Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 7.4 years longer
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 43.9% more likely to be obese
In Honduras, 21.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 8.3 times more money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $42,400 as of 2020.
be 26.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In New Zealand, that number is 4.1% as of 2019.
pay a 32.0% higher top tax rate
Honduras has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 86.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Honduras, approximately 65.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 77.2% 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 New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 28.7% fewer children
In Honduras, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 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 New Zealand, 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 New Zealand, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.4% more on education
Honduras spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 32.9% more on healthcare
Honduras spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 18.4 times more coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
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