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Honduras

Honduras / HN

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Honduras in numbers.

Area112,490 kmยฒWorld # 103 โ†’Population11MWorld # 86 โ†’Population density97.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 104 โ†’Life expectancy73 yearsWorld # 123 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 3,598World # 153 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Honduras across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area112,490 kmยฒWorld # 103 / 2023 โ†’Population11MWorld # 86 / 2025 โ†’Population density97.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 104 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,821World # 157 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.7%World # 63 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.5World # 79 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate21.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 64 / 2024 โ†’Death rate4.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 203 / 2024 โ†’Median age23.5 yearsWorld # 172 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+4.5%World # 154 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1430.3%World # 69 / 2025 โ†’Urban population59.3%World # 131 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-4.8KWorld # 133 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 112 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.4%World # 197 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy73 yearsWorld # 123 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy60 yearsWorld # 124 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 141 / 2020 โ†’Smoking rate12.1%World # 117 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 3,598World # 153 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 39.6BWorld # 106 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 7,871World # 151 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.8%World # 90 / 2025 โ†’Inflation4.6%World # 51 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment4.9%World # 103 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment8.5%World # 133 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)45.7World # 15 / 2024 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.5%World # 76 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people187.8 per million peopleWorld # 96 / 2019 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 133 / 2019 โ†’Patent applications per million people0.7 per million peopleWorld # 122 / 2018 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,628 kcal/dayWorld # 145 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person37.7 kg/person/yearWorld # 122 / 2023 โ†’Rice production23.4K tWorld # 92 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production1.3K tWorld # 112 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production324K tWorld # 10 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area56.3%World # 35 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person752 kWh/personWorld # 115 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.2 tWorld # 151 / 2024 โ†’Internet use58.6%World # 153 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions70.9 per 100 peopleWorld # 177 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate31.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 12 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate16.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 85 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.6%World # 85 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament29.7%World # 79 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals669KWorld # 113 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 189MWorld # 135 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites2 sitesWorld # 114 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2023 / 88.4%Main languageSpanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryTextiles and clothing2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal1,789 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSpanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceMaize2023Current currencyLempiraHNLDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country