Honduras
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Honduras.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the name means "depths" in Spanish and refers to the deep anchorage in the northern Bay of Trujillo.
CIA 2026
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Honduras vs Panama
116 shared metrics.
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Panama
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Panama.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
The Panama Canal lets ships cross between Atlantic and Pacific waters without rounding South America.
Analysis
Panama leads in 67 of 116 shared metrics, while Honduras leads in 49.
Honduras's Capital Elevation is 48.5x that of Panama (990 m vs 20 m).
Honduras's Railway Length is 8.1x that of Panama (699 km vs 77 km).
Honduras's Current Account Balance (% of GDP) is 7.0x that of Panama (2.4% of GDP vs 0.30% of GDP).
Honduras's Inflation Rate is 5.6x that of Panama (4.6% vs 0.70%).
Honduras's Homicide Rate is 1.7x that of Panama (31.44 per 100k vs 11.71 per 100k).
Key Comparisons
Capital ElevationHonduras leads
Honduras
990 m
Panama
20 m
Railway LengthHonduras leads
Honduras
699 km
Panama
77 km
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)Honduras leads
Honduras
2.4% of GDP
Panama
0.30% of GDP
Inflation RateHonduras leads
Honduras
4.6%
Panama
0.70%
Homicide RateHonduras leads
Honduras
31.44 per 100k
Panama
11.71 per 100k
Tobacco Use PrevalenceHonduras leads
Honduras
12.1% of adults
Panama
4.7% of adults
All Metrics
Capital Elevation
HondurasHonduras
990 m
Panama
20 m
4850% higher
Railway Length
HondurasHonduras
699 km
Panama
77 km
808% higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
HondurasHonduras
2.4% of GDP
Panama
0.30% of GDP
700% higher
Inflation Rate
HondurasHonduras
4.6%
Panama
0.70%
557% higher
Homicide Rate
HondurasHonduras
31.44 per 100k
Panama
11.71 per 100k
169% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
HondurasHonduras
12.1% of adults
Panama
4.7% of adults
157% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
HondurasHonduras
18.5 per 100k
Panama
7.3 per 100k
153% higher
Smoking Rate
HondurasHonduras
12.3%
Panama
5.2%
137% higher
Land Border Length
HondurasHonduras
1.6K km
Panama
687 km
129% higher
Irrigated Land
HondurasHonduras
900 km²
Panama
394 km²
128% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
HondurasHonduras
3.9%
Panama
1.8%
119% higher
Population
HondurasHonduras
9.53M
Panama
4.54M
110% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
HondurasHonduras
15.07% of GDP
Panama
7.5% of GDP
102% higher
Water Stress (%)
HondurasHonduras
1.8%
Panama
0.89%
100% higher
Air Passengers
PanamaHonduras
428.4K
Panama
15.75M
97% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
PanamaHonduras
489
Panama
8.2K
94% lower
Tourism Revenue
PanamaHonduras
$189,000,000
Panama
$1,841,000,000
90% lower
Shipping Traffic
PanamaHonduras
923.3K
Panama
8.52M
89% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
PanamaHonduras
1.5 per 1M people
Panama
13.89 per 1M people
89% lower
Coal Electricity Share
PanamaHonduras
0.48%
Panama
3.7%
87% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
HondurasHonduras
4.5% of GDP
Panama
2.5% of GDP
84% higher
GNI Per Capita
PanamaHonduras
$3,020
Panama
$18,010
83% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
PanamaHonduras
$251.04
Panama
$1,472.05
83% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
PanamaHonduras
2.5 kg/person/yr
Panama
13.74 kg/person/yr
82% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
PanamaHonduras
$7,486.02
Panama
$41,369.42
82% lower
Broadband Access (%)
PanamaHonduras
4.0 per 100 people
Panama
18 per 100 people
78% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
HondurasHonduras
20.31 µg/m³
Panama
11.47 µg/m³
77% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
