El Salvador vs Honduras

El Salvador scores 41.1 in the NationsTree Index (127th in the world) and Honduras scores 37.6 (138th), a gap of 3.5 points. Their trees are 5.4 m and 5.2 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Honduras has 73% more people than El Salvador. Honduras is 5.3 times larger than El Salvador by land area. El Salvador and Honduras have economies of similar size (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: El Salvador 6.4 million and Honduras 11.0 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $14,101 in El Salvador and $7,871 in Honduras (2025, international dollars). People in Honduras live on average 0.7 years longer (73.0 vs 72.3 years).

Of 37 indicators reported by both countries, El Salvador ranks higher in the world on 29 and Honduras on 8. El Salvador is clearly stronger in society & health, tourism and institutions & safety. Honduras is clearly stronger in science & innovation, main industries and environment & energy.

As a nation, Honduras is the older of the two (statehood since 1821, 205 years), compared with El Salvador (since 1841). Over the last five years Honduras improved faster (direction score 87 vs 55 out of 100).