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Honduras

Republic of Honduras · Central America

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At a glance

CapitalTegucigalpa
Most common first languageSpanish98% speak it as a mother tongue
Official languageSpanish
CurrencyHonduran lempira
Drives on theright
Highest pointCerro Las Minas2,849 m
Biggest category of goods exportedfood54% of goods exports, 2024
Services share of exports36.1%of everything sold abroad, 2025
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Honduras by the numbers

Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.

MeasureValueRank
PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year.11.0m (2025)86th
of 209
GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices.$39.6bn (2025)105th
of 203
Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory.112k km² (2023)101st
of 209
Military spending, totalWhat the government spends on its armed forces in a year — pay, equipment and operations.$581m (2024)94th
of 151
Exports of goods & servicesThe value of everything the country sells abroad in a year, goods and services combined.$13.9bn (2025)100th
of 180
Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents.7.68m (2024)107th
of 205
Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive.63.0k km² (2023)66th
of 203
Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture.35.8k km² (2023)100th
of 206
COâ‚‚ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes.12 Mt (2024)102nd
of 198
Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them.6.52m (2025)89th
of 209
Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed.73.0 years (2024)117th
of 209
GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population.$3,598 (2025)148th
of 205
Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months.58.6% (2024)141st
of 191
InflationHow much prices rose over the year, measured on a basket of consumer goods.4.6% (2025)48th
of 182
UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.4.9% (2025)102nd
of 185
Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas.59.3% (2025)126th
of 209
Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates.2.48 (2024)78th
of 209
Military spending, share of GDPWhat the country spends on its armed forces, as a share of everything it produces.1.58% of GDP (2024)82nd
of 155
Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies.91.5% of GDP (2025)79th
of 183
COâ‚‚ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population.1.12 t (2024)135th
of 198
Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1.0.645 (2023)139th
of 193

Land borders

🇸🇻 El Salvador🇬🇹 Guatemala🇳🇮 Nicaragua

Honduras shares these with other countries

Drives on the right 149Has a coast and land neighbours 115Has spanish as its most common first language 19Has spanish as an official language 20Mainly exports food 47Is in central america 7

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Country data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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