Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Honduras instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

live 2.3 years less

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Honduras, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 4.1 times more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Honduras, that number is 21.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 59.2% less money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2020, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $5,100 as of 2020.

be 15.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Honduras, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.

be 11.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 4.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.3% as of 2018.

pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate

Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Honduras, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 29.9% more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Honduras, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 80.6% more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Honduras, 65.0 women do as of 2017.

be 83.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 20.0% more likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Honduras, about 42.0% do as of 2020.

be 19.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Sri Lanka, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% 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 2.3 times more on education

Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Honduras spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 78.0% more on healthcare

Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Honduras, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 38.6% less coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 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, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.

Honduras: At a glance

Honduras is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 111,890 sq km. Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas. The country was devastated by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, which killed about 5,600 people and caused approximately $2 billion in damage. Since then, the economy has slowly rebounded.
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