Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Honduras instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
be 97.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Honduras, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 11.5 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Honduras, that number is 21.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 34.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Honduras, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate
Equatorial Guinea has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Honduras, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 70.0% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $5,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 78.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 301.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Honduras, 65.0 women do as of 2017.
be 80.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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.
have 40.2% fewer children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Honduras, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 45% 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 61.5% more likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Honduras, about 42.0% do as of 2020.
be 42.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Honduras, that number is 96% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Honduras, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 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
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