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Honduras · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Honduras

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Tegucigalpa Lower middle income Nation age 205 years (since 1821) i HND · HN
NationsTree Index 2025 i37.6138th of 196 Tree height 2025 i5.2 msee ranking Military strength i39percentile
Population i11.0 m86th of 217 Area i112,492 km²103rd of 216 GDP i$39.60 bn105th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$86.63 bn intl.108th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$7,871 intl.151st of 199 Life expectancy i73.0 years125th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i24
Strength · trunk i46
Quality of life · crown i35
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i25
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i87
CSV

In short

Honduras is 138th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 37.6 out of 100; its tree is 5.2 m tall.

It has 11.0 million people and an economy of $86.63 bn at purchasing power parity, 108th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable energy (54th of 212), Government budget balance (52nd of 192) and Renewable freshwater per person (53rd of 183).

Its weakest positions: Hospital beds (136th of 145), Income inequality (Gini) (101st of 108) and Homicide rate (135th of 145).

Over five years it climbed from 173rd to 138th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 112,492 103rd/216
Land area ikm² 111,890 101st/216
Population ipeople 11.0 m 86th/217
Population growth i% 1.65% 63rd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 96.8 110th/216
Urban population i% 59.3% 131st/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 30.3% 69th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 4.5% 156th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $39.60 bn 105th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $86.63 bn 108th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $74.03 bn 108th/199
GDP per person iUSD $3,598 154th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $7,871 151st/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $3,270 147th/201
GDP growth i% 3.8% 89th/210
Inflation i% 4.6% 135th/180
Unemployment i% 4.9% 84th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 40.3% 60th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -0.7% 52nd/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 13.3% 58th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 25.4% 80th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 15.0% 43rd/192
Services i% of GDP 57.6% 102nd/200

Trade

54
Exports of goods & services iUSD $13.86 bn 100th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $22.38 bn 91st/182
Exports i% of GDP 35.0% 95th/183
Imports i% of GDP 56.5% 60th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 91.5% 80th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 143rd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 39.1% 77th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 53.5% 25th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 3.2% 85th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 3.9% 105th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 2.4% 54th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 2.7% 76th/196

Natural resources

59
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 1.2% 112th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 113th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.38% 57th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.84% 58th/209
Arable land i% of land area 9.1% 110th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 8,664 53rd/183

Tourism

35
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 669,000 110th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $189.0 m 130th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 3.0% 107th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 703,000 69th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 73.0 125th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 15.0 99th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.49 125th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.5 136th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 75% 157th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 34.3% 125th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 51.8% 153rd/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 32.2% 41st/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 7.0% 160th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 7.7% 68th/193
Adult literacy i% 88.3% 56th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 23.3% 116th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.645 139th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 45.7 101st/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 15.7% 86th/108

Infrastructure & digital

32
Access to electricity i% of population 95.5% 153rd/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 65.5% 94th/150
Internet users i% of population 58.6% 141st/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 71 177th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 4.6 142nd/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.70 71st/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 428,443 117th/161

Environment & energy

53
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 1.14 67th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 45.9% 54th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 30.7 153rd/200
Forest area i% of land area 52.8% 50th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 586 116th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 40.4 147th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 22.9 182nd/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 39.6 174th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 58.0 147th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 44.6 146th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 46.8 133rd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 31.4 135th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $580.2 m 100th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.5% 90th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 5.7% 69th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 23,000 98th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.56% 105th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 7.0 m 117th/163

Science & innovation

31
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.06%2019
Patent applications by residents iapplications 82018
Scientific articles iarticles 130 136th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Honduras — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/honduras. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Honduras — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/honduras. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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