World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Honduras is 1% bigger than the median country.
Honduras: 112,490 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Honduras’ coastline is 87% longer than the median country’s.
Honduras: 823 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Honduras’ highest peak towers 535 m above the median country’s.
Honduras: 2,870 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Honduras has 49% more people than the median country.
Honduras: 11 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Honduras and the median country are nearly identical here.
Honduras: 98 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 3.9 cm taller than in Honduras.
Honduras: 169.6 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 5.4 cm taller than in Honduras.
Honduras: 155.2 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 7.6 years older than in Honduras.
Honduras: 23.5 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Honduras have 0.6 more children on average than in the median country.
Honduras: 2.48 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 4.5% in Honduras.
Honduras: 4.5% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Honduras and the median country are practically level.
Honduras: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Honduras and the median country are practically level.
Honduras: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 15% larger than Honduras’.
Honduras: $39.6 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 2.7 times as much per person as Honduras.
Honduras: Int$7,871 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Honduras than in the median country (Gini 11.3 points higher).
Honduras: 45.7 (2024) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
The median country and Honduras are practically level.
Honduras: 4.9% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country and Honduras are practically level.
Honduras: 1.6% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Honduras and the median country are nearly identical here.
Honduras: 46% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 89% more on health per person than Honduras.
Honduras: $249 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 1.6 years longer than in Honduras.
Honduras: 73 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Honduras is 1% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country.
Honduras: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 3.4 times as many doctors per person as Honduras.
Honduras: 0.5 per 1,000 (2020) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Honduras are obese, versus 24% in the median country.
Honduras: 30.8% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 12% in Honduras.
Honduras: 12.1% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Honduras rate their lives 0.26 points higher than in the median country.
Honduras: 6.10 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 25% more alcohol than in Honduras.
Honduras: 3.5 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 49% more meat per person than Honduras.
Honduras: 37.7 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 310 kcal more food per person per day than Honduras.
Honduras: 2,628 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Honduras: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 2.4 years longer than in Honduras.
Honduras: 7.5 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 4.3 times as many tourists per resident as Honduras (2019).
Honduras: 0.08 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 59% in Honduras.
Honduras: 59% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 96% in Honduras.
Honduras: 95.5% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 59% in Honduras.
Honduras: 59% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Honduras 71.
Honduras: 71 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 3.1 times as long as Honduras’.
Honduras: 699 km (2014) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 6.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Honduras.
Honduras: 0.04 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 56% of Honduras, but only 31% of the median country.
Honduras: 56.3% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Honduras.
Honduras: 1.2 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
55% of Honduras’ electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country.
Honduras: 55.4% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Honduras carries 90% more fine dust than in the median country.
Honduras: 31.6 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 14 times as likely to be murdered in Honduras as in the median country.
Honduras: 31.4 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Honduras are 50% deadlier than in the median country.
Honduras: 18.5 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Honduras is on average 1.2 °C warmer than the median country.
Honduras: 24.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Honduras gets 68% more rain than the median country.
Honduras: 1,703 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Honduras bigger than the median country?
Honduras is larger. Honduras is 1% bigger than the median country.
Which has more people, Honduras or the median country?
Honduras has 49% more people than the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Honduras or the median country?
People in the median country live 1.6 years longer than in Honduras. Life expectancy at birth is 73.0 years in Honduras and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Honduras or the median country?
Men in the median country are 3.9 cm taller than in Honduras (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
