# Honduras - Link: https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/honduras/ - Published: 2026-05-22T22:15:42-05:00 - Author: Preeti Sinha National Blueprint · One of 195 # Honduras A nation of 11.0 million where citizens abroad send home three tenths of the economy, two thirds of the power is renewable, and the World Bank finances roads and transparency. Perfect Nations values what Honduras owns and raises capital against it, through** innovative financing for development (FfD)** and **super intelligence (SI)**. Honduras at a glance * **11.0m**PeopleWorld Bank * _Furthest from reach · Education_**79.3%**of children in Honduras cannot read a simple text by the end of primary school, on 2019 data[World Bank, 2019](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.LPV.PRIM?locations=HN) * **4**Instruments and investments on record[Capital already committed](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/honduras/#bp-register) [Work with us](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/honduras/#bp-studio)[Read the Letter to Honduras](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/honduras/#bp-letter) What we do for Honduras ## Assets. Capital. Solutions. Perfect Nations is a new-age sovereign advisory firm, and its clients are nations. 1. [01AssetsThe cupFive sovereign assets, valued, from The Diaspora to The People.](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/honduras/#bp-assets) 2. [02CapitalThe laurels4 instruments and investments on record, every one sourced.](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/honduras/#bp-capital) 3. [03SolutionsThe seven starsSeven basic standards of living, star by star. Education is furthest from reach today.](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/honduras/#bp-pc) **The whole logo:** a Perfect Nation, where every citizen has all seven basic standards of living, led by good governance. [01](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/honduras/#bp-do)**Assets** · The cup · Sovereign Assets ## Five assets no balance sheet counts. Each is owned today, earns today, and can carry Honduras toward seven basic standards of living for every citizen. * **30.1%**Of GDP sent home by citizens abroad, 2025 * ### The Diaspora * Citizens abroad send home a steady share of the economy: a flow that can back long-term finance. * **52.8%**Of the land under forest, 2024 * ### The Forest * Standing forest that stores carbon and water, and can earn as it stands. * **64.9%**Of electricity from renewable sources, 2021 * ### The Clean Grid * Power from water, wind and sun already flows; every new connection can be clean. * **32%**Of the land in agriculture, 2023 * ### The Farmland * Land that can feed the nation and earn abroad, valued and financed against its harvest. * **11.0m**Citizens, 2025 * ### The People * 30.3% are under fifteen: the workforce and the market of the next generation. [Every figure, with its source](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/honduras/#bp-sources) [The Sovereign Assets ledger](https://perfectnations.com/sovereign-assets/) [02](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/honduras/#bp-do)**Capital** · The laurels· Capital Architecture ## Remittances and roads, and schools to match. Bonds, guarantees, swaps and loans that raise capital against what Honduras owns, every line sourced. [Capital Architecture](https://perfectnations.com/capital-architecture/) The record in figures * **$187M**Sustainable Connectivity Project, December 2024[World Bank, 2024](https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P181166) * **$145M**Financing for transparency and sustainability, February 2025[World Bank, 2025](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/02/17/banco-mundial-impulsa-transparencia-sostenibilidad-honduras) * **SDR 456.9M**IMF credit outstanding at 31 March 2026[IMF, 2026](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/HND) * **30.1%**Remittances received from citizens abroad, share of GDP, 2025[World Bank, 2025](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS?locations=HN) Capital already committed * MultilateralApprovedSustainable Connectivity Project$187M * World Bank · Approved 17 December 2024 * Connectivity and resilience of the northwest road network. * World Bank * [Source](https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P181166) * MultilateralApprovedTransparency and sustainability$145M * World Bank · Press release, 17 February 2025 * Financing to promote transparency and sustainability. * World Bank * [Source](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/02/17/banco-mundial-impulsa-transparencia-sostenibilidad-honduras) * MultilateralApprovedRoad infrastructure management in the north$100M * World Bank · Press release, 10 July 2025 * Better management of roads in northern Honduras. * World Bank * [Source](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/07/10/banco-mundial-apoya-mejor-gestion-infraestructura-vial-norte-honduras) * MultilateralApprovedExtended Fund Facility and Extended Credit Facility * IMF · Requested with the 2023 Article IV, September 2023 * IMF arrangements; credit outstanding stood at SDR 456.9 million at 31 March 2026. * IMF * [Source](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2023/09/22/honduras-2023-article-iv-consultation-and-requests-for-an-arrangement-under-the-extended-539367) ### The Honduras Newswire [The Solutions Wire](https://perfectnations.com/state-of-nations/#sn-wire) ![Karla Mejía, Nation Steward of Honduras](https://perfectnations.com/wp-content/ uploads/2026/11/Karla-Mejia-Nation-Steward-of-Honduras-150x150.png) **Karla Mejía**Nation Steward of Honduras · SI ResearcherLast updated 11 