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Honduras vs Uruguay
Side-by-side comparison of Honduras and Uruguay from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Honduras
Latin America & Caribbean · nation age 205 years
Uruguay
Latin America & Caribbean · nation age 201 years
In short
Uruguay scores 64.5 in the NationsTree Index (48th in the world) and Honduras scores 37.6 (138th), a gap of 26.9 points. Their trees are 5.2 m and 7.2 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Honduras has 3.3 times the population of Uruguay. Uruguay has 57% more land area than Honduras. The economy of Uruguay is 50% larger than that of Honduras (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Honduras 11.0 million and Uruguay 3.4 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $38,315 in Uruguay and $7,871 in Honduras (2025, international dollars). People in Uruguay live on average 5.2 years longer (78.3 vs 73.0 years).
Of 36 indicators reported by both countries, Honduras ranks higher in the world on 6 and Uruguay on 30. Honduras is clearly stronger in main industries and trade. Uruguay is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, society & health and infrastructure & digital.
As a nation, Honduras is the older of the two (statehood since 1821, 205 years), compared with Uruguay (since 1825). Over the last five years Honduras improved faster (direction score 87 vs 63 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Honduras and Uruguay.
Honduras
22.9
182nd of 207
Uruguaybetter
79.4
17th of 207
Secondary enrolmentSociety & health
Honduras
51.8%
153rd of 173
Uruguaybetter
119.1%
17th of 173
Access to electricityInfrastructure & digital
Honduras
95.5%
153rd of 215
Uruguaybetter
100.0%
1st of 215
PhysiciansSociety & health
Honduras
0.49
125th of 174
Uruguaybetter
4.67
13th of 174
Rule of lawInstitutions & safety
Honduras
39.6
174th of 207
Uruguaybetter
74.1
41st of 207
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Uruguay has been ahead of Honduras in the NationsTree Index in every year since 1991.
Uruguay has been ahead of Honduras in GDP per person (PPP), GDP (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Honduras has been ahead of Uruguay in population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
HondurasUruguay All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Honduras | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 112,492103rd/216 · 2024 | 176,21590th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 111,890101st/216 · 2024 | 175,01690th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 11.0 m86th/217 · 2025 | 3.4 m133rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 1.65%63rd/217 · 2025 | -0.06%173rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 96.8110th/216 · 2024 | 19.4188th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 59.3%131st/217 · 2025 | 95.7%17th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 30.3%69th/217 · 2025 | 17.9%141st/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 4.5%156th/217 · 2025 | 16.3%60th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $39.60 bn105th/210 · 2025 | $85.35 bn84th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $86.63 bn108th/199 · 2025 | $129.68 bn93rd/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $74.03 bn108th/199 · 2025 | $110.82 bn93rd/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $3,598154th/210 · 2025 | $25,21667th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $7,871151st/199 · 2025 | $38,31566th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $3,270147th/201 · 2025 | $24,02061st/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 3.8%89th/210 · 2025 | 1.8%153rd/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 4.6%135th/180 · 2025 | 4.7%136th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 4.9%84th/187 · 2025 | 7.5%129th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | — | 65.3%36th/55 · 2024 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 40.3%60th/189 · 2025 | 65.6%128th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -0.7%52nd/192 · 2025 | -3.4%116th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 13.3%58th/197 · 2025 | 6.4%98th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 25.4%80th/200 · 2025 | 16.9%149th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 15.0%43rd/192 · 2025 | 10.0%101st/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 57.6%102nd/200 · 2025 | 65.2%53rd/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $13.86 bn100th/182 · 2025 | $23.10 bn88th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $22.38 bn91st/182 · 2025 | $19.33 bn95th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 35.0%95th/183 · 2025 | 27.1%119th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 56.5%60th/183 · 2025 | 22.6%160th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 91.5%80th/183 · 2025 | 49.7%145th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 0.0%143rd/170 · 2024 | 1.3%112th/170 · 2024 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 39.1%77th/171 · 2024 | 18.9%107th/171 · 2024 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 53.5%25th/171 · 2024 | 65.3%18th/171 · 2024 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 3.2%85th/171 · 2024 | 0.3%157th/171 · 2024 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 3.9%105th/168 · 2024 | 9.8%66th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | 2.4%54th/191 · 2025 | -0.5%80th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 2.7%76th/196 · 2025 | 2.3%92nd/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 1.2%112th/209 · 2021 | 1.9%97th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00%113th/197 · 2021 | 0.01%106th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.38%57th/209 · 2021 | 