Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Honduras instead of Benin, you would:

Health

live 13.0 years longer

In Benin, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Honduras, that number is 21.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 67.6% more money

Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2022, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $5,700 as of 2022.

be 4.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Benin, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Honduras, that number is 7.0% as of 2022.

be 24.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Benin, 38.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.0% as of 2019.

Life

be 86.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Benin, approximately 523.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Honduras, 72.0 women do as of 2020.

be 93.2% more likely to be literate

In Benin, the literacy rate is 45.8% as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 88.5% as of 2019.

be 73.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Benin, approximately 55.8 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.

have 50.6% fewer children

In Benin, there are approximately 40.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Honduras, there are 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Benin, approximately 42% of people have electricity access (67% in urban areas, and 18% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Honduras, that number is 94% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 41.2% more likely to have internet access

In Benin, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Honduras, about 48.0% do as of 2021.

be 28.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (79% in urban areas, and 71% 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.

Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on education

Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Honduras spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 3.5 times more on healthcare

Benin spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Honduras, that number is 9.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 6.8 times more coastline

Benin has a total of 121 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

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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