Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Honduras instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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
be 45.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Honduras, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.
make 71.4% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $6,500 as of 2023.
be 92.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.0% as of 2019.
Life
have 74.6% more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Honduras, there are 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 25.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Saint Lucia, approximately 12.0 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 38.5% less likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Honduras, about 48.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 77.8% more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Honduras spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 34.3% more on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Honduras, that number is 9.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.2 times more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 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
How big is Honduras compared to Saint Lucia? See an in-depth size comparison.