Honduras vs Mexico
Honduras vs Mexico: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6.1 years in Honduras and 8.8 years in Mexico, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Mexico, by 2.7 years, or 1.44 times that in Honduras.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Honduras ranked 127 and Mexico ranked 61 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Honduras | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.1 | 8.8 |
| 2018 | 6.1 | 8.8 |
| 2017 | 6.4 | 8.6 |
| 2010 | – | 8.5 |
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
Honduras vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyHonduras: 72.9 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityHonduras: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityHonduras: 13 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterHonduras: 65.2% in 2022Mexico: 43% in 2022
- DepressionHonduras: 2.75% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateHonduras: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationHonduras: 10.6 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthHonduras: 1.7% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateHonduras: 2.5 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationHonduras: 59.3% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageHonduras: 23.6 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overHonduras: 4.3% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateHonduras: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingHonduras: 1.46% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsHonduras: $582M in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personHonduras: $53 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingHonduras: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelHonduras: 23,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerHonduras: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersHonduras: 0.56% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsHonduras: 7 million TIV in 2024Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025