Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 98.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Zambia, 11.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Honduras, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 8.9 years longer

In Zambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (65 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 2.6 times more likely to be obese

In Zambia, 8.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Honduras, that number is 21.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 75.7% more money

Zambia has a GDP per capita of $3,700 as of 2023, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $6,500 as of 2023.

be 20.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Zambia, 60.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Honduras, however, that number is 48.0% as of 2019.

pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate

Zambia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Honduras, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 46.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Zambia, approximately 135.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Honduras, 72.0 women do as of 2020.

be 59.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Zambia, approximately 37.1 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 41.6% fewer children

In Zambia, there are approximately 34.1 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 97.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Zambia, approximately 48% of people have electricity access (86% in urban areas, and 14% 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 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Zambia, approximately 21.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Honduras, about 48.0% do as of 2021.

be 34.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Zambia, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 57% 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 73.0% more on education

Zambia spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Honduras spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 60.7% more on healthcare

Zambia spends 5.6% 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, Zambia 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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