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Honduras vs Panama

116 shared metrics.

HondurasLeads in 49

vs116 shared

PanamaLeads in 67

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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

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.

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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

Honduras

990 m

Panama

20 m

4850% higher

Railway Length

Honduras

699 km

Panama

77 km

808% higher

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Honduras

2.4% of GDP

Panama

0.30% of GDP

700% higher

Inflation Rate

Honduras

4.6%

Panama

0.70%

557% higher

Homicide Rate

Honduras

31.44 per 100k

Panama

11.71 per 100k

169% higher

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Honduras

12.1% of adults

Panama

4.7% of adults

157% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Honduras

18.5 per 100k

Panama

7.3 per 100k

153% higher

Smoking Rate

Honduras

12.3%

Panama

5.2%

137% higher

Land Border Length

Honduras

1.6K km

Panama

687 km

129% higher

Irrigated Land

Honduras

900 km²

Panama

394 km²

128% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Honduras

3.9%

Panama

1.8%

119% higher

Population

Honduras

9.53M

Panama

4.54M

110% higher

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Honduras

15.07% of GDP

Panama

7.5% of GDP

102% higher

Water Stress (%)

Honduras

1.8%

Panama

0.89%

100% higher

Air Passengers

Panama

Honduras

428.4K

Panama

15.75M

97% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

Panama

Honduras

489

Panama

8.2K

94% lower

Tourism Revenue

Panama

Honduras

$189,000,000

Panama

$1,841,000,000

90% lower

Shipping Traffic

Panama

Honduras

923.3K

Panama

8.52M

89% lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Panama

Honduras

1.5 per 1M people

Panama

13.89 per 1M people

89% lower

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Coal Electricity Share

Panama

Honduras

0.48%

Panama

3.7%

87% lower

Comparison of Honduras and Panama across 116 metrics
				Winner
Capital Elevation	990 m	20 m	4850% higher	Honduras
Railway Length	699 km	77 km	808% higher	Honduras
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	2.4% of GDP	0.30% of GDP	700% higher	Honduras
Inflation Rate	4.6%	0.70%	557% higher	Honduras
Homicide Rate	31.44 per 100k	11.71 per 100k	169% higher	Honduras
Tobacco Use Prevalence	12.1% of adults	4.7% of adults	157% higher	Honduras
Road Traffic Death Rate	18.5 per 100k	7.3 per 100k	153% higher	Honduras
Smoking Rate	12.3%	5.2%	137% higher	Honduras
Land Border Length	1.6K km	687 km	129% higher	Honduras
Irrigated Land	900 km²	394 km²	128% higher	Honduras
High-Tech Exports (%)	3.9%	1.8%	119% higher	Honduras
Population	9.53M	4.54M	110% higher	Honduras
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	15.07% of GDP	7.5% of GDP	102% higher	Honduras
Water Stress (%)	1.8%	0.89%	100% higher	Honduras
Air Passengers	428.4K	15.75M	97% lower	Panama
Merchant Fleet Size	489	8.2K	94% lower	Panama
Tourism Revenue	$189,000,000	$1,841,000,000	90% lower	Panama
Shipping Traffic	923.3K	8.52M	89% lower	Panama
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	1.5 per 1M people	13.89 per 1M people	89% lower	Panama
Coal Electricity Share	0.48%	3.7%	87% lower	Panama
Education Spending (% GDP)	4.5% of GDP	2.5% of GDP	84% higher	Honduras
GNI Per Capita	$3,020	$18,010	83% lower	Panama
Health Spending Per Capita	$251.04	$1,472.05	83% lower	Panama
Seafood Consumption per Person	2.5 kg/person/yr	13.74 kg/person/yr	82% lower	Panama
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$7,486.02	$41,369.42	82% lower	Panama
Broadband Access (%)	4.0 per 100 people	18 per 100 people	78% lower	Panama
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	20.31 µg/m³	11.47 µg/m³	77% higher	Honduras
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	8.0 days/yr	30 days/yr	73% lower	Panama
Mobile Money Accounts	10.89% of adults	38.05% of adults	71% lower	Panama
Airports	130	76	71% higher	Honduras
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.49 per 1k	1.6 per 1k	70% lower	Panama
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	752.1 kWh/person	2.5K kWh/person	70% lower	Panama
Credit Card Ownership	4.1% of adults	12.72% of adults	68% lower	Panama
Coastline Length	823 km	2.5K km	67% lower	Panama
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	2.0 sites	6.0 sites	67% lower	Panama
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	25.37 per 100k	72.6 per 100k	65% lower	Panama
Renewable Energy (%)	45.9%	28%	64% higher	Honduras
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	0.70 per 1k	1.9 per 1k	63% lower	Panama
Population Density	95.14 /km²	60.11 /km²	58% higher	Honduras
Scientific Publications	159.18	376.12	58% lower	Panama
