Honduras (Republic of Honduras)

Honduras Republic of Honduras
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	109th best
Capital	Tegucigalpa
Land Area	111 890km21
Location	North America, The Americas, Central America
Population	9.6m2
Life Expectancy	70.12yrs (2017)3
GNI	$5 298 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 Codes	HN, HND, 3405
Internet Domain	.hn6
Currency	Lempira (HNL)7
Telephone	+5048

1. Overview
2. Honduras National and Social Development
3. Honduras's Demographics and Migration
4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance
5. Honduras's Health
   1. Health Datasets
   2. Children's Health Datasets
6. Honduras's Responsibility Towards The Environment
7. Honduras's Modernity and Learning
   1. Modernity Datasets
   2. Education Datasets
   3. Technology and Information Datasets
8. Honduras's Culture, Peace and Inequality
   1. National Culture Datasets
   2. Peace Versus Instability Datasets
   3. Economic Inequality and Poverty Datasets
9. Religion and Beliefs
10. Links

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1. Overview

“Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas. The country was devastated by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, which killed about 5,600 people and caused approximately $2 billion in damage. Since then, the economy has slowly rebounded.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“With glorious diving around the Bay Islands, ancient Maya ruins, historic colonial towns, Caribbean beaches and steamy mountain jungles, Honduras is waiting to be rediscovered. You´ve probably heard about the bad boy in the Central American ´hood. Even if you´ve just glanced at a headline, Honduras and trouble seem inextricably linked. In late 2009 when former President Manuel Zelaya was exiled to Costa Rica, all of the tourists went with him. But what´s the reality on the ground now? Well, despite the country´s rep, the vast majority of travelers actually love their time here, for the nation is simply loaded with attractions: the fabled Bay Islands (a dive and party mecca), the magical Maya ruins of Copán, the seductive beauty of the Lenca highlands and the wildlife-rich jungle reserves in La Moskitia.

It´s also superb value for money: all the adventure sports that have put Costa Rica on the map are available here at backpacking rates. Honduran landscapes are extraordinary, its cultural sights compelling and its people waiting. Sure, take a little extra care, especially in the big cities... but make the move and discover Honduras for yourself.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Honduras National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better Value11
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
	...
134	Micronesia	0.628
135	Guatemala	0.627
136	Kiribati	0.624
137	Honduras	0.621
138	Sao Tome & Principe	0.618
139	Namibia	0.615
140=	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	0.607
140=	Laos	0.607
	The Americas Avg	0.75
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $11
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
	...
134	Bangladesh	$5 472
135	Angola	$5 466
136	Samoa	$5 308
137	Honduras	$5 298
138	Ivory Coast	$5 217
139	Mauritania	$5 075
140	Djibouti	$5 025
141	Venezuela	$4 811
	The Americas Avg	$16 628
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index12
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank12
1	Denmark	28.1
2	Norway	29.9
3	Sweden	31.0
	...
106	Mongolia	92.5
107	St Lucia	92.6
108	Maldives	92.6
109	Honduras	93.8
110	Kyrgyzstan	94.1
111	India	94.2
112	Oman	94.6
113	Nicaragua	95.0
	The Americas Avg	82.6
	World Avg	89.4
q=200.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Honduras's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population Datasets:

Honduras's population is predicted to rise to 10.66 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 2.34. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1, once you take mortality into account₁₃. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₁₄

Population2
Pos.		2018 Population2
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
90	Azerbaijan	9.9m
91	Hungary	9.7m
92	UAE	9.6m
93	Honduras	9.6m
94	Belarus	9.5m
95	Tajikistan	9.1m
96	Austria	8.9m
97	Serbia	8.8m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy Higher is better11
Pos.		2021 Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
117	Paraguay	70.3
118	Egypt	70.2
119	Mexico	70.2
120	Honduras	70.1
121	Kyrgyzstan	70.0
122	St Vincent & Grenadines	69.6
123	Cambodia	69.6
124	Russia	69.4
	World Avg	71.28
q=195. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best15
Pos.		202215
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
49=	Cambodia	2.32
50	Azerbaijan	1.67
51	USA	1.67
52	Honduras	2.34
53	New Zealand	1.66
54	S. Africa	2.34
55	Turks & Caicos Islands	1.66
56	Guatemala	2.35
	World Avg	2.47
q=208. Also scored for 1960s-2010s.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better16
Pos.		2016 Per 10016
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3=	Chad	04.7
	...
76=	Nepal	10.8
76=	Bhutan	10.8
76=	Micronesia	10.8
79=	Honduras	11.0
79=	Turkmenistan	11.0
79=	Maldives	11.0
82	Mongolia	11.8
83=	Uzbekistan	11.9
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