PanamaHonduras
8.0 days/yr
Panama
30 days/yr
73% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
PanamaHonduras
10.89% of adults
Panama
38.05% of adults
71% lower
Airports
HondurasHonduras
130
Panama
76
71% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
PanamaHonduras
0.49 per 1k
Panama
1.6 per 1k
70% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
PanamaHonduras
752.1 kWh/person
Panama
2.5K kWh/person
70% lower
Credit Card Ownership
PanamaHonduras
4.1% of adults
Panama
12.72% of adults
68% lower
Coastline Length
PanamaHonduras
823 km
Panama
2.5K km
67% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
PanamaHonduras
2.0 sites
Panama
6.0 sites
67% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
PanamaHonduras
25.37 per 100k
Panama
72.6 per 100k
65% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
HondurasHonduras
45.9%
Panama
28%
64% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
PanamaHonduras
0.70 per 1k
Panama
1.9 per 1k
63% lower
Population Density
HondurasHonduras
95.14 /km²
Panama
60.11 /km²
58% higher
Scientific Publications
PanamaHonduras
159.18
Panama
376.12
58% lower
CO2 Per Capita
PanamaHonduras
1.2 t/person/yr
Panama
2.8 t/person/yr
58% lower
GDP (Nominal)
PanamaHonduras
$37,093,565,854.04
Panama
$86,523,959,131.75
57% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
PanamaHonduras
8.5% of youth labor force
Panama
19.77% of youth labor force
57% lower
Beer Consumption
PanamaHonduras
1.6 L/person/yr
Panama
3.5 L/person/yr
55% lower
Political Corruption Index
HondurasHonduras
0.75
Panama
0.48
55% higher
Foreign Patents
PanamaHonduras
188
Panama
401
53% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
PanamaHonduras
74.41 per 100 people
Panama
157 per 100 people
53% lower
Elderly Population (%)
PanamaHonduras
4.4%
Panama
9.4%
53% lower
Forest Area
HondurasHonduras
63.0K km²
Panama
41.8K km²
51% higher
Land Area
HondurasHonduras
111.9K km²
Panama
74.2K km²
51% higher
Border Neighbors
HondurasHonduras
3.0
Panama
2.0
50% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
PanamaHonduras
33.09 kg/person/yr
Panama
65.02 kg/person/yr
49% lower
Imports (% GDP)
HondurasHonduras
57.56% of GDP
Panama
39.32% of GDP
46% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
HondurasHonduras
322.12 gCO2/kWh
Panama
221.15 gCO2/kWh
46% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
PanamaHonduras
593.63 kg oil eq/person
Panama
1.1K kg oil eq/person
44% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
PanamaHonduras
180.03 per 1k people
Panama
319.82 per 1k people
44% lower
Teen Birth Rate
HondurasHonduras
82.08 per 1k
Panama
57.34 per 1k
43% higher
Digital Payments Used
PanamaHonduras
30.05% of adults
Panama
52.08% of adults
42% lower
Informal Employment Share
HondurasHonduras
82.61% of employed people
Panama
58.69% of employed people
41% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
PanamaHonduras
33.3% of adults
Panama
54.63% of adults
39% lower
Spirits Consumption
HondurasHonduras
1.1 L/person/yr
Panama
0.78 L/person/yr
38% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
PanamaHonduras
0.38
Panama
0.57
34% lower
Alcohol Consumption
PanamaHonduras
3.1 L/adult/yr
Panama
4.7 L/adult/yr
34% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
PanamaHonduras
22 pts
Panama
33 pts
33% lower
Water Withdrawal
HondurasHonduras
1.6 B m³
Panama
1.2 B m³
33% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
HondurasHonduras
91.33 kg/person/yr
Panama
70.29 kg/person/yr
30% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
PanamaHonduras
0.51
Panama
0.73
30% lower
GDP Growth Rate
HondurasHonduras
3.6%
Panama
2.7%
29% higher
Solar Electricity Share
HondurasHonduras
9.5%
Panama
7.4%
28% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
HondurasHonduras
27.34%
Panama
21.43%
28% higher
