Honduras

Women

Honduras ranks 100 out of 162 countries in the Gender Inequality Index, where a high rank equals high equality. Women should always be considered as a particularly vulnerable group though.

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Children

Honduras has a Workplace Index score of 5.3, a Marketplace Index score of 4.8 and a Community and Environment Index score of 4.9 in the Children’s Rights and Business Atlas, where countries receive scores between 0 and 10. A score closer to 0 reflects a need for basic children’s rights due diligence, while a higher score reflects a need for enhanced or heightened due diligence. Children should always be considered as a particularly vulnerable group though. 

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Persons with Disabilities

Due to differences in data collection and definitions it is difficult to compare countries on disability prevalence rates. Persons with disabilities should always be considered as a particularly vulnerable group though.

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Minorities and Indigenous Peoples

According to the World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples, nearly 9 % of the population self-identified as a member of either an indigenous or minority community in the last official census. However, according to a census conducted by indigenous organizations, this number was 20 % of the population. The main minorities and indigenous peoples are: Lenca, Miskito, Garífuna, Maya Ch’ortí, Tolupán, Bay Creoles, Nahua, Pech and Tawahka. The Lenca, Pech, Tawahka, Xicaque, Maya Ch’ortí, Miskito and Garífuna are classified as indigenous. There is also an Afro-Honduran Creole English-speaking minority community who live mainly in the Bay Islands.

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Migrant Workers​

According to the ILO Global Estimates on International Migrant Workers, migrant workers as a proportion of all workers is 1.9 % in the subregion Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Persons in Armed Conflict

Honduras ranks 59 out of 179 countries in the Fragile States Index, where a high rank equals high fragility. For monthly crisis updates, check out CrisisWatch.