Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
El Salvador fits inside Honduras 5.3 times.
El Salvador: 21,040 km² (2023) · Honduras: 112,490 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Honduras’ coastline is 2.7 times as long as El Salvador’s.
El Salvador: 307 km (2026 edition) · Honduras: 823 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Honduras’ highest peak towers 140 m above El Salvador’s.
El Salvador: 2,730 m (2026 edition) · Honduras: 2,870 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Honduras has 73% more people than El Salvador.
El Salvador: 6.37 million (2025) · Honduras: 11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
El Salvador is 3.1 times as densely populated as Honduras.
El Salvador: 307 per km² (2025) · Honduras: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in El Salvador are 1.1 cm taller than in Honduras.
El Salvador: 170.7 cm (2019) · Honduras: 169.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in El Salvador are 1.2 cm taller than in Honduras.
El Salvador: 156.4 cm (2019) · Honduras: 155.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in El Salvador is 3.4 years older than in Honduras.
El Salvador: 27 years (2023) · Honduras: 23.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Honduras have 0.7 more children on average than in El Salvador.
El Salvador: 1.77 children per woman (2024) · Honduras: 2.48 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.3% of people in El Salvador are 65 or older, versus 4.5% in Honduras.
El Salvador: 8.3% (2025) · Honduras: 4.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
El Salvador and Honduras are practically level.
El Salvador: 0 (2025) · Honduras: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
El Salvador and Honduras are practically level.
El Salvador: 1 (2026) · Honduras: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Honduras’ economy is 8% larger than El Salvador’s.
El Salvador: $36.7 billion (2025) · Honduras: $39.6 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
El Salvador produces 79% more per person than Honduras.
El Salvador: Int$14,101 (2025) · Honduras: Int$7,871 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Honduras than in El Salvador (Gini 5.9 points higher).
El Salvador: 39.8 (2023) · Honduras: 45.7 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.9% in Honduras, versus 3.3% in El Salvador.
El Salvador: 3.3% (2025) · Honduras: 4.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Honduras and El Salvador are practically level.
El Salvador: 1.2% (2024) · Honduras: 1.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Honduras’ price level (US = 100) is 1.1× El Salvador’s.
El Salvador: 41% (2025) · Honduras: 46% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
El Salvador spends 2 times as much on health per person as Honduras.
El Salvador: $501 (2023) · Honduras: $249 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Honduras live 0.74 years longer than in El Salvador.
El Salvador: 72.3 years (2024) · Honduras: 73 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Honduras is 45% more likely to die before turning one than in El Salvador.
El Salvador: 8.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Honduras: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
El Salvador has 3.3 times as many doctors per person as Honduras.
El Salvador: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Honduras: 0.5 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in El Salvador are obese, versus 31% in Honduras.
El Salvador: 31.4% (2024) · Honduras: 30.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in Honduras smoke, versus 8.2% in El Salvador.
El Salvador: 8.2% (2024) · Honduras: 12.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in El Salvador rate their lives 0.48 points higher than in Honduras.
El Salvador: 6.58 (2025) · Honduras: 6.10 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in El Salvador drink 4% more alcohol than in Honduras.
El Salvador: 3.6 litres (2023) · Honduras: 3.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
El Salvador has 21% more meat per person than Honduras.
El Salvador: 45.6 kg (2023) · Honduras: 37.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
El Salvador has 268 kcal more food per person per day than Honduras.
El Salvador: 2,896 kcal (2023) · Honduras: 2,628 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Honduras went to school 0.21 years longer than in El Salvador.
El Salvador: 7.3 years (2023) · Honduras: 7.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
El Salvador welcomed 6.2 times as many tourists per resident as Honduras (2019).
El Salvador: 0.5 (2024) · Honduras: 0.08 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
66% of people in El Salvador are online, versus 59% in Honduras.
El Salvador: 66% (2024) · Honduras: 59% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in El Salvador have electricity, versus 96% in Honduras.
El Salvador: 98.7% (2024) · Honduras: 95.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in El Salvador live in cities, versus 59% in Honduras.
El Salvador: 76% (2025) · Honduras: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
El Salvador has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Honduras 71.
El Salvador: 177 (2024) · Honduras: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Honduras’ railway network is 56 times as long as El Salvador’s.
El Salvador: 13 km (2014) · Honduras: 699 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from El Salvador fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Honduras.
El Salvador: 0.51 (2023) · Honduras: 0.04 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 56% of Honduras, but only 28% of El Salvador.
El Salvador: 27.5% (2023) · Honduras: 56.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in El Salvador emits 19% more CO₂ than someone in Honduras.
El Salvador: 1.4 t (2024) · Honduras: 1.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of El Salvador’s electricity is renewable, versus 55% in Honduras.
El Salvador: 86.5% (2025) · Honduras: 55.4% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Honduras carries 3% more fine dust than in El Salvador.
El Salvador: 30.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Honduras: 31.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4 times as likely to be murdered in Honduras as in El Salvador.
El Salvador: 7.9 per 100k (2022) · Honduras: 31.4 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in El Salvador are 16% deadlier than in Honduras.
El Salvador: 21.5 per 100k (2021) · Honduras: 18.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
El Salvador is on average 2.6 °C warmer than Honduras.
El Salvador: 26.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Honduras: 24.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Honduras gets 7% more rain than El Salvador.
El Salvador: 1,593 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Honduras: 1,703 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is El Salvador bigger than Honduras?
Honduras is larger. El Salvador fits inside Honduras 5.3 times.
Which has more people, El Salvador or Honduras?
Honduras has 73% more people than El Salvador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, El Salvador or Honduras?
People in Honduras live 0.74 years longer than in El Salvador. Life expectancy at birth is 72.3 years in El Salvador and 73.0 in Honduras.
Are people taller in El Salvador or Honduras?
Men in El Salvador are 1.1 cm taller than in Honduras (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
