Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index in Honduras
Honduras: Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index was 0.964 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index in Honduras, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender development index vs. human development index in Honduras is 0.964, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index vs. human development index in Honduras peaked at 1 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.882, in 1990.
Honduras ranks 98th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.882 | — |
| 1991 | 0.903 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.909 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.902 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.902 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.911 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.925 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.931 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.913 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.94 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.942 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.941 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.93 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.937 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.979 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.974 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.979 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.98 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.984 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.983 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.982 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.994 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.997 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.996 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.991 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.974 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.998 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.984 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.974 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.964 | -1.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.964 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.932, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.964 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.989, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9118 | 0.882 | 0.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9583 | 0.93 | 0.984 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9903 | 0.974 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.98 | 0.964 | 0.998 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 95 Tuvalu 0.969 compare
- 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.967 compare
- 96 Chile 0.967 compare
- 98 Cape Verde 0.964 compare
- 98 Eswatini 0.964 compare
- 98 Liechtenstein 0.964 compare
More gender data for Honduras
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,403 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3595 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,483 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,483 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 113,193 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 118,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 112,710 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 118,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 112,160 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index vs. human development index in Honduras?
- Gender development index vs. human development index in Honduras was 0.964 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender development index vs. human development index recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2018.
- What is the lowest gender development index vs. human development index recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.882 in 1990.
- How does Honduras rank for gender development index vs. human development index?
- Honduras ranks 98th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index vs. human development index rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gender Development Index (GDI) measures gender inequalities in the achievement of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living.