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Honduras vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 119 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Honduras
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Leads on 38 of 119 metrics
Malaysia
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Leads on 75 of 119 metrics

Summary

Comparing Honduras and Malaysia: Honduras leads on Televisions (570,000) against Malaysia (10.80); Malaysia leads on Share of population in poverty ($3 a day) (0.03) against Honduras (19.85); Honduras leads on Electricity Exports (536) against Malaysia (3). Across 119 compared metrics, Honduras wins on 38 and Malaysia wins on 75.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)58.62 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)58.28 %97.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 58% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score38.51 points56.09 points★
Radios2.4510.9★
Televisions570,000★10.8
Waterways4657,200★

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country4.80B $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars44.35B $466.53B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)22.49 %★21.95 %
Apple Import Volume15.09M tonnes101.62M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6.25 %★3 %
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)19.26 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.1 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index56.383.3★
Electricity Consumption7.22136.9★
Electricity Exports536★3
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4078★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants25★18
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables34★4
Electricity Imports195★33
Electricity Installed Capacity2.5533★
Electricity Production8.5148.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)16.64 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient46.8★40.7
Gross Fixed Investment26.6★25.2
Gross National Saving22.128.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.8 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.6 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.5 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption030.44★
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports02.8★
Natural Gas Production069.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.18★
Oil Consumption51,000561,000★
Oil Exports5,114644,900★
Oil Imports53,630355,300★
Oil Production0664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves04★
Population Below Poverty Line64.1 people6.2 people★
Public Debt38.5★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.6 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption59,000704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports12,870208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports56,120304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0528,300★
Remittances25.7★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.911.57★
Robotics Research Funding0.06 USD1.04 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)19.850.03★
Taxes and Other Revenues15.1★12.6
Top Exporting Countries12.44B USD301.22B USD★
Unemployment Rate6.1 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate56.56 %★66.12 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)450,488★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions10.53★260.01
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionmost 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 Ulua highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation23.05 sq km★13.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country39 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources92.16580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.57 %4.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)105.72209.87★
Agricultural land36,622 sq. km85,710 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)823 km4,675 km★
Dam capacity per capita514.71 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land9004,420★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country16.57 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions18★13
Independence1531★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water65.52 %94.7 %★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)521.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita678.91 USD1,703.34 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.2 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %★0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density0.7 people/sq km2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)47 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.4 %15.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS22,000★92,000
Underweight Children Under 57.1★15.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)23,000136,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)52.94 %58.88 %★
Human Capital Index0.480.65★
Life expectancy at birth77.21 years80.87 years★
Median age of population24.57 years31.44 years★
Population Change185,329.5 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density102.54 per sq. km★110.8 per sq. km
Total population11.19M persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.93★0.29
Birth Rate (%)19.7 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate69.4 %★52.2 %
Death Rate (%)4.9 %★5.8 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age3.06M persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate4.318.26★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.68 years9.72 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.57 people8.62 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)166.39167.88★
Military Manpower at Military Age1821★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization61.2 %83.21 %★
Physician Density0.49 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.28 %★0.97 %
Population living in slums25.84 %★0.2 %
Total deaths45,896.1 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)58.42 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate2.43 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-4,393.5 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate14.03 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.121.58★
Airports129★100
Civil Air Travel653★
Heliports624★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Current Bank Rate5.75 %★2.75 %

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