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

Health

be 92.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Rwanda, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Honduras, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 9.3 years longer

In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 3.7 times more likely to be obese

In Rwanda, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Honduras, that number is 21.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.2 times more money

Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $3,000 as of 2023, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $6,500 as of 2023.

be 59.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Rwanda, 14.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Honduras, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.

pay a 16.7% lower top tax rate

Rwanda has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Honduras, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

be 25.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Rwanda, 38.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.0% as of 2019.

Life

be 72.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Rwanda, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Honduras, 72.0 women do as of 2020.

be 16.6% more likely to be literate

In Rwanda, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 88.5% as of 2019.

be 42.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Rwanda, approximately 26.4 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 24.7% fewer children

In Rwanda, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Honduras, there are 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 86.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Rwanda, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 38% 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 60.0% more likely to have internet access

In Rwanda, approximately 30.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Honduras, about 48.0% do as of 2021.

be 16.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Rwanda, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 81% 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 68.4% more on education

Rwanda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Honduras spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 23.3% more on healthcare

Rwanda spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Honduras, that number is 9.0% of GDP as of 2020.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, Rwanda Revenue Authority.

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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