CO2 Per Capita	1.2 t/person/yr	2.8 t/person/yr	58% lower	Panama
GDP (Nominal)	$37,093,565,854.04	$86,523,959,131.75	57% lower	Panama
Youth Unemployment Rate	8.5% of youth labor force	19.77% of youth labor force	57% lower	Panama
Beer Consumption	1.6 L/person/yr	3.5 L/person/yr	55% lower	Panama
Political Corruption Index	0.75	0.48	55% higher	Honduras
Foreign Patents	188	401	53% lower	Panama
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	74.41 per 100 people	157 per 100 people	53% lower	Panama
Elderly Population (%)	4.4%	9.4%	53% lower	Panama
Forest Area	63.0K km²	41.8K km²	51% higher	Honduras
Land Area	111.9K km²	74.2K km²	51% higher	Honduras
Border Neighbors	3.0	2.0	50% higher	Honduras
Meat Consumption per Person	33.09 kg/person/yr	65.02 kg/person/yr	49% lower	Panama
Imports (% GDP)	57.56% of GDP	39.32% of GDP	46% higher	Honduras
Electricity Carbon Intensity	322.12 gCO2/kWh	221.15 gCO2/kWh	46% higher	Honduras
Energy Use (Per Capita)	593.63 kg oil eq/person	1.1K kg oil eq/person	44% lower	Panama
Vehicles per 1,000 People	180.03 per 1k people	319.82 per 1k people	44% lower	Panama
Teen Birth Rate	82.08 per 1k	57.34 per 1k	43% higher	Honduras
Digital Payments Used	30.05% of adults	52.08% of adults	42% lower	Panama
Informal Employment Share	82.61% of employed people	58.69% of employed people	41% higher	Honduras
Insufficient Physical Activity	33.3% of adults	54.63% of adults	39% lower	Panama
Spirits Consumption	1.1 L/person/yr	0.78 L/person/yr	38% higher	Honduras
Liberal Democracy Index	0.38	0.57	34% lower	Panama
Alcohol Consumption	3.1 L/adult/yr	4.7 L/adult/yr	34% lower	Panama
Corruption Perceptions Index	22 pts	33 pts	33% lower	Panama
Water Withdrawal	1.6 B m³	1.2 B m³	33% higher	Honduras
Milk Consumption per Person	91.33 kg/person/yr	70.29 kg/person/yr	30% higher	Honduras
Electoral Democracy Index	0.51	0.73	30% lower	Panama
GDP Growth Rate	3.6%	2.7%	29% higher	Honduras
Solar Electricity Share	9.5%	7.4%	28% higher	Honduras
Women in Parliament (%)	27.34%	21.43%	28% higher	Honduras
Internet Users (%)	58%	78%	26% lower	Panama
Electric Generating Capacity	3.33M kW	4.49M kW	26% lower	Panama
Protected Land (%)	23.4%	31.4%	25% lower	Panama
Infant Mortality	13.3 per 1k births	10.6 per 1k births	25% higher	Honduras
Exports (% GDP)	33.55% of GDP	44.36% of GDP	24% lower	Panama
Human Development Index	0.65	0.84	23% lower	Panama
Youth Population (%)	30.62%	24.89%	23% higher	Honduras
Obesity Rate	28.54%	36.08%	21% lower	Panama
Average Weekly Work Hours	43.71 hrs/week	36.01 hrs/week	21% higher	Honduras
Median Age	23.5 years	29.6 years	20% lower	Panama
Armed Forces Personnel	23.0K	28.0K	18% lower	Panama
Child Mortality	15.5 per 1k births	13.3 per 1k births	17% higher	Honduras
Highest Elevation	2.9K m	3.5K m	17% lower	Panama
Wind Electricity Share	6.0%	7.2%	16% lower	Panama
Birth Rate	19.7 per 1k	17.11 per 1k	15% higher	Honduras
Death Rate	4.9 per 1k	5.5 per 1k	11% lower	Panama
Urban Population (%)	58.79%	66%	11% lower	Panama
Suicide Rate	3.0 per 100k	3.3 per 100k	10% lower	Panama
Electricity Generation	11.71 TWh	12.87 TWh	9% lower	Panama
Inequality (Gini)	45.7	49.7	8% lower	Panama
Agricultural Land (%)	31.96%	29.52%	8% higher	Honduras
Adult Literacy Rate	88.25%	96.26%	8% lower	Panama
Life Expectancy	72.9 years	79.6 years	8% lower	Panama
Unemployment Rate	6.1%	6.5%	7% lower	Panama
Life Evaluation Score	6.1 pts	6.5 pts	7% lower	Panama
Women's Political Empowerment	0.79	0.74	6% higher	Honduras
Hypertension Prevalence	33.9% of adults	36.1% of adults	6% lower	Panama
Can Raise Emergency Money	89.64% of adults	84.87% of adults	6% higher	Honduras
Freedom of Expression Index	0.86	0.81	6% higher	Honduras
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	3.5% of GDP	3.7% of GDP	6% lower	Panama
Food Waste per Person	151.2 kg/person/yr	158.59 kg/person/yr	5% lower	Panama
Dependency Ratio	53.94% of working-age pop.	52.09% of working-age pop.	4% higher	Honduras
Tourist Arrivals	669.0K	647.0K	3% higher	Honduras
Government Debt (% GDP)	38.5% of GDP	37.4% of GDP	3% higher	Honduras
Sanitation Access (%)	87.67%	89.05%	2% lower	Panama
Fertility Rate	2.3 children/woman	2.3 children/woman	2% lower	Panama
Health Spending (% GDP)	8.3% of GDP	8.5% of GDP	2% lower	Panama
Electricity Access (%)	95.6%	97%	1% lower	Panama
Total CO2 Emissions	12.29 Mt CO2e	12.37 Mt CO2e	1% lower	Panama
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Honduras
Forest Coverage (%)	56.27%	56.34%	equal	Panama
Women in Senior Management	45.96% of managers	46.05% of managers	equal	Panama
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Honduras
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Honduras
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Honduras
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 100k people	0.24 per 100k people	ranked lower	Panama

