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Honduras

North America · Central America

Medium safetyAffordable cost of livingMedium development

Incomes are low.

Safety

96th most peaceful of 161

Global Peace Index
2.075lower is more peacefulMedium safety
#96 of 161
IEP GPI · 2026
Homicides
31.4per 100,000 people a yearVery highUNODC / World Bank · 2023
Safety index
28.1Numbeo's safety index, higher is saferVery lowNumbeo · 2026
Money

Incomes below the median country

GNI per person
$3,270national income per person, US dollarsLow
World Bank · 2025
Rent index
12.1New York = 100AffordableNumbeo · 2026

Income and inflation over time

Income per person rose 152% in current dollars from 2006 to 2025, and rose 28% after inflation.

GDP per person, current US$At purchasing power parityInflation

$0$4.0K$8.0K$7,871 PPP$3,598Inflation, % a year12%0200620102015202020252006, $1,426 a person, $3,438 at PPP, inflation 5.6%2007, $1,578 a person, $3,664 at PPP, inflation 6.9%2008, $1,732 a person, $3,806 at PPP, inflation 11.4%2009, $1,781 a person, $3,656 at PPP, inflation 5.5%2010, $1,893 a person, $3,758 at PPP, inflation 4.7%2011, $2,074 a person, $3,901 at PPP, inflation 6.8%2012, $2,126 a person, $4,016 at PPP, inflation 5.2%2013, $2,081 a person, $4,137 at PPP, inflation 5.2%2014, $2,180 a person, $4,460 at PPP, inflation 6.1%2015, $2,271 a person, $4,846 at PPP, inflation 3.2%2016, $2,307 a person, $5,186 at PPP, inflation 2.7%2017, $2,413 a person, $5,621 at PPP, inflation 3.9%2018, $2,465 a person, $5,633 at PPP, inflation 4.3%2019, $2,502 a person, $5,785 at PPP, inflation 4.4%2020, $2,308 a person, $5,385 at PPP, inflation 3.5%2021, $2,735 a person, $6,203 at PPP, inflation 4.5%2022, $3,003 a person, $6,804 at PPP, inflation 9.1%2023, $3,227 a person, $7,184 at PPP, inflation 6.7%2024, $3,416 a person, $7,503 at PPP, inflation 4.6%2025, $3,598 a person, $7,871 at PPP, inflation 4.6%$0$4.0K$8.0KInflation, % a year12%0200620102015202020252006, $1,426 a person, $3,438 at PPP, inflation 5.6%2007, $1,578 a person, $3,664 at PPP, inflation 6.9%2008, $1,732 a person, $3,806 at PPP, inflation 11.4%2009, $1,781 a person, $3,656 at PPP, inflation 5.5%2010, $1,893 a person, $3,758 at PPP, inflation 4.7%2011, $2,074 a person, $3,901 at PPP, inflation 6.8%2012, $2,126 a person, $4,016 at PPP, inflation 5.2%2013, $2,081 a person, $4,137 at PPP, inflation 5.2%2014, $2,180 a person, $4,460 at PPP, inflation 6.1%2015, $2,271 a person, $4,846 at PPP, inflation 3.2%2016, $2,307 a person, $5,186 at PPP, inflation 2.7%2017, $2,413 a person, $5,621 at PPP, inflation 3.9%2018, $2,465 a person, $5,633 at PPP, inflation 4.3%2019, $2,502 a person, $5,785 at PPP, inflation 4.4%2020, $2,308 a person, $5,385 at PPP, inflation 3.5%2021, $2,735 a person, $6,203 at PPP, inflation 4.5%2022, $3,003 a person, $6,804 at PPP, inflation 9.1%2023, $3,227 a person, $7,184 at PPP, inflation 6.7%2024, $3,416 a person, $7,503 at PPP, inflation 4.6%2025, $3,598 a person, $7,871 at PPP, inflation 4.6%

World Bank: GDP per person in current US dollars and at PPP, real GDP per person, consumer price inflation. Observed years only.

Health

Around the middle for life expectancy

Life expectancy
73.0years, at birthModerate
#106 of 195
World Bank · 2024
Health coverage
64WHO universal health coverage index, 0 to 100LowWHO · 2023
Air pollution
22.5PM2.5, micrograms per cubic metre, national averageHighWHO · 2023
Work and internet

Fast home internet

Unemployment rate
4.9%share of the labour force without a jobWorld Bank · 2025
Home internet
91 Mbpsmedian download speedFastOokla Speedtest · 2025
English proficiency
553EF English Proficiency Index scoreHighEF EPI · 2025

Internet speeds

Home internet91 MbpsFast
Mobile43 MbpsVery slow

Ookla Speedtest Global Index, median download speed, ranked among the countries Ookla lists.

