Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
be 55.1% less likely to be obese
In Honduras, 21.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
live 13.0 years less
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 82.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Benin, that number is 1.0% as of 2014.
be 20.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 48.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Benin, however, that number is 38.5% as of 2019.
make 35.3% less money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Honduras, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Benin, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Honduras, approximately 65.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Benin, 397.0 women do as of 2017.
be 52.1% less likely to be literate
In Honduras, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2019. In Benin, it is 42.4% as of 2018.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Honduras, approximately 15.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Benin, on the other hand, 55.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 59.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Honduras, approximately 81% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 33% of people on average (58% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 38.1% less likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 42.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Benin, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
be 22.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Honduras, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 75% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 38.8% less on education
Honduras spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 67.1% less on healthcare
Honduras spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 85.3% less coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
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