Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Honduras instead of Colombia, you would:
Economy
be 46.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Honduras, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
pay a 24.2% lower top tax rate
Colombia has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Honduras, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 61.9% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $5,100 as of 2020.
be 35.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 21.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Honduras, 65.0 women do as of 2017.
have 17.8% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Honduras, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 29.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 11.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Honduras, on the other hand, 15.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Colombia, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Honduras, that number is 81% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 40.0% less likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Honduras, about 42.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 74.3% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN).
Honduras: At a glance
How big is Honduras compared to Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.