Dominican Republic vs Honduras
Dominican Republic vs Honduras: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6.6 years in Dominican Republic and 6.1 years in Honduras, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 0.4 years, or 1.07 times that in Honduras.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Dominican Republic has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Honduras.
- In 2020, Dominican Republic ranked 114 and Honduras ranked 127 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Dominican Republic | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
| 2018 | 6.7 | 6.1 |
| 2017 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Dominican Republic vs Honduras
Health
- Life expectancyDominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023Honduras: 72.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Honduras: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Honduras: 13 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterDominican Republic: 44.9% in 2022Honduras: 65.2% in 2022
- DepressionDominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017Honduras: 2.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateDominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Honduras: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023Honduras: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthDominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023Honduras: 1.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023Honduras: 2.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025Honduras: 59.3% in 2025
- Median ageDominican Republic: 27.7 years in 2023Honduras: 23.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023Honduras: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateDominican Republic: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Honduras: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personDominican Republic: $9,287 in 2025Honduras: $2,628 in 2025
- GDP growthDominican Republic: 2.1% a year in 2025Honduras: 3.8% a year in 2025
- InflationDominican Republic: 3.9% a year in 2025Honduras: 4.6% a year in 2025
- Government debtDominican Republic: 59% of GDP in 2025Honduras: 40.3% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025Honduras: 1.46% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDominican Republic: $1.04B in 2025Honduras: $582M in 2025
- Military spending per personDominican Republic: $90 in 2025Honduras: $53 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDominican Republic: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Honduras: 5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020Honduras: 23,000 people in 2020
- National powerDominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Honduras: 0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020Honduras: 0.56% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025Honduras: 7 million TIV in 2024