El Salvador vs Honduras: Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65
El Salvador
82.3%
in 2024
Honduras
82.5%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
132nd
Honduras rank
131st
Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 82.5% against 82.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 132nd and Honduras ranks 131st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Honduras in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.0% | 47.3% | 0.3% | Honduras |
| 1970s | 53.8% | 55.8% | 2.0% | Honduras |
| 1980s | 62.8% | 66.6% | 3.8% | Honduras |
| 1990s | 73.5% | 71.2% | 2.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 76.0% | 3.2% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 79.3% | 2.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 80.4% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65, El Salvador or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 82.5% against 82.3% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 0.2%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- El Salvador ranks 132nd and Honduras ranks 131st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65 if subject to the current age specific mortality rates.