https://www.humantruth.info/honduras.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Honduras Republic of Honduras | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 132nd 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 |
“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.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12 | |
1 | Denmark | 27.0 |
2 | Norway | 29.9 |
3 | Sweden | 31.8 |
... | ||
129 | Bhutan | 100.8 |
130 | Saudi Arabia | 101.6 |
131 | Uzbekistan | 101.6 |
132 | Honduras | 102.0 |
133 | Kenya | 102.2 |
134 | Kiribati | 103.1 |
135 | Lesotho | 103.8 |
136 | Samoa | 106.2 |
The Americas Avg | 81.5 | |
World Avg | 88.6 | |
q=199. |
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.
#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen
Population:
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. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.13Population2 | ||
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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. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
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Pos. | 202214 | |
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. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better15 | ||
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Pos. | 2016 Per 10015 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3= | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
76 | Nepal | 10.8 |
77= | Bhutan | 10.8 |
77= | Micronesia | 10.8 |
79 | Honduras | 11.0 |
80= | Turkmenistan | 11.0 |
80= | Maldives | 11.0 |
82 | Mongolia | 11.8 |
83= | Uzbekistan | 11.9 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants16 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 %16 | |
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. |
Emigrants17 | ||
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Pos. | 2010 %17 | |
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. |
#equality #freedom #gender_equality #honduras #honduras_human_rights #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Sweden | 6.1 |
2 | Denmark | 8.6 |
3 | Norway | 9.0 |
... | ||
87 | Moldova | 80.6 |
88 | Palau | 80.7 |
89 | Paraguay | 80.8 |
90 | Honduras | 81.1 |
91 | Suriname | 81.5 |
92 | Guatemala | 81.5 |
The Americas Avg | 71.80 | |
World Avg | 86.55 | |
q=199. |
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #honduras #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines
Compared to The Americas (2025)28 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank28 | |
1 | Greenland | 34.3 |
2 | Curaço | 49.7 |
3 | Aruba | 49.9 |
... | ||
36 | Venezuela | 108.1 |
37 | Belize | 111.0 |
38 | Paraguay | 111.5 |
39 | Dominican Rep. | 112.7 |
40 | Nicaragua | 113.8 |
41 | Bolivia | 121.9 |
42 | Guatemala | 123.6 |
43 | Honduras | 125.3 |
44 | Haiti | 130.5 |
The Americas Avg | 92.66 | |
q=44. |
Health (2025)28 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank28 | |
1 | Monaco | 14.3 |
2 | Liechtenstein | 30.1 |
3 | Isle of Man | 32.1 |
... | ||
154 | Guatemala | 123.6 |
155 | Samoa | 124.2 |
156 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 124.4 |
157 | Honduras | 125.3 |
158 | Vanuatu | 125.3 |
159 | Solomon Islands | 125.5 |
160 | Pakistan | 127.9 |
161 | Botswana | 129.6 |
World Avg | 96.74 | |
q=212. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man29. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria29.
21 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, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans29, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia29.
For more, see:
Health:
Honduras has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Honduras does better than average in terms of its fertility rate14, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance30, its alcohol consumption rate31 (amongst the lowest in The Americas) and in its smoking rate32 (but bad for The Americas). But, things still need to improve in Honduras. Honduras does worse than average in its average life expectancy11, its immunizations take-up33 and in its adolescent birth rate34 (amongst the highest in The Americas). 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 | ||
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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. |
Alcohol Consumption Lower is better31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per Capita31 | |
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 best14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202214 | |
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. |
Smoking Rates Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201432 | |
1 | Guinea | 15 |
2 | Solomon Islands | 26 |
3 | Kiribati | 28 |
... | ||
78 | Ivory Coast | 477 |
79 | Nicaragua | 488 |
80 | Angola | 489 |
81 | Honduras | 489 |
82 | Brazil | 492 |
83 | Senegal | 504 |
84 | Pakistan | 511 |
85 | Cape Verde | 515 |
The Americas Avg | 457 | |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank30 | |
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. | 2016 %35 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
... | ||
98 | Denmark | 55.4 |
99 | Jamaica | 55.5 |
100 | Mongolia | 55.6 |
101= | Honduras | 55.8 |
101= | Estonia | 55.8 |
103 | Guatemala | 55.9 |
104 | Ecuador | 56.0 |
105= | Bolivia | 56.1 |
The Americas Avg | 57.4 | |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Per 100034 | |
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. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2015 Avg %33 | |
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. |
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.
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism
Compared to The Americas (2025)36 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank36 | |
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 | 92.66 | |
q=36. |
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)36 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank36 | |
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. |
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:
When it comes to its responsibility towards the environment, Honduras is 108th in the world. This rank is calculated from 6 data sets. Honduras does better than average in the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population37 (but bad for The Americas) and in reducing annual meat consumption per person38. But that's it. Honduras has problems. It does worse than average in energy to GDP efficiency39, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, its environmental performance40 (amongst the worst in The Americas) and in its forested percent change 2000-202041.Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better41 | ||
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Pos. | Total41 | |
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 better40 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201840 | |
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 better39 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Avg39 | |
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. |
International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Total 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. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2011 %37 | |
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 better38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 kg38 | |
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. |
#cameroon #capitalism #charity #corruption #economics #education #extremism #happiness #health #honduras #human_development #inequality #intelligence #life_expectancy #modernity #morals #paraguay #peace #politics #poverty #religion #religiosity #religious_violence #research #science #secularisation #social_development #technology #terrorism #the_internet
Compared to The Americas (2020)42 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank42 | |
1= | Canada | 21.8 |
2 | USA | 26.4 |
3 | Argentina | 38.2 |
... | ||
27 | Jamaica | 94.6 |
28 | Paraguay | 103.1 |
29 | Suriname | 106.6 |
30 | El Salvador | 109.2 |
31 | Nicaragua | 121.4 |
32 | Guatemala | 121.5 |
33 | Guyana | 122.5 |
34 | Honduras | 132.2 |
35= | Haiti | 155.6 |
The Americas Avg | 81.34 | |
q=35. |
Modernity & Learning (2020)42 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank42 | |
1 | Finland | 7.1 |
2 | Belgium | 12.9 |
3 | Denmark | 13.6 |
... | ||
151 | Syria | 126.9 |
152 | Kiribati | 127.3 |
153 | Ethiopia | 128.3 |
154 | Honduras | 132.2 |
155 | Ivory Coast | 132.4 |
156 | Senegal | 132.6 |
157 | Micronesia | 133.6 |
158 | Lesotho | 133.7 |
World Avg | 86.31 | |
q=190. |
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, Belgium and Denmark43. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone43. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots44.
