Honduras exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Honduras in Caribbean Central America, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 127.9K | 0.0M | $32.9B | 5.07% | 0.00% | 20.33% |
| IND | 29.3K | 0.0M | $16.2B | 1.16% | 0.00% | 10.03% |
| RES | 2,367.2K | 10.9M | $112.7B | 93.77% | 100.00% | 69.64% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Honduras.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Honduras.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Honduras.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Cortés | 444.2K | 2,101.2K | $47.0B | 17.59% | 19.34% | 29.02% |
| Francisco Morazán | 429.8K | 1,963.3K | $31.2B | 17.03% | 18.07% | 19.28% |
| Colón | 162.8K | 416.1K | $10.9B | 6.45% | 3.83% | 6.74% |
| Atlántida | 120.0K | 546.8K | $10.8B | 4.75% | 5.03% | 6.66% |
| Santa Bárbara | 214.8K | 541.6K | $9.8B | 8.51% | 4.98% | 6.09% |
| Yoro | 149.5K | 746.4K | $9.4B | 5.92% | 6.87% | 5.78% |
| Comayagua | 143.4K | 620.3K | $7.6B | 5.68% | 5.71% | 4.68% |
| Choluteca | 124.1K | 557.9K | $7.0B | 4.91% | 5.13% | 4.30% |
| Olancho | 143.3K | 698.4K | $5.7B | 5.68% | 6.43% | 3.52% |
| Copán | 112.3K | 491.9K | $5.5B | 4.45% | 4.53% | 3.39% |
| El Paraíso | 126.5K | 581.0K | $4.7B | 5.01% | 5.35% | 2.92% |
| Valle | 50.0K | 220.9K | $2.7B | 1.98% | 2.03% | 1.67% |
| Lempira | 86.5K | 417.1K | $2.2B | 3.43% | 3.84% | 1.37% |
| Ocotepeque | 51.1K | 184.7K | $2.1B | 2.02% | 1.70% | 1.29% |
| La Paz | 54.4K | 255.7K | $2.0B | 2.16% | 2.35% | 1.24% |
| Intibucá | 63.9K | 311.8K | $1.9B | 2.53% | 2.87% | 1.20% |
| Islas de la Bahía | 22.5K | 88.4K | $0.8B | 0.89% | 0.81% | 0.50% |
| Gracias a Dios | 25.3K | 123.7K | $0.6B | 1.00% | 1.14% | 0.35% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Honduras.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 133,537 | 622.0K | $16,491.6M | 5.29% | 5.72% | 10.19% |
| MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 162,582 | 630.2K | $11,155.0M | 6.44% | 5.80% | 6.89% | |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 176,831 | 823.4K | $9,524.5M | 7.00% | 7.58% | 5.89% |
| MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 240,126 | 935.7K | $8,622.9M | 9.51% | 8.61% | 5.33% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 59,897 | 287.9K | $7,396.5M | 2.37% | 2.65% | 4.57% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 627,719 | 2,646.6K | $7,118.3M | 24.86% | 24.35% | 4.40% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 20,435 | 0.0K | $6,821.1M | 0.81% | 0.00% | 4.22% |
| MR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 40,495 | 183.1K | $5,000.4M | 1.60% | 1.68% | 3.09% | |
| S | S+SR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 21,187 | 0.0K | $4,978.6M | 0.84% | 0.00% | 3.08% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 71,759 | 287.5K | $4,923.5M | 2.84% | 2.65% | 3.04% |
| MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 33,572 | 274.2K | $4,630.3M | 1.33% | 2.52% | 2.86% | |
| W | W+WS/LPB/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 200,719 | 805.3K | $3,424.8M | 7.95% | 7.41% | 2.12% |
| MR|MCF | MR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 48,511 | 182.8K | $3,328.4M | 1.92% | 1.68% | 2.06% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 15,663 | 0.0K | $3,270.5M | 0.62% | 0.00% | 2.02% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 13,616 | 0.0K | $2,929.6M | 0.54% | 0.00% | 1.81% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 156,927 | 794.0K | $2,669.4M | 6.22% | 7.31% | 1.65% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 19,289 | 157.0K | $2,660.3M | 0.76% | 1.44% | 1.64% |
| MR/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 20,616 | 94.0K | $2,545.4M | 0.82% | 0.86% | 1.57% | |
| MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 4,540 | 0.0K | $2,469.8M | 0.18% | 0.00% | 1.53% | |
| MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 6,904 | 0.0K | $2,373.6M | 0.27% | 0.00% | 1.47% | |
| W | W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 125,923 | 511.7K | $2,148.6M | 4.99% | 4.71% | 1.33% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 14,588 | 69.6K | $1,921.8M | 0.58% | 0.64% | 1.19% |
| S | S+SR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 2,271 | 0.0K | $1,748.5M | 0.09% | 0.00% | 1.08% |
| S+SR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 2,271 | 0.0K | $1,748.5M | 0.09% | 0.00% | 1.08% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 5,105 | 0.0K | $1,702.5M | 0.20% | 0.00% | 1.05% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 4,601 | 0.0K | $1,695.4M | 0.18% | 0.00% | 1.05% |
| MR|MCF | MR/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 24,634 | 93.6K | $1,690.2M | 0.98% | 0.86% | 1.04% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:5/RES | RES | 1,829 | 90.7K | $1,678.0M | 0.07% | 0.83% | 1.04% |
| CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:6/RES | RES | 1,515 | 90.6K | $1,675.8M | 0.06% | 0.83% | 1.04% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 11,383 | 90.7K | $1,674.2M | 0.45% | 0.83% | 1.03% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:4/RES | RES | 2,278 | 90.9K | $1,673.1M | 0.09% | 0.84% | 1.03% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 2,297 | 0.0K | $1,582.4M | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.98% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 7,713 | 0.0K | $1,539.6M | 0.31% | 0.00% | 0.95% |
| CR- | CR+PCPS/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 2,255 | 0.0K | $1,455.9M | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.90% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 20,616 | 94.0K | $1,407.8M | 0.82% | 0.86% | 0.87% | |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 2,132 | 0.0K | $1,366.0M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.84% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 16,762 | 129.8K | $1,279.0M | 0.66% | 1.19% | 0.79% | |
| S | S+SR/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 5,296 | 0.0K | $1,244.0M | 0.21% | 0.00% | 0.77% |
| CR- | CR+PCPS/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 5,379 | 0.0K | $1,203.8M | 0.21% | 0.00% | 0.74% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 7,072 | 0.0K | $1,178.9M | 0.28% | 0.00% | 0.73% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ST/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 13,919 | 55.0K | $1,057.5M | 0.55% | 0.51% | 0.65% |
| MR|MCF | MR/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 7,571 | 60.2K | $1,043.3M | 0.30% | 0.55% | 0.64% |
| MR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 7,571 | 60.2K | $1,043.3M | 0.30% | 0.55% | 0.64% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4/RES | RES | 2,716 | 108.4K | $1,032.5M | 0.11% | 1.00% | 0.64% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:5/RES | RES | 2,168 | 107.8K | $1,032.0M | 0.09% | 0.99% | 0.64% | |
| CR+ | CR/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 4,675 | 0.0K | $972.8M | 0.19% | 0.00% | 0.60% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 52,818 | 214.0K | $901.2M | 2.09% | 1.97% | 0.56% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 3,404 | 0.0K | $731.9M | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.45% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 9,975 | 39.9K | $680.6M | 0.40% | 0.37% | 0.42% |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 1,957 | 0.0K | $633.5M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.39% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 1,133 | 0.0K | $616.5M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.38% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 19,324 | 97.2K | $494.4M | 0.77% | 0.89% | 0.31% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 11,892 | 39.6K | $451.3M | 0.47% | 0.36% | 0.28% |
| S | S+SR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 1,179 | 0.0K | $422.8M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.26% |
| S+SL/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 1,927 | 0.0K | $384.9M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.24% | |
| S+SR/LFBR/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 35 | 0.0K | $369.8M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.23% | |
| CR+ | CR+PCPS/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 1,597 | 0.0K | $356.3M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.22% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 863 | 0.0K | $296.7M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.18% |
| MCF/LWAL/CDH+ERH/H:1/IND | IND | 863 | 0.0K | $296.7M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.18% | |
| OT | INF/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 27,167 | 99.6K | $296.7M | 1.08% | 0.92% | 0.18% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 1,767 | 0.0K | $294.7M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.18% |
| S | S+SR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 1,890 | 0.0K | $244.0M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 237 | 0.0K | $241.5M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| S | S+SR/LFM/CDH+ERH/H:1/IND | IND | 283 | 0.0K | $216.1M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| S+SR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 283 | 0.0K | $216.1M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.13% | |
| S+SR/LFINF/CDH+ERH/H:1/IND | IND | 283 | 0.0K | $216.1M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.13% | |
