Honduras vs Papua New Guinea

Honduras and Papua New Guinea 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 and Papua New Guinea have about the same number of people: 11 million and 10.8 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Honduras ($3,598) is 19% higher than in Papua New Guinea ($3,020) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Papua New Guinea (5.6%) than in Honduras (3.8%), a difference of 1.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Honduras (4.6%) than in Papua New Guinea (4.4%), a difference of 0.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Honduras (4.9%) than in Papua New Guinea (2.6%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Honduras can expect to live 6.7 years longer than one born in Papua New Guinea: 73 years against 66.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Honduras is older: half of its people are over 23.5 years, against 22.3 years in Papua New Guinea in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Honduras (58.6%) than in Papua New Guinea (18.8%), a difference of 39.8 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Honduras (1.1 tonnes) are about 2.1 times as high as in Papua New Guinea (0.52 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Papua New Guinea (75.2%) than in Honduras (52.8%), a difference of 22.4 percentage points in 2024.