Belize vs Honduras: Share of population living in urbanized areas

Belize
59.6%
in 2025
Honduras
60.3%
in 2025
Belize rank
119th
Honduras rank
117th

Share of population living in urbanized areas over time

  • Belize
  • Honduras
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How they compare

Honduras currently reports 60.3% against 59.6% in Belize, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 119th and Honduras ranks 117th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 38 and Honduras in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Honduras Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Belize
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Belize
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Belize
1300s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% Belize
1400s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Belize
1500s 0.6% 0.2% 0.4% Belize
1600s 1.8% 0.6% 1.3% Belize
1700s 5.5% 1.7% 3.8% Belize
1710s 6.2% 1.9% 4.3% Belize
1720s 6.8% 2.1% 4.7% Belize
1730s 7.5% 2.3% 5.2% Belize
1740s 8.2% 2.5% 5.7% Belize
1750s 9.0% 2.7% 6.2% Belize
1760s 9.8% 3.0% 6.8% Belize
1770s 10.8% 3.3% 7.5% Belize
1780s 11.8% 3.6% 8.2% Belize
1790s 12.9% 3.9% 9.0% Belize
1800s 14.1% 4.3% 9.8% Belize
1810s 15.5% 4.7% 10.7% Belize
1820s 16.9% 5.2% 11.8% Belize
1830s 18.6% 5.7% 12.9% Belize
1840s 20.3% 6.2% 14.1% Belize
1850s 22.3% 6.8% 15.5% Belize
1860s 24.4% 7.5% 16.9% Belize
1870s 26.7% 8.2% 18.5% Belize
1880s 29.2% 8.9% 20.3% Belize
1890s 32.0% 9.8% 22.2% Belize
1900s 35.1% 10.7% 24.4% Belize
1910s 38.4% 11.7% 26.7% Belize
1920s 42.1% 12.9% 29.2% Belize
1930s 46.1% 14.1% 32.0% Belize
1940s 50.5% 15.4% 35.0% Belize
1950s 54.8% 19.2% 35.6% Belize
1960s 53.0% 25.3% 27.7% Belize
1970s 50.3% 31.6% 18.7% Belize
1980s 48.2% 37.5% 10.8% Belize
1990s 47.5% 42.2% 5.3% Belize
2000s 49.9% 47.7% 2.2% Belize
2010s 54.3% 54.4% 0.0% Honduras
2020s 58.2% 59.0% 0.8% Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Belize or Honduras?
Honduras, at 60.3% against 59.6% in Belize as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Belize and Honduras?
0.7%, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Honduras?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Belize and Honduras rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
Belize ranks 119th and Honduras ranks 117th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urbanized areas
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.