Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Honduras instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Honduras, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 18.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.3% as of 2018.
make 39.3% less money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $5,100 as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Honduras, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
pay a 3.6 times higher top tax rate
Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Honduras, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 31.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Honduras, 65.0 women do as of 2017.
be 42.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 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.
have 19.8% fewer children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Honduras, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guatemala, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 85% 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 16.0% less likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Honduras, about 42.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 48.5% more on education
Guatemala spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Honduras spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 17.7% more on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Honduras, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 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, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.
Honduras: At a glance
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