Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Honduras instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
be 13.0% less likely to be obese
In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Honduras, that number is 21.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 20.0% less likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Honduras, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
pay a 16.7% lower top tax rate
El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Honduras, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 37.0% less money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2020, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $5,100 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 41.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Honduras, 65.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.2% more likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 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 16.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In El Salvador, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 93% 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 23.6% less likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Honduras, about 42.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 44.1% more on education
El Salvador spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Honduras spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 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, Ministry of Finance.
Honduras: At a glance
How big is Honduras compared to El Salvador? See an in-depth size comparison.