November 2026 * 6 Nov 2026[**IDB approves US$101.68mn financing to improve road connectivity and strengthen Honduras’ production chains**](https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/idb-approves-us10168mn-financing-to-improve-road-connectivity-and-strengthen-honduras-production-chains) BNamericas * 4 Nov 2026[**AMDC coloca bonos por $375 millones en el mercado internacional**](https://www.laprensa.hn/honduras/amdc-bonos-millones-mercado-internacional-proyectos-PH32539251) La Prensa * 10 Jul 2025[**World Bank Supports Better Road Infrastructure Management in Northern Honduras**](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/07/10/banco-mundial-apoya-mejor-gestion-infraestructura-vial-norte-honduras) World Bank * 17 Feb 2025[**The World Bank and Honduras to Promote Transparency and Sustainability in the Country**](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/02/17/banco-mundial-impulsa-transparencia-sostenibilidad-honduras) World Bank ## Already working in Honduras. Independent firms and social enterprises already at work in Honduras, highlighted by Perfect Nations. None is a partner of Perfect Nations. [Suggest an enterprise](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/honduras/contact@perfectnations.org?subject=An%20enterprise%20already%20at%20work%20in%20Honduras) * ### The first firms and social enterprises at work in Honduras are being gathered. * Name one already at work there: it may be highlighted here, with its source. [03](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/honduras/#bp-do)**Solutions** · The seven stars · Perfect Capita ## Perfect Honduras, _star by star._ **Perfect Capita** is the yearly cost, per person, of lifting everyone above the Living Line in all seven basic living standards, set with Honduras in its own prices. [How Perfect Capita works](https://perfectnations.com/perfect-capita/) **20.7** Education · furthest from reach20.7% of children read a simple text by the end of primary school; 2019, dated[World Bank, 2019](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.LPV.PRIM?locations=HN) Tap a star for its figure and source. The price of Perfect Honduras To be set with Honduras, from its own figures and in its own prices: Perfect Capita times the people of Honduras, each year. Read more * Food**58.7%**Not food insecure; 41.3% are moderately or severely food insecure [FAO, 2023](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SN.ITK.MSFI.ZS?locations=HN) * Water**65.5%**Safely managed drinking water[WHO/UNICEF, 2024](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS?locations=HN) * Shelter**68.5%**City dwellers outside slums; 31.5% live in slums; safely managed sanitation is not measured, dated[UN-Habitat, 2018](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.SLUM.UR.ZS?locations=HN) * Energy**57%**57% cook with clean fuels and technology; 95.5% have electricity [World Bank, 2024](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.CFT.ACCS.ZS?locations=HN) * Education**20.7**20.7% of children read a simple text by the end of primary school; 2019, dated[World Bank, 2019](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.LPV.PRIM?locations=HN) * Health**64**WHO service coverage index[WHO, 2023](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/universal-health-coverage-index?country=~HND) * Livelihood**39.9%**Above the national poverty line; 60.1% live below it[World Bank, 2025](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.NAHC?locations=HN) Perfect Nations estimate, to be confirmed with Honduras. Figures marked dated rest on surveys more than five years old; lenient measures are marked as such. [The strict measures](https://perfectnations.com/perfect-capita/#pq-measures) Strict measures. Food: share not moderately or severely food insecure (FAO). Water: safely managed drinking water where measured; where it is not, basic water, marked as such. Shelter: the lower of safely managed sanitation and the share outside urban slums. Energy: the lower of electricity per person against 1,000 kWh and clean cooking; where electricity per person is not published, clean cooking. Education: the lower of children reading by the end of primary school and lower-secondary completion. Health: WHO service coverage index. Livelihood: share above the stricter of the national poverty line and the World Bank line for the nation’s income group (US$ 8.30 a day for high-income nations). Each figure links to its source. ### Solutions for Perfect Honduras [All Solutions](https://perfectnations.com/state-of-nations/#sn-solutions) * **The Solution for Honduras**Education * ### Finance learning, not only classrooms. - **01****The challenge**79.3% Of children in Honduras cannot read a simple text by the end of primary school, on 2019 data. [World Bank, 2019](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.LPV.PRIM?locations=HN) - **02****The deal** - Program-for-Results, proved in Tanzania, 2021: $588M for primary school learning. [World Bank, project P169380](https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P169380) - **03****What Perfect Nations advises**Nations where education is furthest from reach should borrow on a Program-for-Results basis, releasing each tranche only when pupils reach an agreed learning level, verified independently. With super intelligence, reading levels can be tracked school by school, so that every child who falls behind is reached in time. * Co-design it in**The ReDesign Studio**[The three mandates](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/honduras/#bp-mandates) Perfect Nations® · Letters to the NationsHonduras ## Dear Honduras, Hondurans abroad send home three tenths of your economy, half your land is forest, and two thirds of your power is renewable. Read more Yet on the 2019 data, 79.3% of your children could not read a simple text by the end of primary school, and 60.1% of you live below the national poverty line. Let the roads the World Bank is building lead to schools where every child learns to read. “Let every new road lead to a school where every child reads.” Yours in design,**Preeti Sinha**President and CEO, Perfect Nations Work with us · The ReDesign Studio ## The Perfect Honduras _ReDesign Studio_ One mission, three depths: the same four moves for Honduras, taken as far toward market as you choose. Read more For the Government of Honduras, its development partners and investors. Scope and fees are agreed in writing before any work begins. 