Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.2 years longer

In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Honduras, that number is 21.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 47.7% more money

Senegal has a GDP per capita of $4,400 as of 2023, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $6,500 as of 2023.

pay a 37.5% lower top tax rate

Senegal has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Honduras, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Senegal, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Honduras, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.

Life

be 72.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Senegal, approximately 261.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Honduras, 72.0 women do as of 2020.

be 57.2% more likely to be literate

In Senegal, the literacy rate is 56.3% as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 88.5% as of 2019.

be 53.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Senegal, approximately 32.4 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 34.1% fewer children

In Senegal, there are approximately 30.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Honduras, there are 19.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 39.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Senegal, approximately 68% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 43% 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 10.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Senegal, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 79% 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.

be 17.2% less likely to have internet access

In Senegal, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Honduras, about 48.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 16.4% more on education

Senegal spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Honduras spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 73.1% more on healthcare

Senegal spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Honduras, that number is 9.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 55.0% more coastline

Senegal has a total of 531 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, Direction Generale des Impots et des Domaines.

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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