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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 5,420.23 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 9,904,608 | HDI (2020): 0.63 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
136
Score: 40.3
Vulnerability
0.462
Readiness
0.267
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 69th most vulnerable country and the 174th 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 |
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| Ranking | 133 | 133 | 129 | 127 | 129 | 130 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 131 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 127 | 135 | 136 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 136 | 137 | 136 | 137 | 136 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.462 | |
| Food | 0.495 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.964 | |
| Projected population change | 0.270 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.291 | |
| Rural population | 0.449 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.936 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.064 | |
| Water | 0.315 | |
| 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 | 0.850 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.491 | |
| 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 | 0.096 | |
| Slum population | 0.396 | |
| Medical staff | 0.974 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.514 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.555 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.588 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.395 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.978 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.185 | |
| Protected biome | 0.408 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.773 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.560 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.337 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.464 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.551 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.552 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.649 | |
| Paved roads | 0.806 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.358 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.431 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.238 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.846 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.052 | |
| Electricity access | 0.069 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.513 |