| S+SR/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 283 | 0.0K | $216.1M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.13% | |
| S+SL/LFM/CDH+ERH/H:1/IND | IND | 576 | 0.0K | $211.8M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.13% | |
| S+SL/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 576 | 0.0K | $211.8M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.13% | |
| CR+ | CR+PCPS/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 328 | 0.0K | $202.0M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| CR+PCPS/LFM/CDH+ERH/H:1/IND | IND | 328 | 0.0K | $202.0M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.12% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/IND | IND | 287 | 0.0K | $197.6M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| MCF/LWAL/CDH+ERH/H:2/IND | IND | 287 | 0.0K | $197.6M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.12% | |
| CR+ | CR/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 312 | 0.0K | $191.4M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| CR/LFM/CDH+ERH/H:1/IND | IND | 312 | 0.0K | $191.4M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.12% | |
| CR/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 579 | 0.0K | $187.9M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.12% | |
| S | S+SR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 119 | 0.0K | $140.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| S+SR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 119 | 0.0K | $140.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.09% | |
| CR- | CR+PCPS/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 119 | 0.0K | $120.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| S | S+SR/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 291 | 0.0K | $105.4M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 391 | 0.0K | $105.4M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| CR- | CR+PCPS/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 295 | 0.0K | $103.5M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:12-24/COM | COM | 14 | 0.0K | $91.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.06% | |
| CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:7/COM | COM | 28 | 0.0K | $81.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% | |
| S | S+SR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 468 | 0.0K | $60.0M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| S+SR/LFBR/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 4 | 0.0K | $43.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| S+SR/LFBR/CDH+ERH/H:1/IND | IND | 4 | 0.0K | $43.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| CR+ | CR+PCPS/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 91 | 0.0K | $30.0M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| S | S+SR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 101 | 0.0K | $28.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 100 | 0.0K | $26.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| CR+ | CR/LDUAL/CDM+ERM/H:12-24/COM | COM | 4 | 0.0K | $24.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| CR/LDUAL/CDM+ERM/H:7/COM | COM | 7 | 0.0K | $21.8M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| CR/LFM/CDH+ERH/H:2/IND | IND | 29 | 0.0K | $19.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| CR/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:2/IND | IND | 29 | 0.0K | $19.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| S | S+SR/LFBR/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 1 | 0.0K | $15.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 8 | 0.0K | $13.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| CR+ | CR+PCPS/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:2/IND | IND | 10 | 0.0K | $7.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR+PCPS/LFM/CDH+ERH/H:2/IND | IND | 10 | 0.0K | $7.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| S | S+SR/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:2/IND | IND | 9 | 0.0K | $7.0M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| S+SR/LFINF/CDH+ERH/H:2/IND | IND | 9 | 0.0K | $7.0M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| S+SR/LFM/CDH+ERH/H:2/IND | IND | 9 | 0.0K | $7.0M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| S+SR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2/IND | IND | 9 | 0.0K | $7.0M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| S+SR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 27 | 0.0K | $6.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| CR+ | CR/LDUAL/CDM+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 1 | 0.0K | $2.8M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |