El Salvador vs Honduras

El Salvador and Honduras compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Honduras has about 1.7 times as many people as El Salvador: 11 million against 6.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in El Salvador ($5,767) is 60% higher than in Honduras ($3,598) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in El Salvador (3.9%) than in Honduras (3.8%), a difference of 0.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Honduras (4.6%) than in El Salvador (0.3%), a difference of 4.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Honduras (4.9%) than in El Salvador (3.3%), a difference of 1.6 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Honduras can expect to live 0.7 years longer than one born in El Salvador: 73 years against 72.3 years in 2024.
• The population of El Salvador is older: half of its people are over 27 years, against 23.5 years in Honduras in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in El Salvador (66.5%) than in Honduras (58.6%), a difference of 7.9 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in El Salvador (1.5 tonnes) are 36% higher than in Honduras (1.1 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Honduras (52.8%) than in El Salvador (33%), a difference of 19.8 percentage points in 2024.