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Honduras

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Honduras
Published: 2026

Region: Central America
Capital: Tegucigalpa
Currency: Honduran Lempira (HNL)
Density: 90 / km²

WRI Score 2026

56.59

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 142nd
In Americas: 37th
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 25%· KPMG / EY
50.5
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 90 / km²· UN WPP
61.7
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $3,699· IMF WEO 2026
16.6
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 75 years· WHO / UN
60.4
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.15 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
42.1
Limited tourism infrastructure relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 5.5%· ILO / SECO
84.9
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.6% of GDP· SIPRI
88.5
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
12.5
Among the weakest safety and rule-of-law composites on this list.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Honduras holds 142nd of 211 with a WRI Score of 56.59 — holds a position in the lower half of the field. Its strength lies in ideological neutrality (96) and military posture (88.5); safety and rule of law remains its clearest structural constraint.