Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.2 years longer

In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 3.7 times more likely to be obese

In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Honduras, that number is 21.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 22.6% more money

Burma has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2023, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $6,500 as of 2023.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Burma, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Honduras, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.

be 93.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.0% as of 2019.

Life

be 59.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Burma, approximately 179.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Honduras, 72.0 women do as of 2020.

be 54.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Burma, approximately 32.9 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 26.8% more children

In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 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 28.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Burma, approximately 74% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Honduras, that number is 94% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 12.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Burma, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 81% 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 3.2 times more on education

Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Honduras spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Burma spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Honduras, that number is 9.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 57.4% less coastline

Burma has a total of 1,930 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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