Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Honduras instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
be 15.8% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2024.
live 6.7 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.
see 83.3% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.
have 69.9% fewer doctors per person
Panama has 16.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.
have 17.9% less access to essential health services
Panama scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Honduras scores 64 as of 2021.
Economy
be 41.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Honduras, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Honduras, however, that number is 60.1% as of 2025.
make 81.8% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.
Life
have 36.4% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Honduras, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 27.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 37.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Honduras, 47.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 19.4% less likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 84.2% more on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Honduras spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 66.9% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.
Safety
be 2.7 times more likely to be murdered
Panama has a homicide rate of 11.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Honduras, that number is 31.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Honduras, they kill 18.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 74.7% less home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.
live with 5.1 times more strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 72.3% less electricity
Panama uses 2,715 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Honduras uses 752 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 58.4% less CO2
Panama emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Honduras emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Panama, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Honduras, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Honduras: At a glance
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