Armed forces personnel percent in Honduras

Honduras: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.2273 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2273
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
114th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.4234
in 1995
All-time low
0.2024
in 2015
Years of data
33
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel percent in Honduras, 1985–2020

00.10.20.30.41985200220201985: 0.3841989: 0.3921990: 0.3611991: 0.3321992: 0.3221993: 0.3131994: 0.3051995: 0.4231996: 0.4121997: 0.41998: 0.2291999: 0.2232000: 0.2172001: 0.2122002: 0.2062003: 0.2532004: 0.2742005: 0.2672006: 0.2612007: 0.2552008: 0.252009: 0.2442010: 0.2392011: 0.2342012: 0.2292013: 0.2252014: 0.2062015: 0.2022016: 0.2412017: 0.242018: 0.2352019: 0.2312020: 0.227

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Honduras recorded 0.2273 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Honduras peaked at 0.4234 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2024, in 2015.

That places Honduras 114th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Armed forces personnel percent in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel percent in Honduras, 1985 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1985 0.384 —
1989 0.3924 +2.2%
1990 0.3614 -7.9%
1991 0.3318 -8.2%
1992 0.3225 -2.8%
1993 0.3135 -2.8%
1994 0.3047 -2.8%
1995 0.4234 +38.9%
1996 0.4116 -2.8%
1997 0.4002 -2.8%
1998 0.2294 -42.7%
1999 0.2234 -2.6%
2000 0.2174 -2.7%
2001 0.2116 -2.7%
2002 0.2061 -2.6%
2003 0.2528 +22.7%
2004 0.274 +8.4%
2005 0.2674 -2.4%
2006 0.2612 -2.3%
2007 0.2553 -2.3%
2008 0.2496 -2.2%
2009 0.2442 -2.2%
2010 0.2391 -2.1%
2011 0.2342 -2.0%
2012 0.2295 -2.0%
2013 0.225 -2.0%
2014 0.2063 -8.3%
2015 0.2024 -1.9%
2016 0.2412 +19.1%
2017 0.2399 -0.5%
2018 0.235 -2.0%
2019 0.2313 -1.6%
2020 0.2273 -1.7%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 0.2273 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 0.2273 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3684, 62% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1995 +38.9% 0.3047 0.4234
1998 -42.7% 0.4002 0.2294

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3882 0.384 0.3924 2
1990s 0.3322 0.2234 0.4234 10
2000s 0.244 0.2061 0.274 10
2010s 0.2284 0.2024 0.2412 10
2020s 0.2273 0.2273 0.2273 1

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 111 Netherlands 0.2325 compare
  2. 112 Switzerland 0.2315 compare
  3. 113 Argentina 0.2279 compare
  4. 115 United Kingdom 0.2272 compare
  5. 116 Germany 0.2188 compare
  6. 117 India 0.2187 compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel percent in Honduras?
Armed forces personnel percent in Honduras was 0.2273 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 0.4234 in 1995.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2024 in 2015.
How does Honduras rank for armed forces personnel percent?
Honduras ranks 114th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel percent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel percent
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
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