Police officers per 1,000 people in Honduras
Honduras: Police officers per 1,000 people was 2.47 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
2.47
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
90th
of 103 countries
All-time high
2.73
in 2011
All-time low
2.33
in 1982
Years of data
7
1982–2015
Police officers per 1,000 people in Honduras, 1982–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, police officers per 1,000 people in Honduras stood at 2.47.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Honduras peaked at 2.73 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.33, in 1982.
That places Honduras 90th out of 103 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Police officers per 1,000 people in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2.33 | — |
| 1984 | 2.41 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 2.4 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.73 | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 2.58 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 2.47 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.47 | -0.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 2.47 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.47, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 2.47 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.67, 53% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.38 | 2.33 | 2.41 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.56 | 2.47 | 2.73 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More reference data data for Honduras
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7924 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0527 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.287 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in Honduras?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in Honduras was 2.47 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 in 2011.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 in 1982.
- How does Honduras rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- Honduras ranks 90th out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Police officers per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measures the number of police officers per 1,000 people.