Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Honduras instead of Aruba, you would:

Health

live 3.5 years less

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 90.7% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,591 as of 2024, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.9 times more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Honduras, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 39.6% less likely to have internet access

In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 25.7% more on education

Aruba spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Honduras spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 12.0 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.

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Infrastructure

find 73.8% less home broadband

Aruba has 17.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 77.9% less CO2

Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Honduras emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this

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Honduras: At a glance

Honduras is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 111,890 sq km. Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas. The country was devastated by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, which killed about 5,600 people and caused approximately $2 billion in damage. Since then, the economy has slowly rebounded.
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