Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years longer
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 15.0% more likely to be obese
In Honduras, 21.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cuba, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 89.2% more money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $6,500 as of 2023, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
be 80.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 45.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Honduras, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cuba, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
be 12.7% more likely to be literate
In Honduras, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2019. In Cuba, it is 99.7% as of 2021.
be 72.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Honduras, approximately 15.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cuba, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2022.
have 50.3% fewer children
In Honduras, there are approximately 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 47.9% more likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 48.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cuba, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 100.0% more on education
Honduras spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 38.9% more on healthcare
Honduras spends 9.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cuba, that number is 12.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.5 times more coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cuba: At a glance
How big is Cuba compared to Honduras? See an in-depth size comparison.