Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Honduras instead of North Korea, you would:

Health

live 3.4 years longer

In North Korea, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 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 3.1 times more likely to be obese

In North Korea, 6.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Honduras, that number is 21.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.8 times more money

North Korea has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2015, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $6,500 as of 2023.

be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In North Korea, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Honduras, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.

Life

be 32.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In North Korea, approximately 107.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Honduras, 72.0 women do as of 2020.

be 32.1% less likely to die during infancy

In North Korea, approximately 22.2 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 50.8% more children

In North Korea, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Honduras, there are 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 11.5% less likely to be literate

In North Korea, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2015. In Honduras, it is 88.5% as of 2019.

Basic Needs

be 72.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In North Korea, approximately 55% of people have electricity access (36% in urban areas, and 11% 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.

Geography

see 67.0% less coastline

North Korea has a total of 2,495 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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