Honduras
Honduras is a emerging and environmentally conscious nation in North America. It maintains a balanced profile across most metrics, neither extreme nor ordinary. Test your knowledge of this quiet achiever.
Honduras is a country in North America with a population of 9.53M and an area of 112,492 km². Life expectancy is 72.9 years.
At a Glance
The numbers that define this country
Land Area
111.9KTotal land area in square kilometers, excluding lakes, rivers, and territorial waters.
Population Density
95.137How many people live in each square kilometer of land.
Life Expectancy
72.9 yearsHow many years a newborn can expect to live, based on current mortality rates.
Life Expectancy
72.9 yearsHow many years a newborn can expect to live, based on current mortality rates.
CO2 Per Capita
1.19How many tonnes of CO2 the average person produces per year.
Where They Stand Out
Global rankings worth knowing
🤝Inequality (Gini)
45.7A measure of income inequality where 0 means everyone earns the same and 100 means one person has everything.
👥Teen Birth Rate
82.079The number of births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
🌱Forest Coverage (%)
56.3%The percentage of land covered by forests - natural or planted trees at least 5 meters tall (excludes orchards and urban parks).
🔧Airports
129Total airports from CIA World Factbook.
❤️Health Spending (% GDP)
8.3%Total health spending as a percentage of GDP.
Did You Know?
Facts that catch players off guard
Ranks #7 in inequality (gini) (lower is better)
Inequality (Gini): 45.7
A measure of income inequality where 0 means everyone earns the same and 100 means one person has everything.
World Bank 2023Ranks #29 globally in teen birth rate
Teen Birth Rate: 82.079
The number of births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
World Bank 2023Only ranks #138 in hospital beds (per 1,000)
Hospital Beds (per 1,000): 0.70
The number of hospital beds available per 1,000 people.
World Bank 2023Only ranks #194 in death rate
Death Rate: 4.90
The number of deaths per 1,000 people each year.
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GDP per Capita
GDP per person, adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP) so costs of living are comparable across countries.
World Bank 2023Life Expectancy
How many years a newborn can expect to live, based on current mortality rates.
World Bank 2023Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI), combining life expectancy, education, and income into a single score from 0 to 1.
Our World in Data 2023Internet Users
The percentage of people who have used the internet in the last 3 months.
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Test Your IntuitionAbout Honduras
Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas. Hurricane Mitch devastated the country in 1998, killing about 5,600 people and causing approximately $2 billion in damage. Since then, the economy has slowly rebounded, despite COVID-19 and severe storm-related setbacks in 2020 and 2021.
- Location
- Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
- Climate
- subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
- Terrain
- mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains
- Natural Resources
- timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower
- Natural Hazards
- frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast
- Size Comparison
- slightly larger than Tennessee
- Languages
- Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects
- Religions
- Evangelical 55%, Roman Catholic 33.4%, none 10.1%, unspecified 1.5% (2023 est.)
- Ethnic Groups
- Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and European) 90%, Indigenous 7%, African descent 2%, White 1%
- Major Cities
- 1.568 million TEGUCIGALPA (capital), 982,000 San Pedro Sula (2023)
- Government Type
- presidential republic
- Capital
- Tegucigalpa
- Capital Coordinates
- 14 06 N, 87 13 W
- Capital Timezone
- UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
- Official Name
- Republic of Honduras
- Name Origin
- the name means "depths" in Spanish and refers to the deep anchorage in the northern Bay of Trujillo
- Independence
- 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
- National Symbols
- scarlet macaw, white-tailed deer
- National Anthem
- "Himno Nacional de Honduras" (National Anthem of Honduras)
- UNESCO Heritage
- 2 (1 cultural, 1 natural)
- Overview
- second-fastest-growing Central American economy; COVID-19 and two hurricanes crippled activity; high poverty and inequality; declining-but-still-high violent crime disruption; systemic corruption; coffee and banana exporter; enormous remittances
- Industries
- sugar processing, coffee, woven and knit apparel, wood products, cigars
- Agricultural Products
- sugarcane, oil palm fruit, maize, milk, bananas, coffee, cantaloupes/melons, oranges, chicken, beans (2023)
- Export Partners
- USA 49%, Nicaragua 8%, El Salvador 7%, Guatemala 5%, Mexico 5% (2023)
- Export Commodities
- garments, coffee, insulated wire, palm oil, shellfish (2023)
- Import Partners
- USA 36%, China 14%, Guatemala 8%, Mexico 6%, El Salvador 6% (2023)
- Import Commodities
- refined petroleum, cotton yarn, garments, trucks, packaged medicine (2023)
- Military Forces
- Honduran Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, FFAA): Army (Ejercito), Honduran Naval Force (Fuerza Naval Hondurena, FNH; includes marines), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH), Honduran Military Police of Public Order (Policía Militar del Orden Público or PMOP) (2025)
- Military Service
- 18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 24-36 month service obligation; no conscription (2026)
- Energy Mix
- fossil fuels: 38.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); solar: 8.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); wind: 5.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); hydroelectricity: 33.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); geothermal: 3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); biomass and waste: 10.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
- Broadcast Media
- multiple privately owned terrestrial TV networks, supplemented by multiple cable TV networks; Radio Honduras is the state-owned radio network; roughly 300 privately owned radio stations (2019)
Deep Dive
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Frequently Asked Questions about Honduras
Honduras has a population of 9.53M, ranking #96 globally by population.
Honduras is located in North America. It has an area of 112,492 km².
Life expectancy in Honduras is 72.9 years, ranking #123 globally.
Honduras's GDP per capita (PPP) is 7.5K, ranking #150 globally.
Honduras ranks particularly high in Population (#96), Land Area (#101), Population Density (#109).
Honduras has an HDI of 0.645, ranking #139 globally. The HDI combines life expectancy, education, and income indicators.
Honduras has a population density of 95.1 people per km², ranking #109 globally.
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