Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 75.7% less likely to be obese
In Honduras, 21.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 13.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 91.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 48.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Honduras has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 44.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Honduras, approximately 65.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 45.6% less 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 23.0% fewer children
In Honduras, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.5% 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 16.7% less likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 42.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 57.1% less on education
Honduras spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 43.8% less on healthcare
Honduras spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 62.8% more coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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