Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 89.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Honduras, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 9.2 years longer

In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 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 2.2 times more money

Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2023, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $6,500 as of 2023.

be 58.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Haiti, 14.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Honduras, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.

be 17.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.0% as of 2019.

Life

be 79.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Haiti, approximately 350.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Honduras, 72.0 women do as of 2020.

be 43.4% more likely to be literate

In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Honduras, it is 88.5% as of 2019.

be 62.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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.

Basic Needs

be 91.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Haiti, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 3% 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 23.1% more likely to have internet access

In Haiti, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Honduras, about 48.0% do as of 2021.

be 25.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 56% 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 4.6 times more on education

Haiti spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Honduras spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.7 times more on healthcare

Haiti spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Honduras, that number is 9.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 53.5% less coastline

Haiti has a total of 1,771 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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