• The Population of the Earth
• Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception

Migration Datasets:

Immigrants17
Pos.		2017 %17
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
171	Egypt	0.5%
172	Guatemala	0.5%
173	Cambodia	0.5%
174	Honduras	0.4%
175	Solomon Islands	0.4%
176	Papua New Guinea	0.4%
177	India	0.4%
178	Afghanistan	0.4%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants18
Pos.		2010 %18
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
82	Russia	7.9%
83	Mali	7.6%
84	UK	7.5%
85	Honduras	7.5%
86	Austria	7.1%
87	Uzbekistan	7.0%
88	Bolivia	6.8%
89	Guinea-Bissau	6.8%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #gender_equality #honduras #honduras_human_rights #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)19
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank19
1	Sweden	7.8
2	Netherlands	8.7
3	Denmark	8.8
	...
68	Vanuatu	78.5
69	Jamaica	78.8
70	Northern Cyprus	79.1
71	Honduras	79.4
72	Hong Kong	79.6
73	Dominican Rep.	79.7
	The Americas Avg	75.96
	World Avg	89.80
q=199.

Honduras is generally poor at ensuring human rights and freedom compared to the rest of the world. Honduras does better than average in its nominal commitment to Human Rights₂₀, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₁ and in freethought₂₂. However Honduras performs less well in most areas. It does worse than average in terms of opposing gender inequality₂₃, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₄, combatting modern slavery₂₅, LGBT equality in the 2020s₂₆, its average Freedom in the World rating and in supporting press freedom₂₇ (one of the worst in The Americas). "Violent crime is rampant in Honduras... Journalists, environmental activists, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals are among those most vulnerable to violence... Marred by corruption and abuse, the judiciary and police remain largely ineffective"₂₈.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

• Human Rights and Freedom in Honduras

5. Honduras's Health

#health

Compared to The Americas (2025)29
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank29
1	Antigua & Barbuda	62.3
2	Canada	63.9
3	Cuba	64.7
	...
31	Belize	104.9
32	Dominican Rep.	107.3
33	Paraguay	108.2
34	Honduras	108.2
35	Puerto Rico	108.3
36	Venezuela	110.1
37	Nicaragua	111.1
38	Guatemala	116.5
39	Suriname	117.8
	The Americas Avg	91.99
q=41.

Health (2025)29
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank29
1	Monaco	10.3
2	Liechtenstein	30.1
3	Japan	40.8
	...
127	Bangladesh	105.4
128	Dominican Rep.	107.3
129	Paraguay	108.2
130	Honduras	108.2
131	Puerto Rico	108.3
132	Sao Tome & Principe	108.5
133	Botswana	108.7
134	Tajikistan	109.8
	World Avg	97.39
q=207.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and Japan₃₀. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are Angola, Somalia and S. Sudan₃₀.

42 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, obesity rate, its adolescent birth rate, delivery rate of infant DTP immunizations, delivery rate of 7x Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 and childhood mortality. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Mediterranean₃₀, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Africa and Melanesia₃₀.

For more, see:

• "Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

5.1. Health Datasets

#2010s #alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #honduras #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #smoking #suicide

Honduras does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Honduras does better than average in its suicide rate₃₁, its smoking rate₃₂, its fertility rate₁₅, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₃, its alcohol consumption rate₃₄ (one of the lowest in The Americas) and in the prevalence of overweight adults₃₅. But, things could still be better. Honduras does worse than average when it comes to childhood mortality in the 2020s₃₆, its average life expectancy₁₁, delivery rate of 7x Infant Immunizations 2011-2015₃₇, its adolescent birth rate₃₈ (amongst the worst in The Americas) and in delivery rate of infant DTP immunizations in the 2020s₃₉. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016. Life expectancy in Honduras improved by +7.6yrs in the 30 years from 1990, on par with the global average improvement of +7.9yrs. Honduras is amongst only 41 countries who have seen their fertility rate drop by more than 4 since the 1960s. Its peak fertility rate was 7.46 in 1960.

