Ecuador vs Honduras
Ecuador vs Honduras: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.7 years in Ecuador and 6.1 years in Honduras, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Ecuador, by 2.6 years, or 1.42 times that in Honduras.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Ecuador has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Ecuador ranked 63 and Honduras ranked 127 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Ecuador | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.7 | 6.1 |
| 2018 | 8.8 | 6.1 |
| 2017 | 8.9 | 6.4 |
| 2010 | 7.3 | – |
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
Ecuador vs Honduras
Health
- Life expectancyEcuador: 77.4 years in 2023Honduras: 72.9 years in 2023
- 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