Electricity at Home in Honduras: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

Behind every percentage in the data lies the daily reality of human life. Electricity at home in Honduras is not merely an infrastructure metric; it is the measure of how evenings are spent, how food is preserved, and how light enters a home after the sun sets. These numbers, compiled by MYRIAD from World Bank records, trace a quiet transformation in the domestic lives of generations, charting the gradual electrification of living spaces across the country over three centuries.

The historical arc moves slowly at first. In the 1800s estimate, the share stood at 0, ticking up fractionally through the decades with values like 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, and 0.9. By 1900 it was 1 %. Growth accelerated in the twentieth century, moving through the 1910s estimate of 8.8, the 1920s estimate of 16.6, the 1930s estimate of 24.4, the 1940s estimate of 32.2, and reaching 40 in the 1950s, 50 in the 1960s, 60 in the 1970s, 70 in the 1980s, 79 in the 1990s, and 88 in the 2000s, climbing to 92.5 in the 2010s.

If you lived in Honduras in the 2020s, electricity at home stands at 97 %, ranking #80 of 157 countries. Looking ahead, the 2030s projection, 2040s projection, 2050s projection, 2060s projection, 2070s projection, 2080s projection, 2090s projection, and 2100s projection all point toward 100. Keep exploring Life Expectancy at Birth in Honduras Income per Person (GDP per capita, PPP) in Honduras Child Mortality (under 5) in Honduras Years of Schooling in Honduras Children per Woman in Honduras Living in Cities in Honduras Full country profile: Honduras Where do YOU rank among everyone ever born? →