Life Expectancy Higher is better11
Pos.		2021 Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
117	Paraguay	70.3
118	Egypt	70.2
119	Mexico	70.2
120	Honduras	70.1
121	Kyrgyzstan	70.0
122	St Vincent & Grenadines	69.6
123	Cambodia	69.6
124	Russia	69.4
	The Americas Avg	72.58
	World Avg	71.28
q=195. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Alcohol Consumption Lower is better34
Pos.		2016 Per Capita34
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
66=	Israel	3.8
66=	UAE	3.8
68	N. Korea	3.9
69	Honduras	4.0
70	Jamaica	4.2
71	Sri Lanka	4.3
72=	Bahamas	4.4
72=	Ecuador	4.4
	The Americas Avg	6.9
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best15
Pos.		202215
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
49=	Cambodia	2.32
50	Azerbaijan	1.67
51	USA	1.67
52	Honduras	2.34
53	New Zealand	1.66
54	S. Africa	2.34
55	Turks & Caicos Islands	1.66
56	Guatemala	2.35
	The Americas Avg	1.80
	World Avg	2.47
q=208. Also scored for 1960s-2010s.

Smoking in the 2020s Lower is better32
Pos.		Smoking in the 2020s %32
1	Nigeria	3.3%
2	Ghana	3.4%
3	Panama	5.2%
	...
45	Brazil	12.2%
46	Congo, DR	12.2%
47	New Zealand	12.3%
48	Honduras	12.4%
49	Bolivia	12.4%
50	Qatar	12.5%
51	Sierra Leone	12.9%
52	Morocco	13.0%
	The Americas Avg	12.7%
	World Avg	20.0%
q=165. Also scored for 2000s-2020s.

Suicide Rate in the 2010s Lower is better31
Pos.		Suicide Rate in the 2010s Per 100k31
1=	Jordan	1.00
1=	Sao Tome & Principe	1.00
1=	Antigua & Barbuda	1.00
	...
33	Bahamas	3.61
34	Morocco	3.63
35	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	3.66
36	Honduras	4.07
37	Tanzania	4.15
38	Mali	4.16
39	Colombia	4.21
40	Barbados	4.24
	The Americas Avg	8.02
	World Avg	9.24
q=185. Also scored for 2000s-2010s.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better33
Pos.		2017 Rank33
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
59	Cyprus	59
60	Guinea	60
61	Sierra Leone	61
62	Honduras	62
63	Lebanon	63
64	Lithuania	64
65	Cambodia	65
66	Georgia	66
	The Americas Avg	94.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults Lower is better35
Pos.		1976 %35
1	Bangladesh	4.7
2	Vietnam	5.1
3	Nepal	5.4
	...
74	St Lucia	24.0
75	Guyana	24.3
76	Paraguay	25.1
77	Honduras	25.5
78	Antigua & Barbuda	25.8
79=	St Vincent & Grenadines	25.9
79=	Solomon Islands	25.9
81	Grenada	26.2
	The Americas Avg	30.7
	World Avg	27.1
q=191.

Adult Obesity Lower is better40
Pos.		2022 %40
1	Vietnam	2.1%
2	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	2.2%
3	Ethiopia	2.4%
	...
122	Greenland	28.2%
123	Tunisia	28.3%
124	Uzbekistan	28.5%
125	Honduras	28.5%
126	UK	28.7%
127	Brazil	28.8%
128	Suriname	29.0%
129	Dominican Rep.	29.1%
	The Americas Avg	32.0%
	World Avg	24.7%
q=199. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

5.2. Children's Health Datasets

#children's_health #health #parenting #population #vaccines

Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better38
Pos.		2022 Per 100038
1	Hong Kong	1.6
2	Denmark	1.8
3	S. Korea	2.1
	...
155	Panama	68.5
156	Paraguay	69.9
157	Nauru	71.1
158	Honduras	71.3
159	Laos	71.8
160	Bangladesh	73.3
161	Mauritania	76.8
162	Togo	77.0
	The Americas Avg	48.1
	World Avg	43.8
q=195. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Infant DTP Immunizations (2020s) Higher is better39
Pos.		Infant DTP Immunizations (2020s) Avg %39
1=	Luxembourg	99.0
1=	Oman	99.0
1=	Niue	99.0
	...
170	Argentina	79.4
171	Mali	79.3
172	Congo, (Brazzaville)	78.8
173	Honduras	77.9
174	Comoros	77.7
175	Paraguay	77.5
176	Ivory Coast	77.0
177	Vanuatu	76.7
	The Americas Avg	87.5
	World Avg	88.5
q=211. Also scored for 1980s-2020s.