Internet Users (%)
PanamaHonduras
58%
Panama
78%
26% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
PanamaHonduras
3.33M kW
Panama
4.49M kW
26% lower
Protected Land (%)
PanamaHonduras
23.4%
Panama
31.4%
25% lower
Infant Mortality
HondurasHonduras
13.3 per 1k births
Panama
10.6 per 1k births
25% higher
Exports (% GDP)
PanamaHonduras
33.55% of GDP
Panama
44.36% of GDP
24% lower
Human Development Index
PanamaHonduras
0.65
Panama
0.84
23% lower
Youth Population (%)
HondurasHonduras
30.62%
Panama
24.89%
23% higher
Obesity Rate
PanamaHonduras
28.54%
Panama
36.08%
21% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
HondurasHonduras
43.71 hrs/week
Panama
36.01 hrs/week
21% higher
Median Age
PanamaHonduras
23.5 years
Panama
29.6 years
20% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
PanamaHonduras
23.0K
Panama
28.0K
18% lower
Child Mortality
HondurasHonduras
15.5 per 1k births
Panama
13.3 per 1k births
17% higher
Highest Elevation
PanamaHonduras
2.9K m
Panama
3.5K m
17% lower
Wind Electricity Share
PanamaHonduras
6.0%
Panama
7.2%
16% lower
Birth Rate
HondurasHonduras
19.7 per 1k
Panama
17.11 per 1k
15% higher
Death Rate
PanamaHonduras
4.9 per 1k
Panama
5.5 per 1k
11% lower
Urban Population (%)
PanamaHonduras
58.79%
Panama
66%
11% lower
Suicide Rate
PanamaHonduras
3.0 per 100k
Panama
3.3 per 100k
10% lower
Electricity Generation
PanamaHonduras
11.71 TWh
Panama
12.87 TWh
9% lower
Inequality (Gini)
PanamaHonduras
45.7
Panama
49.7
8% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
HondurasHonduras
31.96%
Panama
29.52%
8% higher
Adult Literacy Rate
PanamaHonduras
88.25%
Panama
96.26%
8% lower
Life Expectancy
PanamaHonduras
72.9 years
Panama
79.6 years
8% lower
Unemployment Rate
PanamaHonduras
6.1%
Panama
6.5%
7% lower
Life Evaluation Score
PanamaHonduras
6.1 pts
Panama
6.5 pts
7% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
HondurasHonduras
0.79
Panama
0.74
6% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
PanamaHonduras
33.9% of adults
Panama
36.1% of adults
6% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
HondurasHonduras
89.64% of adults
Panama
84.87% of adults
6% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
HondurasHonduras
0.86
Panama
0.81
6% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
PanamaHonduras
3.5% of GDP
Panama
3.7% of GDP
6% lower
Food Waste per Person
PanamaHonduras
151.2 kg/person/yr
Panama
158.59 kg/person/yr
5% lower
Dependency Ratio
HondurasHonduras
53.94% of working-age pop.
Panama
52.09% of working-age pop.
4% higher
Tourist Arrivals
HondurasHonduras
669.0K
Panama
647.0K
3% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
HondurasHonduras
38.5% of GDP
Panama
37.4% of GDP
3% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
PanamaHonduras
87.67%
Panama
89.05%
2% lower
Fertility Rate
PanamaHonduras
2.3 children/woman
Panama
2.3 children/woman
2% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
PanamaHonduras
8.3% of GDP
Panama
8.5% of GDP
2% lower
Electricity Access (%)
PanamaHonduras
95.6%
Panama
97%
1% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
PanamaHonduras
12.29 Mt CO2e
Panama
12.37 Mt CO2e
1% lower
Time Zones Count
HondurasHonduras
2.0 time zones
Panama
2.0 time zones
equal
Forest Coverage (%)
PanamaHonduras
56.27%
Panama
56.34%
equal
Women in Senior Management
PanamaHonduras
45.96% of managers
Panama
46.05% of managers
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
HondurasHonduras
0 per 1M people
Panama
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
HondurasHonduras
0 m
Panama
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
HondurasHonduras
1.0
Panama
1.0
equal
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
PanamaHonduras
0 per 100k people
Panama
0.24 per 100k people
ranked lower
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