0.01%81st/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.84%58th/209 · 2021 | 1.91%37th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 9.1%110th/206 · 2024 | 12.4%85th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 8,66453rd/183 · 2022 | 27,19023rd/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 669,000110th/194 · 2020 | 3.5 m50th/194 · 2019 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $189.0 m130th/175 · 2020 | $1.09 bn67th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 3.0%107th/168 · 2020 | 7.7%70th/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | 703,00069th/107 · 2018 | 2.2 m49th/107 · 2019 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 73.0125th/217 · 2024 | 78.365th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 15.099th/196 · 2024 | 7.457th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 0.49125th/174 · 2020 | 4.6713th/174 · 2022 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 0.5136th/145 · 2023 | 2.473rd/145 · 2023 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 75%157th/193 · 2024 | 94%66th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 34.3%125th/153 · 2024 | 63.3%96th/153 · 2024 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 51.8%153rd/173 · 2024 | 119.1%17th/173 · 2023 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 32.2%41st/55 · 2019 | 71.7%16th/55 · 2022 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 7.0%160th/217 · 2025 | 24.7%60th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 7.7%68th/193 · 2023 | 9.0%44th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 88.3%56th/98 · 2024 | 98.9%15th/98 · 2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 23.3%116th/150 · 2024 | 80.0%28th/150 · 2023 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.645139th/193 · 2023 | 0.86248th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 45.7101st/108 · 2024 | 40.087th/108 · 2024 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 15.7%86th/108 · 2024 | 0.2%18th/108 · 2024 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 95.5%153rd/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 65.5%94th/150 · 2024 | — |
| Internet users % of population | 58.6%141st/186 · 2024 | 92.0%45th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 71177th/210 · 2024 | 14634th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 4.6142nd/208 · 2024 | 33.049th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.7071st/164 · 2022 | 2.7071st/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | — | 1,49860th/82 · 2021 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 428,443117th/161 · 2023 | 563,6322009 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 1.1467th/203 · 2024 | 2.57103rd/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 45.9%54th/212 · 2021 | 57.8%41st/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 30.7153rd/200 · 2023 | 10.952nd/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 52.8%50th/214 · 2024 | 11.5%162nd/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 586116th/149 · 2024 | 1,95957th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 40.4147th/205 · 2025 | 70.047th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 22.9182nd/207 · 2025 | 79.417th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 39.6174th/207 · 2025 | 74.141st/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 58.0147th/207 · 2025 | 88.415th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 44.6146th/205 · 2025 | 65.055th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 46.8133rd/205 · 2025 | 80.023rd/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 31.4135th/145 · 2023 | 11.2118th/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $580.2 m100th/156 · 2025 | $1.95 bn66th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 1.5%90th/156 · 2025 | 2.3%48th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 5.7%69th/154 · 2025 | 7.1%48th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 23,00098th/170 · 2020 | 22,000100th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.56%105th/168 · 2020 | 1.32%49th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 7.0 m117th/163 · 2024 | 1.0 m150th/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | — | 1.0 m2000 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.06%2019 | 0.70%51st/110 · 2023 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 82018 | 1397th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 130136th/197 · 2023 | 1,06087th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Honduras or Uruguay?
Honduras has the larger population: 11.0 m (2025) compared with 3.4 m for Uruguay (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Honduras or Uruguay?
Uruguay is larger: 176,215 km² (2024) compared with 112,492 km² for Honduras (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Honduras or Uruguay?
Uruguay has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $129.68 bn intl. (2025) compared with $86.63 bn intl. for Honduras (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Honduras or Uruguay?
Uruguay has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $38,315 intl. (2025) compared with $7,871 intl. for Honduras (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Honduras or Uruguay?
Uruguay has the higher life expectancy at birth: 78.3 years (2024) compared with 73.0 years for Honduras (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Honduras or Uruguay?
Uruguay spends more on the military: $1.95 bn (2025) compared with $580.2 m for Honduras (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Honduras or Uruguay?
Uruguay: 64.5 points (48th in the world); Honduras: 37.6 points (138th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Honduras vs Uruguay — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/honduras-vs-uruguay. Data as of 26 October 2026.