7x Infant Immunizations (2011-2015) Higher is better37
Pos.		2015 Avg %37
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
123	Peru	89.3
124	Ireland	89.2
125	Sudan	89.2
126	Honduras	88.8
127	Kenya	88.5
128	Costa Rica	88.5
129	Colombia	88.4
130	Kiribati	88.4
	The Americas Avg	91.3
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

Infant Mortality (2020s) Lower is better36
Pos.		Infant Mortality (2020s) Per 100036
1	San Marino	2.11
2	Finland	2.59
3	Luxembourg	2.60
	...
105	Mongolia	20.26
106	Venezuela	20.47
107	Suriname	20.80
108	Honduras	20.99
109	Palau	21.33
110	Uzbekistan	21.50
111	Vietnam	22.10
112	Fiji	22.11
	The Americas Avg	18.99
	World Avg	32.19
q=195. Also scored for 1960s-2020s.

Honduras was amongst 49 countries in the 1990s who had an adolescent birth rate of over 100 (per 1000 girls aged 15-19); in the 2000s it was still amongst only 37 countries that fell into the same grouping, although each decade things are getting better.

6. Honduras's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to The Americas (2025)41
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank41
1	Uruguay	43.2
2	Puerto Rico	47.1
3	Costa Rica	49.7
	...
16	Nicaragua	80.5
17	Bolivia	81.8
18	Panama	82.5
19	Honduras	84.6
20	Venezuela	86.1
21	Canada	87.2
22	Guyana	87.4
23	Jamaica	88.6
24	Paraguay	91.0
	The Americas Avg	82.39
q=36.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)41
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank41
1	Sri Lanka	34.9
2	Uruguay	43.2
3	Switzerland	45.0
	...
105	Cambodia	84.0
106	Central African Rep.	84.2
107	Djibouti	84.5
108	Honduras	84.6
109	Zambia	85.4
110	Venezuela	86.1
111	Taiwan	86.1
112	Macedonia	86.9
	World Avg	84.93
q=199.

We have known for a long term that we must protect the environment from habitation destruction, over-exploitation, pollution, and the emissions that cause climate change. In 1998, Greenpeace wrote that "Environment can no longer be meaningfully separated from health, quality of life, democracy, education, economy or trade"₄₂. What countries have been doing the right thing, via legislation and national culture? All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.

The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.

For more, see:

• "Countries With the Best Environmental Records" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Honduras comes 108th in the world in terms of its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is calculated from 21 data sets. Honduras does better than average in terms of the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population₄₃ (but bad for The Americas) and in reducing annual meat consumption per person₄₄. But that's it. Honduras has problems. It does worse than average in energy to GDP efficiency₄₅, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, its environmental performance₄₆ (amongst the lowest in The Americas) and in its forested percent change 2000-2020₄₇.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better47
Pos.		Total47
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
178	Colombia	-5.8%
179	Cameroon	-5.9%
180	Venezuela	-6.0%
181	Honduras	-6.3%
182	Equatorial Guinea	-6.5%
183	N. Korea	-6.7%
184	Mauritius	-7.5%
185	Liberia	-7.5%
	The Americas Avg	-2.1%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

Environmental Performance Higher is better46
Pos.		201846
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
111	Maldives	52.1
112	Moldova	52.0
113	Botswana	51.7
114	Honduras	51.5
115	Sudan	51.5
116	Oman	51.3
117	Zambia	51.0
118	Grenada	50.9
	The Americas Avg	58.8
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency Lower is better45
Pos.		2022 Avg45
1	Rwanda	0.25
2	Chad	0.26
3	Tanzania	0.31
	...
90	Taiwan	1.10
91	Bolivia	1.11
92	Chile	1.11
93	Honduras	1.15
94	Slovenia	1.15
95	Brazil	1.16
96	Luxembourg	1.16
97	Netherlands	1.17
	The Americas Avg	1.42
	World Avg	1.23
q=165. Also scored for 1960s-2010s.

