Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Honduras instead of Central African Republic, you would:

Health

be 93.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Central African Republic, 2.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Honduras, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 19.6 years longer

In Central African Republic, the average life expectancy is 56 years (54 years for men, 57 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 2.9 times more likely to be obese

In Central African Republic, 7.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Honduras, that number is 21.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.5 times more money

Central African Republic has a GDP per capita of $1,000 as of 2023, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $6,500 as of 2023.

be 30.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Central African Republic, 68.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.0% as of 2019.

Life

be 91.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Central African Republic, approximately 835.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Honduras, 72.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.4 times more likely to be literate

In Central African Republic, the literacy rate is 37.5% as of 2020. In Honduras, it is 88.5% as of 2019.

be 81.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Central African Republic, approximately 83.0 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 37.6% fewer children

In Central African Republic, there are approximately 31.9 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 6.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Central African Republic, approximately 16% of people have electricity access (35% in urban areas, and 2% 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 4.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Central African Republic, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Honduras, about 48.0% do as of 2021.

be 52.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Central African Republic, approximately 63% of people have improved drinking water access (84% in urban areas, and 48% 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 2.9 times more on education

Central African Republic spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Honduras spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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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