“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)45
15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, 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 Europe43, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia43.
For more, see:
Modernity and Education:
Research & Development Higher is better | ||
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Pos. | 2016 % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.2946 |
2 | Israel | 4.1146 |
3 | Japan | 3.5846 |
... | ||
116= | Cape Verde | 0.0747 |
117 | Trinidad & Tobago | 0.0548 |
118= | Macau | 0.0549 |
119 | Honduras | 0.0450 |
120= | Guatemala | 0.0448 |
120= | Bahrain | 0.0449 |
120= | Colombia | 0.0449 |
123 | Iraq | 0.0347 |
The Americas Avg | 0.47 | |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Secondary Education Higher is better51 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201851 | |
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 better52 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years52 | |
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. |
Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank30 | |
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. |
Religiosity Lower is better53 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 %53 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
... | ||
88= | Djibouti | 89 |
88= | Ghana | 89 |
88= | Guatemala | 89 |
91 | Honduras | 90 |
92= | Cameroon | 90 |
92= | Rwanda | 90 |
92= | Liberia | 90 |
95 | Morocco | 91 |
The Americas Avg | 65.4 | |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
IQ Higher is better54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 200654 | |
1= | Hong Kong | 108 |
1= | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
... | ||
95= | Dominican Rep. | 82 |
95= | Madagascar | 82 |
97 | Egypt | 81 |
98= | Honduras | 81 |
98= | Nicaragua | 81 |
100 | El Salvador | 80 |
101= | Guatemala | 79 |
101= | Sri Lanka | 79 |
The Americas Avg | 85.3 | |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users Higher is better55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201655 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
142 | Senegal | 23% |
143 | Angola | 23% |
144 | Ivory Coast | 22% |
145 | Honduras | 22% |
146 | Botswana | 21% |
147 | Libya | 21% |
148 | Zimbabwe | 21% |
149 | Equatorial Guinea | 21% |
The Americas Avg | 56.4% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
IPv6 Uptake Higher is better56 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Ratio56 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
132= | Myanmar (Burma) | 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 better57 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202457 | |
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. |
National Culture:
World Giving Index Higher is better58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 %58 | |
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. |
Corruption Higher is better59 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Points59 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2= | Finland | 87.0 |
2= | New Zealand | 87.0 |
... | ||
157 | Zimbabwe | 23.0 |
158= | Myanmar (Burma) | 23.0 |
158= | Azerbaijan | 23.0 |
158= | Honduras | 23.0 |
158= | Iraq | 23.0 |
162 | Sudan | 22.0 |
163= | Eritrea | 22.0 |
164 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 21.0 |
The Americas Avg | 42.97 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
q=180. |
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 better60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2024 Score60 | |
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. |
Creativity & Culture Lower is better30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank30 | |
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. |
Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank30 | |
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. |
Peace Versus Instability:
Global Peace Index Lower is better61 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 Score61 | |
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. |
Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank30 | |
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 better30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank30 | |
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 better62 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2019 Score62 | |
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. |
Economic Inequality and Poverty:
Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better63 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201963 | |
1 | Iceland | 2.40 |
2= | Singapore | 2.50 |
2= | Hong Kong | 2.50 |
... | ||
103 | Morocco | 13.00 |
104 | Nicaragua | 13.10 |
105= | 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 better64 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 %64 | |
1 | Slovakia | 24.1%65 |
2 | Slovenia | 24.3%65 |
3 | Belarus | 24.4%66 |
... | ||
150 | Comoros | 45.3%67 |
151 | Nicaragua | 46.2%67 |
152 | Costa Rica | 46.7%68 |
153 | Honduras | 48.2%69 |
154 | Guatemala | 48.3%67 |
155= | Panama | 48.9%68 |
155= | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 48.9%70 |
157 | Mozambique | 50.3%69 |
The Americas Avg | 44.0% | |
World Avg | 36.5% | |
q=167. |
In the 2000s, Honduras' income inequality was the 5th-worst.
Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better71 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 Severity71 | |
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. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religiosity #secularisation
Religiosity (2018)53 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %53 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
... | ||
88= | Djibouti | 89 |
88= | Ghana | 89 |
88= | Guatemala | 89 |
91 | Honduras | 90 |
92= | Cameroon | 90 |
92= | Rwanda | 90 |
92= | Liberia | 90 |
95 | Morocco | 91 |
96= | Guinea-Bissau | 91 |
96= | Philippines | 91 |
96= | 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)72 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %72 | |
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 |
88= | Sri Lanka | 0 |
88= | Burundi | 0 |
88= | Burkina Faso | 0 |
World Avg | 9.9 | |
q=137. |
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below73:
Christian | 87.6% |
Muslim | 0.1% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 1.1% |
Jewish | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 10.5% |
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states simply: Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%74.
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