Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Honduras instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Honduras, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Honduras, that number is 21.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 60.8% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $5,100 as of 2020.
be 93.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Honduras, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
be 5.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 41.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Honduras, on the other hand, 15.1 children do as of 2022.
have 15.3% more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Honduras, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 22.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 53.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Honduras, 65.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 19.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Maldives, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Honduras, 81% of the population do as of 2019.
be 33.3% less likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Honduras, about 42.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 19.5% more on education
Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Honduras spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 27.8% more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Honduras: At a glance
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