International Accords on the Environment Higher is better
Pos.		International Accords on the Environment Avg Rate
1	Sweden	83%
2	Canada	82%
3	Norway	81%
	...
100	UAE	57%
101	Belize	57%
102	Bulgaria	57%
103	Honduras	57%
104	Poland	57%
105	Mozambique	57%
106	Romania	57%
107	Slovakia	57%
	The Americas Avg	60.7%
	World Avg	57.5%
q=197. Also scored for 1970s-2020s.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better43
Pos.		2011 %43
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
41	Thailand	49.9%
42	Italy	49.6%
43	Vietnam	49.1%
44	Honduras	48.1%
45	Iran	47.9%
46	Turkey	47.4%
47	Sudan	46.9%
48	Malaysia	46.6%
	The Americas Avg	58.6%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

Meat Consumption Lower is better44
Pos.		2021 kg44
1	Congo, DR	03.0
2	Burundi	03.5
3	Bangladesh	04.3
	...
71	Namibia	37.2
72	Georgia	37.8
73	Cape Verde	38.4
74	Honduras	38.8
75	Kyrgyzstan	39.0
76	Macedonia	41.0
77	Guatemala	42.1
78	Uzbekistan	42.3
	The Americas Avg	70.3
	World Avg	52.5
q=185. Also scored for 2010s.

7. Honduras's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2025)48
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank48
1	Canada	28.7
2	Argentina	39.3
3	Chile	43.4
	...
25	Nicaragua	90.7
26	Guatemala	92.4
27	Dominica	94.3
28	Honduras	97.5
29	St Vincent & Grenadines	98.7
30	St Lucia	98.9
31	Jamaica	99.7
32	Guyana	112.8
33	Bahamas	113.4
	The Americas Avg	79.58
q=36.

Modernity & Learning (2025)48
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank48
1	Finland	6.1
2	Iceland	8.1
3	Denmark	8.8
	...
117	N. Korea	94.5
118	Oman	94.9
119	Sri Lanka	96.6
120	Honduras	97.5
121	Mongolia	97.7
122	St Vincent & Grenadines	98.7
123	St Lucia	98.9
124	Jamaica	99.7
	World Avg	84.96
q=197.

The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Iceland and Denmark₄₉. The worst countries are S. Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia₄₉. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots₅₀.

“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”

Bill Emmott (2017)₅₁

27 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Intellectual Endeavours, metric system adoption rate, Religiosity, IQ, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Maths, Science & Reading, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₄₉, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia₄₉.

For more, see:

• " Which Countries are Most Modern, With the Best Education and Internet Access?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

7.1. Modernity Datasets

#intelligence #metric #religion #religiosity #research #science #secularisation

Research & Development Higher is better
Pos.		2016 % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.2952
2	Israel	4.1152
3	Japan	3.5852
	...
116=	Cape Verde	0.0753
117=	Trinidad & Tobago	0.0554
117=	Macau	0.0555
119=	Honduras	0.0456
119=	Guatemala	0.0454
119=	Bahrain	0.0455
119=	Colombia	0.0455
123=	Iraq	0.0353
	The Americas Avg	0.47
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better33
Pos.		2017 Rank33
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
133	Botswana	133
134	Suriname	134
135	Uruguay	135
136	Honduras	136
137	Papua New Guinea	137
138	Congo, DR	138
139	Ecuador	139
140	Syria	140
	The Americas Avg	99.8
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Metric System Adoption Rate Higher is better57
Pos.		2025 %57
1=	Slovakia	100
1=	Poland	100
1=	Portugal	100
	...
33=	Kosovo	95
33=	China	95
33=	Taiwan	95
33=	Honduras	95
33=	Vietnam	95
33=	Venezuela	95
33=	Cyprus	95
33=	Uzbekistan	95
	The Americas Avg	90
	World Avg	92
q=187. Also scored for 1960s-2020s.

