Ecuador vs Honduras
Ecuador vs Honduras: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 77.4 years in Ecuador and 72.9 years in Honduras, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ecuador, by 4.5 years, or 1.06 times that in Honduras.
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What the numbers say
- Ecuador has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ecuador at 88 years and Honduras at 84.6 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Ecuador | Honduras | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 77.4 | 72.9 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 76.6 | 72.7 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 72.8 | 69.5 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 72 | 70.9 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 77.3 | 72.1 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 77.3 | 72 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 76.2 | 71.8 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 76.1 | 71.6 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 76.2 | 71.3 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 76.1 | 71 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 75.8 | 70.8 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 75.5 | 70.5 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 75.2 | 70.1 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 75.2 | 69.8 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 74.9 | 69.8 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 74.7 | 69.7 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 74.2 | 69.5 | 69 |
| 2006 | 74 | 69.4 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 73.9 | 69.2 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 73.9 | 69.1 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 73.6 | 68.9 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 73.2 | 68.7 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 72.6 | 68.5 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 72.1 | 68.3 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 71.9 | 68 | 66 |
| 1998 | 72 | 62.4 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 72 | 67.5 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 71.8 | 67.3 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 71.4 | 66.9 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 70.9 | 66.5 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 70.1 | 66.1 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 69.5 | 65.9 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 69 | 65.6 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 68.4 | 65.2 | 64 |
| 1989 | 67.8 | 64.8 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 67 | 64.4 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 66.6 | 64.1 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 66.1 | 63.7 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 65.6 | 63.2 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 65.2 | 62.8 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 64.7 | 62.4 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 64.3 | 61.7 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 63.8 | 61 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 63.3 | 60.4 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 62.9 | 59.8 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 62.4 | 59.3 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 61.9 | 58.7 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 61.4 | 58.2 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 61.1 | 57.5 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 60.7 | 52.5 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 60.3 | 54.6 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 59.8 | 55.7 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 59.3 | 55 | 56 |
| 1970 | 58.9 | 54.4 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 58.3 | 53.7 | 56 |
| 1968 | 58 | 53 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 57.5 | 52.3 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 57 | 51.6 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 56.5 | 50.9 | 54 |
| 1964 | 56 | 50.2 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 55.3 | 49.4 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 54.7 | 48.7 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 54.1 | 47.7 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 53.4 | 47.2 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 52.7 | 46.4 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 52.1 | 45.6 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 51.5 | 44.9 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 50.9 | 44.3 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 50.4 | 43.7 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 50 | 43 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 49.6 | 42.5 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 49.2 | 42 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 48.9 | 41.6 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 48.5 | 41.1 | 46.4 |
| 1940 | – | 36 | – |
| 1930 | – | 34 | – |
| 1920 | – | 29 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ecuador | Honduras | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77.676.5–78.7 | 7371.8–74.3 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 77.876.2–79.2 | 73.271.4–74.9 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 77.976.1–79.7 | 73.471.3–75.5 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 78.176–80.2 | 73.671–75.9 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 78.375.9–80.6 | 73.770.8–76.3 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 78.575.9–81 | 73.970.7–76.8 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 78.776–81.2 | 74.170.9–77 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 78.875.9–81.6 | 74.270.7–77.5 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 7975.9–82 | 74.470.6–77.7 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 79.275.9–82.1 | 74.570.4–77.9 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 79.375.8–82.5 | 74.770.5–78.4 | 75 |
