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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2018): 5,129.69 Int. Dollar | Population (2018): 9,587,522 | HDI (2018): 0.62 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
130
Score: 40.5
Vulnerability
0.469
Readiness
0.278
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 67th most vulnerable country and the 28th least 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 |
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| Ranking | 123 | 127 | 121 | 119 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 117 | 122 | 125 | 128 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 130 |
| Indicator | 1999 to 2018 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.469 | |
| Food | 0.495 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.964 | |
| Projected population change | 0.270 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.285 | |
| Rural population | 0.462 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.934 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.054 | |
| Water | 0.313 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.450 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.244 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.024 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.016 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.831 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.521 | |
| 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 | 0.260 | |
| Slum population | 0.414 | |
| Medical staff | 0.968 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.552 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.588 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.395 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.964 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.185 | |
| Protected biome | 0.408 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.773 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.561 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.337 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.464 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.538 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.574 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.649 | |
| Paved roads | 0.806 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.370 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.431 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.238 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.850 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.052 | |
| Electricity access | 0.135 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.513 |