CENTRAL AMERICA

Honduras

Tegucigalpa · pop. 10M · Spanish · Honduran lempira

Trajectories

economic complexity

#92

Climbing the complexity rankings, from #105 in 1995.

2024 · −0.29

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers30

when	value	change
1995	−0.75
1996	−0.61	+0.14 pts
1997	−0.65	−0.05 pts
1998	−0.73	−0.08 pts
1999	−0.53	+0.20 pts
2000	−0.76	−0.23 pts
2001	−0.74	+0.02 pts
2002	−0.82	−0.08 pts
2003	−0.73	+0.09 pts
2004	−0.65	+0.08 pts
2005	−0.51	+0.14 pts
2006	−0.56	−0.05 pts
2007	−0.63	−0.06 pts
2008	−0.83	−0.20 pts
2009	−0.68	+0.15 pts
2010	−0.56	+0.12 pts
2011	−0.84	−0.28 pts
2012	−0.41	+0.43 pts
2013	−0.70	−0.29 pts
2014	−0.40	+0.30 pts
2015	−0.53	−0.12 pts
2016	−0.54	−0.01 pts
2017	−0.42	+0.12 pts
2018	−0.43	−0.01 pts
2019	−0.72	−0.29 pts
2020	−0.50	+0.22 pts
2021	−0.63	−0.13 pts
2022low	−0.90	−0.27 pts
2023	−0.47	+0.43 pts
2024latest	−0.29	+0.18 pts

economic momentum

$3,426

Tripled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $3,426

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers35

when	value	change
1990	$750
1991low	$722	−3.7%
1992	$782	+8.3%
1993	$773	−1.2%
1994	$736	−4.8%
1995	$814	+10.6%
1996	$813	−0.2%
1997	$917	+12.9%
1998	$989	+7.8%
1999	$999	+1.0%
2000	$1,093	+9.4%
2001	$1,132	+3.6%
2002	$1,132	0.0%
2003	$1,156	+2.1%
2004	$1,215	+5.1%
2005	$1,305	+7.4%
2006	$1,426	+9.3%
2007	$1,578	+10.7%
2008	$1,732	+9.8%
2009	$1,781	+2.8%
2010	$1,893	+6.3%
2011	$2,074	+9.5%
2012	$2,126	+2.5%
2013	$2,081	−2.1%
2014	$2,180	+4.7%
2015	$2,271	+4.2%
2016	$2,307	+1.6%
2017	$2,413	+4.6%
2018	$2,465	+2.1%
2019	$2,502	+1.5%
2020	$2,308	−7.8%
2021	$2,735	+18.5%
2022	$3,003	+9.8%
2023	$3,227	+7.5%
2024latest	$3,426	+6.2%

prices

4.6%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 4.6%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers35

when	value	change
1990	23.3%
1991high	34.0%	+10.6 pts
1992	8.8%	−25.2 pts
1993	10.7%	+1.99 pts
1994	21.7%	+11.0 pts
1995	29.5%	+7.74 pts
1996	23.8%	−5.63 pts
1997	20.2%	−3.64 pts
1998	13.7%	−6.53 pts
1999	11.7%	−2.00 pts
2000	11.0%	−0.62 pts
2001	9.7%	−1.37 pts
2002	7.7%	−1.98 pts
2003	7.7%	−0.02 pts
2004	8.1%	+0.44 pts
2005	8.8%	+0.70 pts
2006	5.6%	−3.23 pts
2007	6.9%	+1.36 pts
2008	11.4%	+4.47 pts
2009	5.5%	−5.91 pts
2010	4.7%	−0.80 pts
2011	6.8%	+2.06 pts
2012	5.2%	−1.57 pts
2013	5.2%	−0.03 pts
2014	6.1%	+0.97 pts
2015	3.2%	−2.97 pts
2016low	2.7%	−0.43 pts
2017	3.9%	+1.21 pts
2018	4.3%	+0.41 pts
2019	4.4%	+0.02 pts
2020	3.5%	−0.90 pts
2021	4.5%	+1.01 pts
2022	9.1%	+4.61 pts
2023	6.7%	−2.43 pts
2024latest	4.6%	−2.06 pts

demographic curve

2.5 children per woman

Above replacement: still growing. Fell from 6.4 in 1980.

