Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Honduras instead of South Africa, you would:

Health

be 99.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In South Africa, 19.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Honduras, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 9.9 years longer

In South Africa, the average life expectancy is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 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 24.4% less likely to be obese

In South Africa, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Honduras, that number is 21.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 75.7% less likely to be unemployed

In South Africa, 28.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Honduras, that number is 7.0% as of 2022.

pay a 44.4% lower top tax rate

South Africa has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2017. In Honduras, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

make 57.8% less money

South Africa has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2022, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $5,700 as of 2022.

be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In South Africa, 16.6% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.0% as of 2019.

Life

be 43.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In South Africa, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Honduras, 72.0 women do as of 2020.

be 41.7% less likely to die during infancy

In South Africa, approximately 25.9 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 12.4% more children

In South Africa, there are approximately 17.7 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 33.3% less likely to have internet access

In South Africa, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Honduras, about 48.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 70.6% less coastline

South Africa has a total of 2,798 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, South African Revenue Service.

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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