Ecuador vs Honduras: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Ecuador and Honduras: Honduras leads on Televisions (570,000) against Ecuador (2.50); Ecuador leads on Oil Exports (364,500) against Honduras (5,114); Honduras leads on Electricity from Other Renewables (34) against Ecuador (2). Across 110 compared metrics, Ecuador wins on 67 and Honduras wins on 33.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇭🇳 HondurasShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)72.69 %58.28 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 77% (2024 est.) according to 2021 statistics from Ecuador's Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society, 50% of homes do not have access to fixed internetpercent of population: 58% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score53.76 points38.51 points
Radios52.45
Televisions2.5570,000
Waterways1,500465

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇭🇳 HondurasShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country10.76B $4.80B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars141.64B $44.35B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)8.17 %6.25 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.92 %19.26 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.1 % of GDP7.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index57.756.3
Electricity Consumption22.687.22
Electricity Exports211536
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4340
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants5425
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables234
Electricity Imports82195
Electricity Installed Capacity8.192.55
Electricity Production26.58.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)35.7 USD per capita16.64 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient44.646.8
Gross Fixed Investment24.626.6
Gross National Saving25.922.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3.7 %0.8 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.5 %4.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.2 % of GDP1.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption453.10
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production477.80
Natural Gas Proved Reserves10.90
Oil Consumption201,00051,000
Oil Exports364,5005,114
Oil Imports80,43053,630
Oil Production485,6000
Oil Proved Reserves6.510
Population Below Poverty Line26 people64.1 people
Public Debt43.238.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-2 USD3.6 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption265,00059,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports25,87012,870
Refined Petroleum Products Imports153,90056,120
Refined Petroleum Products Production137,4000
Remittances5.225.7
Revenue from Forest Resources0.270.91
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)7.3115.72
Taxes and Other Revenues13.115.1
Unemployment Rate4.8 %6.1 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇭🇳 HondurasShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)1.38M450,488
Carbon Dioxide Emissions38.2910.53
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionnearly half of the population is concentrated in the interior, with large concentrations also found along the western coastal strip; the rainforests of the east remain sparsely populatedmost residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; Honduras is the only Central American nation with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers, the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulu
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country134 Cubic meters per year39 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources442.492.16

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇭🇳 HondurasShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.81 %2.57 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)177.02105.72
Agricultural land53,672 sq. km36,622 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,237 km823 km
Dam capacity per capita411.26 cubic meters per inhabitant514.71 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land12,520900

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇭🇳 HondurasShare
Rule of Law Index by Country15.78 %16.57 %
Administrative Divisions2418
Independence2415
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇭🇳 HondurasShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.95
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.3 % of GDP9.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density1.3 people/sq km0.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)55 %47 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.120.4
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.9 %21.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS45,00022,000
Underweight Children Under 54.97.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇭🇳 HondurasShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)42,00023,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇭🇳 HondurasShare
Currently married (Percent)44.32 %52.94 %
Human Capital Index0.650.48
Life expectancy at birth82.2 years77.21 years
Median age of population29.7 years24.57 years
Population Change165,620.1 persons185,329.5 persons
Population density74.25 per sq. km102.54 per sq. km
Total population18.44M persons11.19M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.430.93
Birth Rate (%)17.42 %19.7 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate77.9 %69.4 %
Death Rate (%)7.12 %4.9 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.9 % of GDP4.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age4.95M persons3.06M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate8.824.3
Learning-adjusted years of school9.91 years5.68 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.14 people1.57 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.08166.39
Military Manpower at Military Age2018
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization78.69 %61.2 %
Physician Density2.31 people/sq km0.49 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.91 %1.28 %
Population living in slums57.9 %25.84 %
Total deaths82,820.9 persons45,896.1 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)60.75 %58.42 %
Total fertility rate1.75 per woman2.43 per woman
Total net-migration-14,306.6 persons-4,393.5 persons
Under-five mortality rate11.56 per live births14.03 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇭🇳 HondurasShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.350.12
Airports317129
Civil Air Travel236
Heliports286

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