Country field notes / Latin America & Caribbean

Honduras

Life expectancy 73.0 years (2024); GDP per person $6,591 in constant-2021 PPP dollars (2024). These are captured source observations, not a measure of household wealth. Dates can differ across indicators.

A first view of health, purchasing power, and essential services. These are observed source indicators; The experimental rankings provide a separate, explicitly weighted comparison where all inputs are available.

Ranking summary · 2023

Equal-domain rank 121 / 170 · Overall 32.9 · Rank across three weightings 120–125

Health: 45.0 · Essential services: 32.5 · Material resources: 26.0 · Civic voice: 36.1 · Air quality: 24.9

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Latest available observations in the captured 2000–2025 data. Periods vary; no gap-filling.
IndicatorValueUnitObservation periodProvider
Life expectancy73.04years2024World Bank
GDP per person$6,5912021 international $2024World Bank
Electricity access95.50% of population2024World Bank
Basic drinking water95.73% of population2024World Bank
Basic sanitation87.67% of population2024World Bank
Clean cooking access57.00% of population2024World Bank
Food insecurity39.30% of population2024World Bank
Poverty at $3/day15.70% of population2024World Bank
Income / consumption Gini45.70index, 0–1002024World Bank
Bottom 20% resource share3.70% of income or consumption2024World Bank
Under-five mortality15.00deaths per 1,000 live births2024World Bank
Maternal mortality47.00deaths per 100,000 live births2023World Bank
Child stunting18.70% of children under five2019World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending53.06% of current health expenditure2023World Bank
Unemployment4.92% of labor force2025World Bank
Youth outside work and education29.02% of youth2025World Bank
Internet use58.62% of population2024World Bank
PM2.5 exposure30.72micrograms per cubic meter2023World Bank
Forest area52.83% of land area2024World Bank
Freshwater stress4.62% of available freshwater resources2022World Bank
Adjusted net savings19.36% of GNI2021World Bank
Voice and accountability46.81absolute score, 0–1002025World Bank
Rule of law39.62absolute score, 0–1002025World Bank
Government effectiveness40.36absolute score, 0–1002025World Bank
Control of corruption22.89absolute score, 0–1002025World Bank
Political stability57.96absolute score, 0–1002025World Bank
Regulatory quality44.57absolute score, 0–1002025World Bank
Tax revenue15.07% of GDP2020World Bank
Income, profit and capital-gains tax share19.51% of revenue2020World Bank
Goods and services tax share43.38% of revenue2020World Bank
International trade tax share2.62% of revenue2020World Bank
Government health spending2.46% of GDP2023World Bank
Government education spending4.55% of GDP2023World Bank
Intentional homicide31.44deaths per 100,000 people2023World Bank
Consumer price inflation4.60annual %2025World Bank
Tax wedge: Single, no children · 67% average wageUnavailable% of employer labour cost—OECD
Tax wedge: Single, no children · average wageUnavailable% of employer labour cost—OECD
Tax wedge: Single, no children · 167% average wageUnavailable% of employer labour cost—OECD
Tax wedge: Single parent, 2 children · 67% average wageUnavailable% of employer labour cost—OECD
Tax wedge: Couple, 2 children · one average-wage earnerUnavailable% of employer labour cost—OECD
Tax wedge: Couple, 2 children · 100% + 67% average wagesUnavailable% of employer labour cost—OECD
Tax wedge: Couple, 2 children · two average-wage earnersUnavailable% of employer labour cost—OECD
Tax wedge: Couple, no children · 100% + 67% average wagesUnavailable% of employer labour cost—OECD
Weekly work hours: All employed people44.21hours per employed person2025ILO
Weekly work hours: Women in employment43.17hours per employed person2025ILO
Weekly work hours: Men in employment44.76hours per employed person2025ILO
Life evaluation (3-year mean)6.10Cantril ladder, 0–102023–2025World Happiness Report

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GDP per person is measured in constant 2021 international dollars using purchasing power parity. It measures economic output, not household income or wealth. Life expectancy is period life expectancy at birth, not healthy life expectancy. Service access percentages are national averages and do not establish service reliability or equal access.

Missing values remain unavailable. Comparable years may have different underlying survey dates; source estimates can be revised.

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Pluraterra. “Honduras: country field notes.” Atlas prototype, snapshot retrieved November 1–2, 2026; observation periods shown per row. Underlying data: World Bank World Development Indicators. This page is a mutable preview; use the accompanying CSV for the captured data.

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