Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 29.9% more likely to be obese
In Honduras, 21.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 12.0% lower top tax rate
Honduras has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 55.4% less money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $6,500 as of 2023, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 13.5% as of 2023.
be 71.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 48.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 58.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Honduras, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.3% less on education
Honduras spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 76.5% less coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Honduras? See an in-depth size comparison.