Honduras vs Peru
Honduras vs Peru: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6.1 years in Honduras and 8.6 years in Peru, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Peru, by 2.5 years, or 1.41 times that in Honduras.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Peru has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Honduras ranked 127 and Peru ranked 69 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Honduras | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.1 | 8.6 |
| 2018 | 6.1 | 8.4 |
| 2017 | 6.4 | 8.3 |
| 2010 | – | 7.7 |
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 Peru
Health
- Life expectancyHonduras: 72.9 years in 2023Peru: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityHonduras: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityHonduras: 13 per 1,000 live births in 2023Peru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterHonduras: 65.2% in 2022Peru: 52% in 2022
- DepressionHonduras: 2.75% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
- Suicide rateHonduras: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Peru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationHonduras: 10.6 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthHonduras: 1.7% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateHonduras: 2.5 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationHonduras: 59.3% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageHonduras: 23.6 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overHonduras: 4.3% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateHonduras: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingHonduras: 1.46% of GDP in 2025Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsHonduras: $582M in 2025Peru: $2.43B in 2025
- Military spending per personHonduras: $53 in 2025Peru: $75 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingHonduras: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Peru: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelHonduras: 23,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerHonduras: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersHonduras: 0.56% of the labour force in 2020Peru: 0.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsHonduras: 7 million TIV in 2024Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025