Digital & energy access · Latin America & Caribbean · Lower-middle income
Honduras: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 58.6% (2024), 141st of 188 in the world and 33rd of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 70.9 (2024), 177th of 210 in the world and 38th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 4.6 (2024), 142nd of 208 in the world and 37th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Internet users
HondurasLatin America & CaribbeanLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
HondurasLatin America & CaribbeanLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Honduras in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 58.6%2024 | 141/188 | 33/34 | 1.2% | 11.1% | 45.2% | +35.6 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 62.9% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 70.92024 | 177/210 | 38/40 | 2.4 | 113.6 | 68.8 | −17%since 2014 | 116.8 | 89.9 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 4.62024 | 142/208 | 37/39 | · | 0.0 | 3.9 | +163%since 2014 | 20.5 | 5.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 4.22024 | 135/213 | 35/40 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 5.3 | −27%since 2014 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 1492024 | 158/215 | 39/42 | · | 6 | 97 | +837%since 2014 | 3,702 | 717 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 95.5%2024 | 153/215 | 38/42 | 67.4% | 81.0% | 93.1% | +6.8 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 91.4% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 90.1%2024 | 152/211 | 35/41 | 44.9% | 61.8% | 83.4% | +13.6 ppsince 2014 | 91.0% | 88.0% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 99.3%2024 | 150/213 | 36/41 | 94.4% | 98.8% | 100.0% | +0.5 ppsince 2014 | 99.7% | 96.2% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 57.0%2024 | 133/192 | 31/33 | 30.0% | 41.0% | 52.0% | +12.0 ppsince 2014 | 90.5% | 63.8% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 816 kWh2024 | 113/149 | 21/24 | 489 kWh | 647 kWh | 671 kWh | +23%since 2014 | 2,828 kWh | 928 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 586 kgoe2024 | 117/150 | 23/24 | 456 kgoe | 562 kgoe | 545 kgoe | −3.1%since 2014 | 1,343 kgoe | 640 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 31.5%2024 | 4/149 | 1/24 | 19.7% | 23.5% | 35.3% | +0.3 ppsince 2014 | 13.6% | 14.4% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+35.6 pp58.6% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+163%4.6 in 2024
- Secure servers+837%149 in 2024
- Electricity access+6.8 pp95.5% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Power losses+0.3 pp31.5% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Honduras and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Honduras. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Honduras | Guatemala | Nicaragua | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 58.6%2024 | 60.2%2024 | 61.4%2024 | 66.5%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 70.92024 | 112.52024 | 106.02024 | 176.52024 |
| Fixed broadband | 4.62024 | 5.32024 | 5.82024 | 12.52024 |
| Fixed telephone | 4.22024 | 10.82024 | 3.52024 | 14.02024 |
| Secure servers | 1492024 | 1092024 | 942024 | 1912024 |
| Electricity access | 95.5%2024 | 90.9%2024 | 88.7%2024 | 98.7%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 90.1%2024 | 80.4%2024 | 72.2%2024 | 96.6%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 99.3%2024 | 99.2%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 99.4%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 57.0%2024 | 51.0%2024 | 63.0%2024 | 95.0%2024 |