Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.7 years longer

In Bolivia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 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

make 33.0% less money

Bolivia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2023, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $6,500 as of 2023.

be 96.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Bolivia, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Honduras, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.

be 31.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bolivia, 36.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.0% as of 2019.

pay a 92.3% higher top tax rate

Bolivia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Honduras, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 55.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bolivia, approximately 161.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Honduras, 72.0 women do as of 2020.

be 32.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Bolivia, approximately 22.3 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 13.1% more children

In Bolivia, there are approximately 17.6 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 27.3% less likely to have internet access

In Bolivia, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Honduras, about 48.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 34.7% less on education

Bolivia spends 9.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Honduras spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 13.9% more on healthcare

Bolivia spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Honduras, that number is 9.0% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, Autoridad de Impugnación Tributaria (AIT), Bolivia.

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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