2024 · 2.5

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)

the numbers65

when	value	change
1960high	7.5
1961	7.4	−0.1%
1962	7.4	−0.1%
1963	7.4	0.0%
1964	7.4	0.0%
1965	7.4	0.0%
1966	7.4	−0.4%
1967	7.4	−0.7%
1968	7.3	−0.9%
1969	7.2	−0.9%
1970	7.2	−0.8%
1971	7.1	−0.8%
1972	7.1	−0.8%
1973	7.0	−1.0%
1974	6.9	−1.0%
1975	6.9	−0.7%
1976	6.8	−0.8%
1977	6.7	−1.2%
1978	6.6	−1.5%
1979	6.5	−1.6%
1980	6.4	−1.7%
1981	6.3	−1.8%
1982	6.2	−1.9%
1983	6.1	−1.9%
1984	5.9	−2.0%
1985	5.8	−2.0%
1986	5.7	−2.0%
1987	5.6	−2.1%
1988	5.5	−2.0%
1989	5.4	−2.1%
1990	5.3	−1.6%
1991	5.2	−1.5%
1992	5.1	−1.5%
1993	5.0	−1.7%
1994	4.9	−1.8%
1995	4.8	−2.0%
1996	4.7	−2.5%
1997	4.6	−2.6%
1998	4.5	−2.5%
1999	4.4	−2.4%
2000	4.3	−1.8%
2001	4.2	−3.2%
2002	4.0	−3.7%
2003	3.8	−3.9%
2004	3.7	−3.5%
2005	3.6	−3.6%
2006	3.4	−3.6%
2007	3.4	−2.8%
2008	3.3	−2.7%
2009	3.2	−2.7%
2010	3.1	−3.0%
2011	3.0	−2.6%
2012	2.9	−2.4%
2013	2.9	−2.5%
2014	2.8	−2.2%
2015	2.7	−1.7%
2016	2.7	−1.5%
2017	2.7	−1.5%
2018	2.6	−0.7%
2019	2.6	−1.3%
2020	2.6	−1.3%
2021	2.5	−1.1%
2022	2.5	−1.0%
2023	2.5	−0.9%
2024latest	2.5	−1.0%

Metrics

population

10M

94 of 176

REST Countries · UN data
gdp

$34B

104 of 170

World Bank · latest available
gdp per capita

$3,227

117 of 170

World Bank · latest available
military spending

$523M

92 of 151

SIPRI via World Bank
military % of gdp

1.5%

79 of 148

SIPRI via World Bank
area

112K km²

105 of 176

REST Countries
population density

89.3 /km²

74 of 176

zuhd — derived from population and area
life expectancy

72.9 yr

95 of 175

World Bank · latest available
internet access

58%

116 of 166

ITU via World Bank
co₂ per capita

1.1 t

112 of 163

World Bank · Climate Watch
urbanisation

59%

99 of 168

World Bank · UN DESA
fertility rate

2.5

65 of 168

World Bank · UN DESA
foreign-born share

0.4%

151 of 167

World Bank · UN DESA
remittances % of gdp

26%

6 of 155

World Bank · IMF BOP
r&d % of gdp

0.1%

103 of 123

UNESCO UIS via World Bank
researchers per million

188

85 of 118

UNESCO UIS via World Bank
scientific articles / yr

159

127 of 168

NSF / World Bank
high-tech exports %

4%

96 of 153

World Bank · UN Comtrade
gini inequality

45.7

128 of 139

World Bank · PovcalNet
youth unemployment

9%

51 of 166

ILO via World Bank
adult literacy

88%

61 of 109

UNESCO UIS via World Bank
democracy (v-dem)

0.38

73 of 163

V-Dem via Our World in Data
clean government

22

140 of 164

Transparency International via Our World in Data
press freedom

49.4

136 of 163

RSF via Our World in Data
human development

0.645

115 of 164

UNDP via Our World in Data
refugees hosted

202

130 of 150

UNHCR via Our World in Data
refugees produced

101K

24 of 152

UNHCR via Our World in Data