Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
be 19.6% less likely to be obese
In Honduras, 21.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
be 58.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Honduras, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.
live 8.7 years less
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 74.5% more money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 64.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 48.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
be 6.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
pay a 48.0% higher top tax rate
Honduras has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 39.6% more children
In Honduras, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Honduras, approximately 65.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
be 95.1% more 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 Namibia, on the other hand, 29.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 29.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Honduras, approximately 81% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 57% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 91.8% more on education
Honduras spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 16.4% more on healthcare
Honduras spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 91.0% more coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department.
Namibia: At a glance
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