Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 29.9% more likely to be obese
In Honduras, 21.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 12.0% lower top tax rate
Honduras has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 43.1% less money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 8.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Syria, that number is 50.0% as of 2017.
be 70.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 48.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 52.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Honduras, approximately 65.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Syria, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
have 26.8% more children
In Honduras, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Syria, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
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 Syria, that number is 92% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 14.3% less likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 42.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Syria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 76.5% less coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Honduras? See an in-depth size comparison.