Honduras officially adopted metric in 1911₅₈. Progression:

• 1960 (70%): Metric official; traditional units common informally.
• 1970 (85%): Standardization in commerce/education.
• 1980 (95%): Metric dominant across sectors.
• 2000 (95%).
• 2025 (95%).

Religiosity Lower is better59
Pos.		2018 %59
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
	...
88=	Djibouti	89
88=	Ghana	89
88=	Guatemala	89
91=	Honduras	90
91=	Cameroon	90
91=	Rwanda	90
91=	Liberia	90
95=	Morocco	91
	The Americas Avg	65.4
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

IQ Higher is better60
Pos.		200660
1=	Hong Kong	108
1=	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
95=	Dominican Rep.	82
95=	Madagascar	82
97=	Egypt	81
97=	Honduras	81
97=	Nicaragua	81
100	El Salvador	80
101=	Guatemala	79
101=	Sri Lanka	79
	The Americas Avg	85.3
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

7.2. Education Datasets

#education

Secondary Education Higher is better61
Pos.		201861
1=	Luxembourg	100.0%
1=	Estonia	100.0%
1=	Austria	100.0%
	...
133	Gambia	36.8%
134	Nepal	35.9%
135	Kenya	35.2%
136	Honduras	33.5%
137	Haiti	33.2%
138	S. Sudan	33.2%
139	Swaziland	32.6%
140	Morocco	32.2%
	The Americas Avg	63.0%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling Higher is better62
Pos.		2021 Years62
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
	...
166	Uganda	10.1
167	Laos	10.1
168	Madagascar	10.1
169	Honduras	10.1
170	Nigeria	10.1
171	Congo, DR	9.8
172	Guinea	9.8
173	Equatorial Guinea	9.7
	The Americas Avg	14.2
	World Avg	13.5
q=193. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

7.3. Technology and Information Datasets

#modernity #technology #the_internet

Internet Users (2020s) Higher is better
Pos.		Internet Users (2020s)
1=	Iceland	99%
1=	Kuwait	99%
1=	UAE	99%
	...
135	Samoa	56%
136	Myanmar	55%
137	Swaziland	55%
138	Honduras	53%
139	Guatemala	52%
140	India	50%
141	Nicaragua	49%
142	Nepal	48%
	The Americas Avg	75.7%
	World Avg	67.8%
q=188. Also scored for 1990s-2020s.

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better63
Pos.		2017 Ratio63
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
132=	Myanmar	0.0
132=	Morocco	0.0
132=	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	0.0
132=	Honduras	0.0
132=	Syria	0.0
132=	Nicaragua	0.0
132=	Solomon Islands	0.0
132=	Congo, (Brazzaville)	0.0
	The Americas Avg	3.36
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

Digital Quality of Life Higher is better64
Pos.		202464
1	Germany	77.9%
2	Finland	76.9%
3	France	73.9%
	...
107	Zambia	30.1%
108	El Salvador	30.0%
109	Cambodia	29.4%
110	Honduras	28.5%
111	Burkina Faso	27.0%
112	Tanzania	26.9%
113	Uganda	26.9%
114	Tajikistan	25.9%
	The Americas Avg	44.7%
	World Avg	48.4%
q=121.

8. Honduras's Culture, Peace and Inequality

#charitability #culture #equality #human_development #inequality #peace

Compared to The Americas (2025)65
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank65
1	Canada	22.8
2	USA	46.5
3	Uruguay	48.4
	...
25	Paraguay	87.4
26	Ecuador	87.5
27	Cuba	88.2
28	Bolivia	88.7
29	Nicaragua	88.8
30	Colombia	91.2
31	Honduras	92.3
32	Venezuela	103.3
33	Haiti	131.5
	The Americas Avg	77.02
q=33.

Culture, Peace & Inequality (2025)65
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank65
1	Denmark	11.6
2	Finland	13.4
3	Netherlands	13.6
	...
115	Colombia	91.2
116	Saudi Arabia	91.3
117	Egypt	92.2
118	Honduras	92.3
119	Senegal	92.4
120	Uzbekistan	93.8
121	Namibia	94.0
122	Algeria	94.4
	World Avg	81.27
q=187.

