Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Honduras instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 16.7% less likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Honduras, that number is 21.4% of people as of 2016.
live 4.5 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Honduras, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 30.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Honduras, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
make 74.1% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $5,100 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.3% as of 2018.
pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate
Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Honduras, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 25.5% more children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Honduras, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Honduras, 65.0 women do as of 2017.
be 79.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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 19.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Costa Rica, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Honduras, 81% of the population do as of 2019.
be 48.1% less likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Honduras, about 42.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.9% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Honduras spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 36.2% less coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Honduras: At a glance
How big is Honduras compared to Costa Rica? See an in-depth size comparison.