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Honduras vs United States: Compare Statistics

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

Honduras
hnd
Leads on 39 of 111 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 64 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Honduras and United States: Honduras leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (56,120) against United States (2.17); Honduras leads on Oil Imports (53,630) against United States (10.27); Honduras leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (59,000) against United States (19.96). Across 111 compared metrics, Honduras wins on 39 and United States 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🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)58.28 %93.14 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 58% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score38.51 points65.49 points★
Radios2.45575★
Televisions570,000★219
Waterways46541,009★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country4.80B $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars44.35B $32.95T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6.25 %★0.5 %
Coal Revenue00.2★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)19.26 %★4.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.1 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index56.392★
Electricity Consumption7.22★3.9
Electricity Exports536★9.7
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4070★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants25★7
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables34★14
Electricity Imports195★72.72
Electricity Installed Capacity2.55★1.09
Electricity Production8.5★4.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)16.64 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient46.8★41.8
Gross Fixed Investment26.6★12.9
Gross National Saving22.1★18.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.8 %3.25 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.6 %2.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.5 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption0767.6★
Natural Gas Exports089.7★
Natural Gas Imports086.15★
Natural Gas Production0772.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption51,000★19.15
Oil Exports5,114★1.92
Oil Imports53,630★10.27
Oil Production09.69★
Oil Proved Reserves020.68★
Population Below Poverty Line48.3 people15.1 people★
Public Debt38.5★114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.6 USD★2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption59,000★19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports12,870★5.22
Refined Petroleum Products Imports56,120★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production020.3★
Remittances25.7★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.91★0.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)17.021.25★
Taxes and Other Revenues15.1★10.6
Unemployment Rate6.1 %4.2 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)450,488-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions10.534.8★
Contiguous Zone24★12
Continental Shelf200not specified;
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 Ulularge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country39 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources92.16★3.07

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.57 %★2.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)105.72★94.67
Agricultural land36,622 sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)823 km19,924 km★
Dam capacity per capita514.71 cubic meters per inhabitant2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land900234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country16.57 %88.3 %★
Administrative Divisions1850★
Independence15★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)513.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.2 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %NA
Hospital Bed Density0.7 people/sq km2.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)47 %17 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.327.5★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.4 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS22,000NA
Underweight Children Under 57.10.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)23,0001.40M★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)52.94 %★51.38 %
Human Capital Index0.480.72★
Life expectancy at birth77.21 years83.22 years★
Median age of population24.57 years38.79 years★
Population Change185,329.5 persons2.26M persons★
Population density102.54 per sq. km38.15 per sq. km★
Total population11.19M persons349.13M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.93★0.4
Birth Rate (%)19.7 %★10.75 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate69.4 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)4.9 %★8.76 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age3.06M persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate4.3174.17★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.68 years11.07 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days183.4 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.57 people18.94 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)166.39177.13★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization61.2 %74.52 %★
Physician Density0.49 people/sq km3.68 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.28 %★0.45 %
Population living in slums25.84 %★0.05 %
Total deaths45,896.1 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)58.42 %65.73 %★
Total fertility rate2.43 per woman★1.61 per woman
Total net-migration-4,393.5 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate14.03 per live births5.52 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇭🇳 Honduras🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.122.06★
Airports12916,116★
Civil Air Travel68,252★
Heliports68,130★

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