Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.5 years longer

In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 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 5.5 times more likely to be obese

In Cambodia, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Honduras, that number is 21.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 27.5% more money

Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2023, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $6,500 as of 2023.

be 25.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cambodia, 0.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Honduras, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.

be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Cambodia, 16.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.0% as of 2019.

pay a 25.0% higher top tax rate

Cambodia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Honduras, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 67.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cambodia, approximately 218.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Honduras, 72.0 women do as of 2020.

be 49.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Cambodia, approximately 29.6 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 12.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cambodia, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (99% 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.

be 20.0% less likely to have internet access

In Cambodia, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Honduras, about 48.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on education

Cambodia spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Honduras spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 20.0% more on healthcare

Cambodia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Honduras, that number is 9.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 85.8% more coastline

Cambodia has a total of 443 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, General Department of Taxation.

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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