Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Honduras instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Honduras, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 14.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Honduras, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
pay a 16.7% lower top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Honduras, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 54.9% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $5,100 as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 26.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Honduras, 65.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 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 16.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Peru, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 86% 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.
be 35.4% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Honduras, about 42.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% more on education
Peru spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Honduras spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 40.4% more on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Honduras, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 65.9% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria.
Honduras: At a glance
How big is Honduras compared to Peru? See an in-depth size comparison.