Aerial view of a large stadium under construction in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, surrounded by cityscape and greenery.
How it changed

Honduras's Human Development Index

0.645Medium human development

139th of 193 in UNDP's 2023 ranking, 22nd of 23 in North America.

UNDP builds the index from three dimensions: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable, and a decent standard of living. They are measured by life expectancy at birth, mean and expected years of schooling, and gross national income per capita. UNDP Human Development Report 2025.

Nearest countries by HDI

  1. #137Guatemala0.662
  2. #138Republic of the Congo0.649
  3. #139Honduras0.645
  4. #140Kiribati0.644
  5. #141São Tomé and Príncipe0.637
Full HDI ranking, all 193 countries

HDI since 1990

Year by year

Human development rose from 0.516 in 1990 to 0.645 in 2023.

0.450.570.700.64519902000201020231990: 0.5161991: 0.5191992: 0.5231993: 0.5291994: 0.5321995: 0.5371996: 0.5411997: 0.5471998: 0.5291999: 0.5522000: 0.5582001: 0.5612002: 0.5642003: 0.5682004: 0.5732005: 0.5782006: 0.5822007: 0.5872008: 0.5922009: 0.5942010: 0.5962011: 0.5982012: 0.5972013: 0.6012014: 0.6042015: 0.6102016: 0.6162017: 0.6182018: 0.6192019: 0.6322020: 0.6252021: 0.6282022: 0.6432023: 0.6450.450.570.7019902000201020231990: 0.5161991: 0.5191992: 0.5231993: 0.5291994: 0.5321995: 0.5371996: 0.5411997: 0.5471998: 0.5291999: 0.5522000: 0.5582001: 0.5612002: 0.5642003: 0.5682004: 0.5732005: 0.5782006: 0.5822007: 0.5872008: 0.5922009: 0.5942010: 0.5962011: 0.5982012: 0.5972013: 0.6012014: 0.6042015: 0.6102016: 0.6162017: 0.6182018: 0.6192019: 0.6322020: 0.6252021: 0.6282022: 0.6432023: 0.645

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

Year by yearThe world report
Life expectancy at birth
73 years2024at birthUp 3.8 years from 69.2 years in 2005
Internet users
59%2024of people onlineUp 51 points from 8% in 2006
Urban population
59%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 10 points from 49% in 2006
Births per woman
2.482024births per womanDown 1.10 from 3.58 in 2005
Renewable share of energy
46%2021of energy usedDown 1 point from 47% in 2004
Access to electricity
96%2024of people with electricityUp 27 points from 69% in 2005
Infant mortality
132024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 11 from 24 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person
1.1 t2024of CO2 per person a yearUp 0.2 t from 0.9 t in 2005
Forest area
56%2023of land under forestDown 4 points from 60% in 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

Our take

High murder rate but improving; Copán ruins, a Caribbean coast, cheap living. The case against is low incomes, patchy access to essential health services and polluted air.

About Honduras

Honduras is a Central American country with a Caribbean coast, Mayan ruins at Copán, and the Bay Islands, home to some of the best and most affordable diving in the world. The interior has cloud forests, bird-rich national parks, and colonial towns that see relatively few visitors. Those who come for nature and diving rather than polished urban life will find it genuinely rewarding.

Practical facts

  • CapitalTegucigalpa
  • LanguagesSpanish
  • CurrencyHonduran lempira (HNL)
  • Area111,890 km²
  • Plug typeType A/B
  • Drives on theright
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Quick answers

What is Honduras's Human Development Index?

Honduras's Human Development Index is 0.645 for 2023 (UNDP Human Development Report 2025), ranked #139 of 193 by UNDP.

Is Honduras safe?

Honduras scores 2.08 on the Global Peace Index (lower is more peaceful), ranked #96 of 161 countries by the Institute for Economics & Peace. That measures national-level peace, not street crime; both are covered below.

How expensive is Honduras?

Numbeo's cost-of-living index puts Honduras at 36.6 (New York = 100); that is #52 cheapest of 143 countries with data.

What is life expectancy in Honduras?

Life expectancy at birth in Honduras is 73.0 yrs (World Bank), ranked #106 of 195 countries.