Honduras

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 6,121.57 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 10,278,345 HDI (2021): 0.62
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 142
Score: 40.3
Vulnerability 0.454
Readiness 0.260

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Honduras places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Honduras is the 73rd most vulnerable country and the 177th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Ranking
138
137
135
135
134
134
133
136
138
138
138
137
130
132
129
129
136
140
140
137
136
137
138
138
140
143
142
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.454
Food
0.500
Projected change of cereal yields
0.964
Projected population change
0.270
Food import dependency
0.302
Rural population
0.442
Agriculture capacity
0.936
Child malnutrition
0.086
Water
0.316
Projected change of annual runoff
0.450
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.244
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.015
Water dependency ratio
0.016
Dam capacity
0.854
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.489
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.303
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.662
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.178
Slum population
0.318
Medical staff
0.958
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.514
Ecosystem Services
0.553
Projected change of biome distribution
0.588
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.395
Natural capital dependency
0.978
Ecological footprint
0.174
Protected biome
0.408
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.773
Human Habitat
0.557
Projected change of warm periods
0.337
Projected change of flood hazard
0.464
Urban concentration
0.558
Age dependency ratio
0.525
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.649
Paved roads
0.806
Infrastructure
0.309
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.431
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.238
Dependency on imported energy
0.496
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.110
Electricity access
0.069
Disaster preparedness
0.513