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

Health

be 99.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Honduras, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 15.5 years longer

In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 29.7% more likely to be obese

In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Honduras, that number is 21.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 69.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Swaziland, 22.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Honduras, that number is 7.0% as of 2022.

be 18.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.0% as of 2019.

pay a 24.2% lower top tax rate

Swaziland has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Honduras, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

make 37.4% less money

Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $9,100 as of 2022, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $5,700 as of 2022.

Life

be 83.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Honduras, 72.0 women do as of 2020.

be 61.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 10.8% fewer children

In Swaziland, there are approximately 22.3 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 13.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Swaziland, approximately 83% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Honduras, that number is 94% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 19.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Swaziland, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 75% 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 18.6% less likely to have internet access

In Swaziland, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Honduras, about 48.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 28.0% more on education

Swaziland spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Honduras spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 38.5% more on healthcare

Swaziland spends 6.5% 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: Swaziland Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos.

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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