Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years longer
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 69.2% more likely to be obese
In Honduras, 21.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 11.8 times more money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $60,200 as of 2020.
be 30.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In United States, that number is 3.9% as of 2018.
be 68.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 48.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In United States, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2010.
pay a 58.4% higher top tax rate
Honduras has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In United States, the top tax rate is 39.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 70.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Honduras, approximately 65.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United States, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 65.7% 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 States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 31.5% fewer children
In Honduras, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In United States, there are 12.3 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 States, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 42.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In United States, about 91.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Honduras spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United States, that number is 16.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 24.2 times more coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Service.
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