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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

Capital Elevation

990 m

20 m

Railway Length

699 km

77 km

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

2.4% of GDP

0.30% of GDP

Inflation Rate

4.6%

0.70%

Homicide Rate

31.44 per 100k

11.71 per 100k

Tobacco Use Prevalence

12.1% of adults

4.7% of adults

Road Traffic Death Rate

18.5 per 100k

7.3 per 100k

Smoking Rate

12.3%

5.2%

Land Border Length

1.6K km

687 km

Irrigated Land

900 km²

394 km²

High-Tech Exports (%)

3.9%

1.8%

Population

9.53M

4.54M

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

15.07% of GDP

7.5% of GDP

Water Stress (%)

1.8%

0.89%

Air Passengers

428.4K

15.75M

Merchant Fleet Size

489

8.2K

Tourism Revenue

$189,000,000

$1,841,000,000

Shipping Traffic

923.3K

8.52M

1.5 per 1M people

13.89 per 1M people

Coal Electricity Share

0.48%

3.7%

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Capital Elevation

Railway Length

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Inflation Rate

Homicide Rate

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Road Traffic Death Rate

Smoking Rate

Land Border Length

Irrigated Land

High-Tech Exports (%)

Population

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Water Stress (%)

Air Passengers

Merchant Fleet Size

Tourism Revenue

Shipping Traffic

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Coal Electricity Share

Education Spending (% GDP)

GNI Per Capita

Health Spending Per Capita

Seafood Consumption per Person

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Broadband Access (%)

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Mobile Money Accounts

Airports

Doctors (per 1,000)

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Credit Card Ownership

Coastline Length

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Renewable Energy (%)

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Population Density

Scientific Publications

CO2 Per Capita

GDP (Nominal)

Youth Unemployment Rate

Beer Consumption

Political Corruption Index

Foreign Patents

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Elderly Population (%)

Forest Area

Land Area

Border Neighbors

Meat Consumption per Person

Imports (% GDP)

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Teen Birth Rate

Digital Payments Used

Informal Employment Share

Insufficient Physical Activity

Spirits Consumption

Liberal Democracy Index

Alcohol Consumption

Corruption Perceptions Index

Water Withdrawal

Milk Consumption per Person

Electoral Democracy Index

GDP Growth Rate

Solar Electricity Share

Women in Parliament (%)

Internet Users (%)

Electric Generating Capacity