Cuba vs Honduras
Cuba vs Honduras: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 97.5% in Cuba in 2018 and 80.9% in Honduras in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Cuba, by 14.5 percentage points, or 1.18 times that in Honduras.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Cuba has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1820.
- In 2012, Cuba ranked 16 and Honduras ranked 79 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2017.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Cuba | Honduras | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 97.5 | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | 95.4 | 80.9 | 88.2 |
| 2016 | 94.4 | 80.4 | 88.3 |
| 2015 | 93.9 | 78.8 | 88.2 |
| 2014 | 95.1 | 79.5 | 88.3 |
| 2013 | 97.6 | 80.1 | 88.2 |
| 2012 | 97.7 | 83.7 | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 98.3 | 86.7 | 88.1 |
| 2010 | 98.2 | 85.8 | 87.9 |
| 2009 | 97.5 | 85.1 | 87.9 |
| 2008 | 95.9 | 85.9 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | 96 | 82.3 | 87.2 |
| 2006 | 96.1 | 87.7 | 86 |
| 2005 | 96.5 | 83.8 | 85.4 |
| 2004 | 97 | 86 | 84.7 |
| 2003 | 97 | 86.5 | 83.5 |
| 2002 | – | – | 81.4 |
| 2001 | – | – | 81 |
| 2000 | 97.3 | 86.3 | 80.7 |
| 1999 | 97.2 | – | 79.9 |
| 1998 | 96.4 | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | 98.2 | – | 78.1 |
| 1996 | 98.6 | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | 97.1 | – | 78 |
| 1994 | 97.3 | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | 95 | 88.1 | 78 |
| 1992 | 94.2 | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | 91.7 | 86.8 | 77.8 |
| 1990 | 91.9 | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | 91.7 | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | 91.4 | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | 91.7 | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | 90.3 | 90 | 75.3 |
| 1985 | 90.1 | – | 74 |
| 1980 | 97 | 75 | 75.8 |
| 1975 | 100 | 72 | 72.9 |
| 1970 | 100 | 77.8 | 69 |
| 1965 | 100 | 68 | 66 |
| 1960 | 88.8 | 57 | 63.1 |
| 1955 | 77.7 | 41.2 | 57.4 |
| 1950 | 72.8 | 34 | 51.4 |
| 1945 | 71.4 | 28.3 | 43.5 |
| 1940 | 69.9 | 23.2 | 40 |
| 1935 | 68.4 | 18.8 | 38.2 |
| 1930 | 67 | 15.1 | 36.4 |
| 1925 | 65.5 | 12 | 33 |
| 1920 | 64 | 9.4 | 30.5 |
| 1915 | 62.6 | 7.4 | 29.2 |
| 1910 | 53.1 | 5.8 | 28.1 |
| 1905 | 43.6 | 4.5 | 25.1 |
| 1900 | 37.5 | 3.5 | 23.3 |
| 1895 | 31.3 | 2.7 | 21.8 |
| 1890 | 25.2 | 2.1 | 20 |
| 1885 | 19.1 | 1.6 | 19 |
| 1880 | 13 | 1.2 | 17.2 |
| 1875 | 10.4 | 1 | 15.7 |
| 1870 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 13.2 |
| 1865 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 10.6 |
| 1860 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 9.3 |
| 1855 | 4 | 0.3 | 8 |
| 1850 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 1845 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 5.9 |
| 1840 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| 1835 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 4.5 |
| 1830 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4 |
| 1825 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| 1820 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cuba vs Honduras
Health
- Life expectancyCuba: 78.1 years in 2023Honduras: 72.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCuba: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Honduras: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCuba: 4.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Honduras: 13 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCuba: 3.32% in 2017Honduras: 2.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateCuba: 11.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Honduras: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCuba: 11 million people in 2023Honduras: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthCuba: -0.35% a year in 2023Honduras: 1.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCuba: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Honduras: 2.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCuba: 77.2% in 2025Honduras: 59.3% in 2025
- Median ageCuba: 41.7 years in 2023Honduras: 23.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCuba: 16.2% in 2023Honduras: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCuba: -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Honduras: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCuba: 2.88% of GDP in 2018Honduras: 1.46% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCuba: $11 in 2018Honduras: $53 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCuba: 76,000 people in 2020Honduras: 23,000 people in 2020
- National powerCuba: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Honduras: 0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCuba: 1.54% of the labour force in 2020Honduras: 0.56% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCuba: 8 million TIV in 2004Honduras: 7 million TIV in 2024