| 2035 | 79.575.9–82.7 | 74.970.6–78.7 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 79.776–83 | 7570.4–78.9 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 79.875.8–83.4 | 75.270.6–79.4 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 8075.8–83.5 | 75.370.6–79.8 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 80.275.7–83.9 | 75.570.5–79.8 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 80.375.9–84.1 | 75.770.6–80.1 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 80.576–84.4 | 75.870.7–80.5 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 80.776.1–84.5 | 7670.5–80.8 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 80.876.1–84.7 | 76.270.6–81.2 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 8176.2–84.9 | 76.370.7–81.3 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 81.176.2–85.1 | 76.570.7–81.6 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 81.376.4–85.2 | 76.670.6–81.9 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 81.576.4–85.4 | 76.870.7–81.9 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 81.676.5–85.6 | 7770.8–82.4 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 81.876.6–85.8 | 77.170.9–82.6 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 81.976.5–86.1 | 77.370.8–83 | 77 |
| 2051 | 82.176.6–86.1 | 77.470.7–83.2 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 82.276.6–86.3 | 77.670.9–83.3 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 82.476.6–86.6 | 77.871–83.5 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 82.576.8–86.8 | 77.971–83.8 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 82.776.8–86.9 | 78.171.4–84 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 82.876.9–87 | 78.271.4–84.3 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 82.977.1–87.3 | 78.471.5–84.5 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 83.177.2–87.6 | 78.671.2–84.6 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 83.277.4–87.8 | 78.771.4–84.8 | 78 |
| 2060 | 83.477.5–88 | 78.971.3–85.1 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 83.577.5–88.3 | 7971.3–85.3 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 83.677.5–88.4 | 79.271.4–85.4 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 83.877.7–88.6 | 79.371.5–85.7 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 83.977.7–88.7 | 79.571.6–85.9 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 8477.8–88.9 | 79.671.6–85.9 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 84.277.9–89.2 | 79.871.7–86.3 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 84.378.1–89.5 | 8071.6–86.4 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 84.478.1–89.6 | 80.171.7–86.7 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 84.578.2–89.7 | 80.371.8–86.7 | 79 |
| 2070 | 84.778.3–89.9 | 80.471.8–86.7 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 84.878.3–90.1 | 80.671.6–86.9 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 84.978.5–90.3 | 80.771.7–87.2 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 8578.7–90.5 | 80.972–87.2 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 85.278.8–90.8 | 8171.8–87.3 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 85.378.7–90.9 | 81.271.8–87.5 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 85.478.9–90.9 | 81.371.8–87.6 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 85.578.8–91.2 | 81.571.8–87.8 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 85.679–91.2 | 81.671.8–87.9 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 85.779–91.5 | 81.871.7–88.1 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 85.979.2–91.7 | 81.971.8–88.4 | 80 |
| 2081 | 8679.3–91.8 | 82.172.1–88.5 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 86.179.7–92.1 | 82.272.3–88.8 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 86.279.6–92.3 | 82.472.4–88.8 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 86.379.8–92.6 | 82.572.6–89 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 86.479.9–92.6 | 82.672.5–89.1 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 86.579.9–92.6 | 82.872.8–89.2 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 86.780–92.9 | 82.972.7–89.3 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 86.880–93 | 8372.9–89.7 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 86.980.2–93 | 83.272.9–89.9 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 8780.2–93.1 | 83.373–90.1 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 87.180.4–93.4 | 83.473.3–90.3 | 81 |
| 2092 | 87.280.4–93.6 | 83.673.4–90.6 | 81 |
| 2093 | 87.380.6–93.9 | 83.773.4–90.7 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 87.480.5–94.1 | 83.973.4–90.9 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 87.580.7–94.2 | 8473.7–91 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 87.680.9–94.3 | 84.173.5–91.1 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 87.781–94.3 | 84.273.8–91.4 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 87.880.9–94.5 | 84.474–91.7 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 87.981.2–94.6 | 84.574–92.1 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 8881.3–94.8 | 84.673.7–92 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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
Ecuador vs Honduras
Health
- Child mortalityEcuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Honduras: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEcuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Honduras: 13 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEcuador: 67.1% in 2022Honduras: 65.2% in 2022
- DepressionEcuador: 2.98% in 2017Honduras: 2.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateEcuador: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Honduras: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEcuador: 18 million people in 2023Honduras: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthEcuador: 0.87% a year in 2023Honduras: 1.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEcuador: 1.82 births per woman in 2023Honduras: 2.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEcuador: 63.4% in 2025Honduras: 59.3% in 2025
- Median ageEcuador: 28.4 years in 2023Honduras: 23.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEcuador: 8.1% in 2023Honduras: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateEcuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Honduras: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEcuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025Honduras: 1.46% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEcuador: $2.71B in 2025Honduras: $582M in 2025
- Military spending per personEcuador: $150 in 2025Honduras: $53 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEcuador: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Honduras: 5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEcuador: 42,000 people in 2020Honduras: 23,000 people in 2020
- National powerEcuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022Honduras: 0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEcuador: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Honduras: 0.56% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEcuador: 30 million TIV in 2025Honduras: 7 million TIV in 2024