Quality of life comparison

live 5.7 years less

In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 55.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.

be 23.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Honduras, 48.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

make 19.6% less money

Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.

pay a 68.0% higher top tax rate

Honduras has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

have 62.0% more children

In Honduras, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, there are 29.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Honduras, approximately 65.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Papua New Guinea, 145.0 women do as of 2017.

be 27.5% less likely to be literate

In Honduras, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 2.2 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 Papua New Guinea, on the other hand, 33.6 children do as of 2022.

be 27.3% 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 Papua New Guinea, that number is 59% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2018.

be 73.8% less likely to have internet access

In Honduras, approximately 42.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.

be 50.6% 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 Papua New Guinea, that number is 48% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 61.2% less on education

Honduras spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 68.5% less on healthcare

Honduras spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2019.

see 6.3 times more coastline

Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.