Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Panama instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Panama, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 5.0 times more money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in Panama, the GDP per capita is $25,400 as of 2020.
be 54.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 48.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Panama, however, that number is 22.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 20.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Honduras, approximately 65.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Panama, 52.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 13.6% more 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 Panama, that number is 92% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 52.4% more likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 42.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Panama, about 64.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 36.7% less on education
Honduras spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Panama spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Panama, that number is 2,490 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Panama: At a glance
How big is Panama compared to Honduras? See an in-depth size comparison.