Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 29.9% more likely to be obese
In Honduras, 21.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United Kingdom, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 8.2 times more money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in United Kingdom, the GDP per capita is $41,600 as of 2020.
be 43.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In United Kingdom, that number is 3.2% as of 2019.
be 61.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 48.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In United Kingdom, however, that number is 18.6% as of 2017.
pay a 80.0% higher top tax rate
Honduras has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In United Kingdom, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 89.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Honduras, approximately 65.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United Kingdom, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 74.7% 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 United Kingdom, on the other hand, 3.8 children do as of 2022.
have 39.8% fewer children
In Honduras, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In United Kingdom, there are 10.8 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 the population has electricity access as of 2019. In United Kingdom, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 42.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In United Kingdom, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 39.7% more on healthcare
Honduras spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United Kingdom, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 15.1 times more coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In United Kingdom, that number is 12,429 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, HM Revenue & Customs.
United Kingdom: At a glance
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