Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita in Honduras
Honduras: Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.645 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita in Honduras, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 0.645 for human development index vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs. gdp per capita in Honduras peaked at 0.645 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.516, in 1990.
Honduras ranks 139th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.516 | — |
| 1991 | 0.519 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.523 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.529 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.532 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.537 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.541 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.547 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.529 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.552 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.558 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.561 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.564 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.568 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.573 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.578 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.582 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.587 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.592 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.594 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.596 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.598 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.597 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.601 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.604 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.61 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.616 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.618 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.619 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.632 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.625 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.628 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.643 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.645 | +0.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.645 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.622, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.645 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.777, 83% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5325 | 0.516 | 0.552 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5757 | 0.558 | 0.594 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6091 | 0.596 | 0.632 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6352 | 0.625 | 0.645 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More economy & growth data for Honduras
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.94 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 586.56 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 53.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.40 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 192.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 126.85 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 26.98 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs. gdp per capita in Honduras?
- Human development index vs. gdp per capita in Honduras was 0.645 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.645 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.516 in 1990.
- How does Honduras rank for human development index vs. gdp per capita?
- Honduras ranks 139th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development.