Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Honduras instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Honduras, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 81.4% more likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Honduras, that number is 21.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 37.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Honduras, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
make 15.0% less money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $5,100 as of 2020.
be 38.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cabo Verde, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 35.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Honduras, on the other hand, 15.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cabo Verde, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 89% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Honduras, that number is 81% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 35.4% less likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Honduras, about 42.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 49.0% more on healthcare
Cabo Verde spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Honduras, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 14.7% less coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Honduras: At a glance
How big is Honduras compared to Cabo Verde? See an in-depth size comparison.