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Honduras vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Honduras
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Leads on 39 of 111 metrics
Mexico
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Leads on 64 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Honduras and Mexico: Honduras leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (59,000) against Mexico (1.98); Honduras leads on Oil Consumption (51,000) against Mexico (2.07); Honduras leads on Televisions (570,000) against Mexico (25.60). Across 111 compared metrics, Honduras wins on 39 and Mexico wins on 64.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 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🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)58.28 %81.18 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 58% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score38.51 points45.55 points★
Radios2.4531★
Televisions570,000★25.6
Waterways4652,900★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country4.80B $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars44.35B $2.29T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6.25 %7.25 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)19.26 %★7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.1 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index56.386.1★
Electricity Consumption7.22258.7★
Electricity Exports536★7.31
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4071★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants25★17
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables34★9
Electricity Imports195★3.53
Electricity Installed Capacity2.5572.56★
Electricity Production8.5302.7★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)16.64 USD per capita57.54 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient46.8★43.5
Gross Fixed Investment26.6★21.5
Gross National Saving22.1★21.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.8 %★0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.6 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.5 % of GDP★0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption081.61★
Natural Gas Exports036.81★
Natural Gas Imports050.12★
Natural Gas Production031.57★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8★
Oil Consumption51,000★2.07
Oil Exports5,114★1.51
Oil Imports53,630496,000★
Oil Production02.98★
Oil Proved Reserves010.42★
Population Below Poverty Line64.1 people36.3 people★
Public Debt38.5★45.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.6 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption59,000★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports12,870155,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports56,120867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0844,600★
Remittances25.7★3.7
Revenue from Forest Resources0.91★0.1
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)19.853.89★
Taxes and Other Revenues15.1★14.2
Unemployment Rate6.1 %2.8 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)450,488★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions10.53★441.05
Contiguous Zone2424
Continental Shelf200natural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;
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 Ulumost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country39 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources92.16461.89★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.57 %★1.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)105.72★52.44
Agricultural land36,622 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)823 km9,330 km★
Dam capacity per capita514.71 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land90059,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country16.57 %17.92 %★
Administrative Divisions1832★
Independence1516★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)516.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.2 % of GDP★6.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %★0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density0.7 people/sq km1 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)47 %42 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.321.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.4 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS22,000★340,000
Underweight Children Under 57.14.2★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)23,000341,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)52.94 %★51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.480.63★
Life expectancy at birth77.21 years80.06 years★
Median age of population24.57 years29.96 years★
Population Change185,329.5 persons1.20M persons★
Population density102.54 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km★
Total population11.19M persons133.03M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.93★0.71
Birth Rate (%)19.7 %★14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate69.4 %73.1 %★
Death Rate (%)4.9 %★6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age3.06M persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate4.360.96★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.68 years9.01 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.57 people22.28 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)166.39169.01★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization61.2 %77.59 %★
Physician Density0.49 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.28 %★0.81 %
Population living in slums25.84 %★15.76 %
Total deaths45,896.1 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)58.42 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate2.43 per woman★1.84 per woman
Total net-migration-4,393.5 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate14.03 per live births11.69 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.120.48★
Airports1291,580★
Civil Air Travel6186★
Heliports6488★

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