Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guatemala instead of Honduras, you would:

Health

live 2.3 years less

In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 64.7% more money

Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 58.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

pay a 72.0% lower top tax rate

Honduras has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

be 22.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Honduras, 48.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 24.7% more children

In Honduras, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 46.2% more likely to die during childbirth

In Honduras, approximately 65.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 73.6% 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 13.6% more 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 Guatemala, that number is 92% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 19.0% more likely to have internet access

In Honduras, approximately 42.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 32.7% less on education

Honduras spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 15.1% less on healthcare

Honduras spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 51.4% less coastline

Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.

Guatemala: At a glance

Guatemala is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 107,159 sq km. The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the internal conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, about 1 million refugees.
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