Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years longer
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Ireland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 18.2% more likely to be obese
In Honduras, 21.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ireland, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 17.6 times more money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $89,700 as of 2020.
be 11.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ireland, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
be 72.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 48.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Ireland, however, that number is 13.1% as of 2018.
pay a 92.0% higher top tax rate
Honduras has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Ireland, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 92.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Honduras, approximately 65.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ireland, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 77.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Honduras, approximately 15.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ireland, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
have 31.3% fewer children
In Honduras, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ireland, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Honduras, approximately 81% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Ireland, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 42.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ireland, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 30.6% less on education
Honduras spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ireland spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 75.9% more coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Ireland, that number is 1,448 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
Ireland: At a glance
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