1. **01**Identify the assets 2. **02**Estimate Perfect Capita 3. **03**Co-design the capital architecture 4. **04**Launch the instruments 1. Mandate 013 hours 2. ### The Nation Briefing 3. A private session for the people who decide. 4. You leave withThe gap, named and sized 5. Read more 6. a. **01**The five sovereign assets on this page, walked through. b. **02**Education, the standard furthest from reach, and the Gap, explained. c. **03**The instruments that could close the Gap, shortlisted. d. **04**The path to market, outlined. 7. [Request a Nation Briefing](https://perfectnations.com/contact/?about=briefing&country=Honduras) 8. Mandate 023 days 9. ### The Blueprint Lab 10. Your team and ours, working the blueprint together. 11. You leave withThe structure, drawn 12. Read more 13. a. **01**The ledger tested against your ministries’ own data. b. **02**Each of the seven standards costed in local prices. c. **03**One financing structure, drawn with your team. d. **04**A term sheet and the partners to approach. 14. [Plan a Blueprint Lab](https://perfectnations.com/contact/?about=lab&country=Honduras) 15. Mandate 03End to end 16. ### The Sovereign Mandate 17. Led personally by the President and CEO. 18. You leave withA structure ready for market 19. Read more 20. a. **01**A full sovereign asset ledger, valued and verified. b. **02**Perfect Capita set and agreed with government, with a monitoring plan. c. **03**The full structure: legal form, credit enhancement, guarantees and pricing. d. **04**Taken to investors and development partners, through to close. 21. [Discuss a Sovereign Mandate](https://perfectnations.com/contact/?about=commission&country=Honduras) ### Co-design it with us Where Hondurans and Co-designers design the nation they want to live in. * Writings * #### Write Perfect Honduras into being. * Up to 1,500 words on your vision of Perfect Honduras, published with your name. * [Submit your writing](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/honduras/contact@perfectnations.org?subject=Writing%20for%20Perfect%20Honduras&body=Your%20name%2C%20or%20a%20pen%20name%3A%0D%0AWhere%20you%20live%3A%0D%0ATitle%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AYour%20vision%20of%20Perfect%20Honduras%2C%20and%20the%20economic%20solutions%20to%20achieve%20it%20%28up%20to%201%2C500%20words%29%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20confirm%20that%20this%20is%20my%20own%20original%20writing%2C%20and%20I%20give%20Perfect%20Nations%20permission%20to%20publish%20it%20with%20credit%20to%20me.%0D%0A) * Voices of Perfect Nations Launching soon * #### The local leaders already building Perfect Honduras. * Great local leaders: honest, dedicated and committed to basic standards of living for all. Every guest answers one question: “What does Honduras already own, and how could it pay for a decent life for every citizen?” * [Nominate yourself](https://perfectnations.com/contact/?nation=honduras&topic=nominate-self) [Suggest a guest](https://perfectnations.com/contact/?nation=honduras&topic=guest) * Co-designers * #### Join the community. * Everyone who shares a vision, a voice or an enterprise here becomes a **Co-designer of Perfect Honduras**. * [Become a Co-designer](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/honduras/contact@perfectnations.org?subject=Becoming%20a%20Co-designer%20of%20Perfect%20Honduras&body=Your%20name%3A%0D%0AWhere%20you%20live%3A%0D%0AHow%20you%20would%20like%20to%20contribute%20%28writing%2C%20a%20voice%20for%20the%20podcast%2C%20an%20enterprise%2C%20your%20expertise%29%3A%0D%0A) The Honduras ReDesign Studio is open ## Design Perfect Honduras with us. Share your vision, suggest a guest, or write to us: every message receives a personal reply. [Enter the ReDesign Studio](https://perfectnations.com/design-studio/)[Write to us](https://perfectnations.com/contact/?nation=honduras) [All 195 nations](https://perfectnations.com/blueprints/) Sources 1. World Bank, World Development Indicators (API), accessed 10 November 2026: population and ages 0 to 14, 2025; land area and agricultural and forest land; renewable fresh water per person, 2022; natural resource, oil, gas and mineral rents, 2021; renewable electricity output, 2021; tourism receipts; personal remittances; electricity access and clean cooking. 2. The seven standards: FAO food insecurity, WHO/UNICEF JMP water and sanitation, UN-Habitat urban slums, World Bank clean cooking, learning poverty and lower-secondary completion, and poverty headcounts (all via the World Bank); WHO UHC service coverage index, 2023. 3. IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026 (DataMapper, accessed 10 November 2026): general government gross debt, 2025, and real GDP growth projected for 2026. 4. World Bank project P181166; World Bank press releases of 17 February and 10 July 2025. 5. IMF: Honduras, 2023 Article IV consultation and arrangement requests (country report of 22 September 2023) and IMF country page.