Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Honduras instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Economy
be 12.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Honduras, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
pay a 16.7% lower top tax rate
Nicaragua has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Honduras, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
be 94.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 67.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 198.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Honduras, 65.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 15.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Honduras, that number is 96% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 16.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Honduras, that number is 81% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 13.1% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Honduras, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 44.1% more on education
Nicaragua spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Honduras spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos.
Honduras: At a glance
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