46moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.2766 of 21321 of 47moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-0.18132 of 19523 of 47high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Honduras, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate31.4per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated9.74%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share88.5%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.00277%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households13.1%% of households2019no agreed direction
One-person households10.4%% of households2019no agreed direction
Women in a union54.4%% of women aged 15-492019no agreed direction

demography

Median age23.5years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing27.2years2023no agreed direction
Population11,005,850people2025no agreed direction
Population growth1.65%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization59.3%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+4.54%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1430.3%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate2.48births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate21.6per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-4,778people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population0.4%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.645index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.496index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$6,726international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$6,190international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$2,628US$2025higher is better
GDP growth3.75%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation4.6%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness91.5%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows3.53%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue15.1%% of GDP2020no agreed direction
Government consumption15.2%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense24.4%% of GDP2020no agreed direction
Military spending1.58%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture22.4%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion89.6%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling10.2years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling7.51years2023higher is better
Education spending4.55%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Primary enrollment79%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment51.8%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment23.3%% gross2024higher is better
Adult literacy88.3%% of adults2024higher is better
Compulsory schooling12years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary26.6%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio25.6pupils per teacher2017higher is worse
Researchers188per million people2019higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita1.14t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area56.3%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land32%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land23%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.437index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.964ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.789index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers37.5%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament29.7%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management46%% of managers2025higher is better
Married by 1834%% of women aged 20-242019higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index22index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)4rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)4rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share49.2%% of prisoners2023higher is worse
Refugees originating933per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.511index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.38index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.32index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.351index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type2regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.752index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.861index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.871index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.876index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.754index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration97%% of children under 52019higher is better
Control of corruption-1.24index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-1.18index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.62index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.628index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-0.654index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.567index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy73years2024higher is better
Infant mortality12.8per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality15per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending7.71%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate2.97per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds0.53per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access95.7%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation87.7%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting17.9%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility81.3births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality47per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance94.1%% of births2019higher is better
Alcohol consumption3.08litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use12.1%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths16.1per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians0.489per 1,000 people2020higher is better
DTP3 immunisation75%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.2%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence38per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality17.8%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women18.8%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending53.1%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment14.8%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity41.3%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity31.8%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index64index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index45.7index (0-100)2024higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate15.7%% of population2024higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users58.6%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions70.9per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access95.5%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population31.5%% of urban population2018higher is worse
Fixed broadband4.58per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Informal employment82.6%% of employment2017higher is worse
Unemployment4.92%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation39.6%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation73.5%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study29%% of 15 to 24 year olds2025higher is worse
Vulnerable employment33.9%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Life satisfaction6.1score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Honduras

Also in Latin America & Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, The, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico (US), Sint Maarten (Dutch part), St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin (French part), St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, RB, Virgin Islands (U.S.).

Also lower middle income, in other regions: Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Arab Rep., Eswatini, Ghana, Guinea, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, West Bank and Gaza, and more on the full list of countries.