This is the final pillar of the Social and Moral Development Index; it has 32 datasets, including multiple decades of data on World Giving Index, resisting corruption, overall happiness, Creativity and Culture, passport utility (so far), Open Trading, Aid and Development, its Global Peace Index rating, Peacekeeping and Security, Refugees and UN Treaties, the impact of terrorism, poverty (so far), life expectancy inequality, Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) and Multidimensional Poverty.

For more, see:

• "Which are the Countries for International Contributions, Creativity, Peace and Inequality?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

8.1. National Culture Datasets

#cameroon #charity #corruption #happiness #honduras #internationalism #morals #paraguay #politics

World Giving Index Higher is better66
Pos.		2022 %66
1	Indonesia	68.0
2	Kenya	61.0
3	USA	59.0
	...
24=	Jamaica	46.0
24=	Russia	46.0
24=	Iceland	46.0
24=	Honduras	46.0
24=	Mongolia	46.0
24=	Denmark	46.0
24=	Uganda	46.0
31=	Bahrain	45.0
	The Americas Avg	43.7
	World Avg	39.6
q=125. Also scored for 2010s.

Corruption Higher is better67
Pos.		2022 Points67
1	Denmark	90.0
2=	Finland	87.0
2=	New Zealand	87.0
	...
157=	Zimbabwe	23.0
157=	Myanmar	23.0
157=	Azerbaijan	23.0
157=	Honduras	23.0
157=	Iraq	23.0
162=	Sudan	22.0
162=	Eritrea	22.0
164=	Congo, (Brazzaville)	21.0
	The Americas Avg	42.97
	World Avg	42.98
q=180. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

In 1998, Honduras began to be included in the Corruption Perception Index data, and entered at 3rd-worst spot, behind only Cameroon and Paraguay.

Happiness Higher is better68
Pos.		2024 Score68
1	Finland	7.7
2	Denmark	7.5
3	Iceland	7.5
	...
60	Portugal	6.0
61	Colombia	6.0
62	Ecuador	6.0
63	Honduras	6.0
64	Malaysia	6.0
65	Peru	5.9
66	Russia	5.9
67	Cyprus	5.9
	The Americas Avg	6.31
	World Avg	5.58
q=147. Also scored for 2010s.

Creativity & Culture Lower is better33
Pos.		2017 Rank33
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
117	Panama	117
118	Colombia	118
119	Brazil	119
120	Honduras	120
121	Tanzania	121
122	Zimbabwe	122
123	Egypt	123
124	Burkina Faso	124
	The Americas Avg	80.2
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Passport Reach (2020s) Higher is better69
Pos.		Passport Reach (2020s) Q69
1	Singapore	192.2
2	Japan	192.0
3	S. Korea	190.7
	...
70	Serbia	136.2
71	El Salvador	134.2
72	Guatemala	133.7
73	Honduras	133.0
74	Solomon Islands	132.2
75=	Colombia	131.2
75=	Samoa	131.2
77	Tonga	128.8
	The Americas Avg	132.4
	World Avg	108.8
q=195. Also scored for 2000s-2020s.

Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better33
Pos.		2017 Rank33
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
61	Qatar	61
62	USA	62
63	Congo, DR	63
64	Honduras	64
65	S. Korea	65
66	Benin	66
67	Lesotho	67
68	Panama	68
	The Americas Avg	100.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8.2. Peace Versus Instability Datasets

#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Global Peace Index Lower is better70
Pos.		2023 Score70
1	Iceland	1.12
2	Denmark	1.31
3	Ireland	1.31
	...
117	Kenya	2.25
118	Mozambique	2.26
119	Saudi Arabia	2.26
120	Honduras	2.27
121	Egypt	2.27
122	El Salvador	2.28
123	Nicaragua	2.29
124=	Uganda	2.30
	The Americas Avg	2.13
	World Avg	2.07
q=163. Also scored for 2010s.

Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better33
Pos.		2017 Rank33
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
85	Mexico	85
86	Cambodia	86
87	Bangladesh	87
88	Honduras	88
89	Namibia	89
90	Uganda	90
91	Congo, DR	91
92	Pakistan	92
	The Americas Avg	82.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better33
Pos.		2017 Rank33
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
119	Oman	119
120	Egypt	120
121	Colombia	121
122	Honduras	122
123	Guinea	123
124	Congo, (Brazzaville)	124
125	Swaziland	125
126	Madagascar	126
	The Americas Avg	91.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism Lower is better71
Pos.		2019 Score71
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
49	Czechia	0.87
50	Denmark	0.96
51	Guinea	0.97
52	Honduras	0.99
53=	Vietnam	1.00
53=	Montenegro	1.00
55	Taiwan	1.01
56	Laos	1.03
	The Americas Avg	2.16
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

8.3. Economic Inequality and Poverty Datasets

#capitalism #economics #health #honduras #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development

Poverty (2020s) Lower is better72
Pos.		Poverty (2020s) %72
1	Malaysia	0.01%
2	Bhutan	0.01%
3	Cyprus	0.02%
	...
80	Guatemala	9.66%
81	Colombia	10.42%
82	Philippines	13.61%
83	Honduras	16.37%
84	Syria	16.47%
85	Kosovo	17.25%
86	Senegal	17.89%
87	Ivory Coast	20.90%
	The Americas Avg	4.07%
	World Avg	11.40%
q=106. Also scored for 1980s-2020s.

Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better73
Pos.		201973
1	Iceland	2.40
2=	Singapore	2.50
2=	Hong Kong	2.50
	...
103=	Morocco	13.00
104=	Nicaragua	13.10
104=	Mongolia	13.10
106	Honduras	13.30
107	Paraguay	13.80
108=	Uzbekistan	13.90
108=	Indonesia	13.90
108=	Azerbaijan	13.90
	The Americas Avg	12.03
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better74
Pos.		2023 %74
1	Slovakia	24.1%75
2	Slovenia	24.3%75
3	Belarus	24.4%76
	...
150	Comoros	45.3%77
151	Nicaragua	46.2%77
152	Costa Rica	46.7%78
153	Honduras	48.2%79
154	Guatemala	48.3%77
155=	Panama	48.9%78
155=	Congo, (Brazzaville)	48.9%80
157=	Mozambique	50.3%79
	The Americas Avg	44.0%
	World Avg	36.5%
q=167. Also scored for 1980s-2010s.

From the 1980s to the 1990s, nearly one fifth of Honduras' population rose out of the poverty bracket₇₂, but, national economic improvements are favouring the already-wealthy: in the 2000s, Honduras' income inequality was the 5th-worst in the world.

Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better81
Pos.		2018 Severity81
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
45	Nicaragua	.074
46	Swaziland	.081
47	Morocco	.085
48	Honduras	.090
49	Sao Tome & Principe	.092
50	Bolivia	.094
51	Laos	.108
52	Congo, (Brazzaville)	.112
	The Americas Avg	.045
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

9. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religiosity #secularisation

Religiosity (2018)59
Pos.		Lower is better %59
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
	...
88=	Djibouti	89
88=	Ghana	89
88=	Guatemala	89
91=	Honduras	90
91=	Cameroon	90
91=	Rwanda	90
91=	Liberia	90
95=	Morocco	91
95=	Guinea-Bissau	91
95=	Philippines	91
95=	Zambia	91
99	Afghanistan	92
100=	Burkina Faso	93
100=	Tanzania	93
100=	Indonesia	93
103=	Mali	94
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

Disbelief In God (2007)82
Pos.		Higher is better %82
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
75=	Bolivia	1
75=	Colombia	1
75=	Costa Rica	1
75=	Honduras	1
75=	Brazil	1
75=	Ecuador	1
75=	S. Africa	1
75=	Venezuela	1
75=	Peru	1
75=	Guatemala	1
75=	El Salvador	1
75=	Panama	1
87=	Somalia	0
87=	Sri Lanka	0
87=	Burundi	0
87=	Burkina Faso	0
	World Avg	9.9
q=137.

Pew Forum polling over the decades has found the following adherency rates:₈₃:

	2010	2020
Christian	90.1%	88.5%
Unaffiliated	9.57%	9.74%
Other	0.18%	1.77%
Jewish	<0.1%	<0.1%
Buddhist	0.13%	<0.1%
Muslim	<0.1%	<0.1%
Hindu	None	<0.1%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states simply: Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%₈₄.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems
• Secularisation Theory: Will Modern Society Reject Religion? What is Secularism?