Guatemala vs Honduras
Guatemala vs Honduras: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.64% of the labour force in Guatemala and 0.56% of the labour force in Honduras, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 0.07 percentage points, or 1.13 times that in Honduras.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Honduras.
- In 2020, Guatemala ranked 100 and Honduras ranked 105 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Guatemala | Honduras | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.64 | 0.56 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.65 | 0.54 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.65 | 0.53 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.66 | 0.56 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.68 | 0.58 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.7 | 0.49 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.72 | 0.5 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.73 | 0.56 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.7 | 0.62 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 0.76 | 0.63 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.7 | 0.72 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 1.01 | 0.73 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 1.03 | 0.75 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.04 | 0.69 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 1.09 | 0.56 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1.12 | 0.58 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 1.2 | 0.59 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 0.96 | 0.6 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 0.99 | 0.62 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 1.26 | 1.09 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 1.45 | 1.13 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 1.49 | 1.16 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.92 | 0.84 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 1.23 | 0.87 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 1.27 | 0.9 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 1.28 | 0.93 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 1.32 | 1.02 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, 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
Guatemala vs Honduras
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Honduras: 72.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024Honduras: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Honduras: 13 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGuatemala: 56.3% in 2022Honduras: 65.2% in 2022
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Honduras: 2.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Honduras: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Honduras: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023Honduras: 1.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Honduras: 2.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuatemala: 56.3% in 2025Honduras: 59.3% in 2025
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Honduras: 23.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Honduras: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Honduras: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Honduras: 1.46% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuatemala: $617M in 2025Honduras: $582M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Honduras: $53 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Honduras: 5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Honduras: 23,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Honduras: 0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Honduras: 7 million TIV in 2024