HONDURAS FACTS

DID YOU KNOW…

that 66% of the population of Honduras lives in poverty (less than  $3.45 per day)

and 20%of those live in extreme poverty (less than $1.90 per day)

THE BASICS

Where is honduras located ?


Located in Central America

What borders THE COUNTRY?


Honduras borders with Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador & the Carribean Sea

What is the size of honduras ?


Honduras is slightly smaller than the state of West Virginia

How many "states" does Honduras have ?


There are 18 “states” in Honduras – called departments

WhAT IS THE POPULATION OF HONDURAS?


Honduras has about 9.9 million people

What kind of government do they have ?


Constitutional republic

What language is used ?


Spanish with some dialects

What is the religious makeup of honduras?


51% Roman Catholic /36% Protestant

wHAT IS THE PER CAPITA INCOME PER YEAR?


$6,275 (in 2014)

what is the economy like?


According to cia.gov, Honduras suffers an extraordinarily unequal distribution of income and soaring unemployment rates (around 28%) Most trade relies on the U.S. including tourism & agricultural exports of bananas, coffee, citrus, beef, timber, & Shrimp)

what is the geological STRUCTURE ?


Over 80% of the land is mountainous

What time zone is honduras in?


Honduras is on Central Time zone – and doesn’t change for daylight savings time

What is the currency of honduras ?


Lempira – exchange rate is approximately 24.5 L / 1 Dollar

Comparisons to U.S.

HONDURAS

USA

Literacy Rate


0
%


0
%

% Using Sanitation


0
%
Urban


0
%
Rural


0
%
Urban


0
%
Rural

Life Expectancy


0
%
Male


0
%
Female


0
%
Male


0
%
Female

Under 5 Mortality Rate


0
/1000


0
/1000

GPA per Capita

$
0

$
0

Poverty Problems

School

On average, only one-third of Honduran children attend school past the primary level – resulting in decreased availability of qualified labor, productivity, and income generation.

CHILD LABOR

Minimum legal age to work is 14. 7.8% of children ages 5-14 were working (2015).  4.4 % were attending school and working

Poverty lines

Approximately 66% of Honduras lives below the poverty line – poverty line is $3.45 per day/person (statistics differ)

Extreme POVERTY

20% of those living in poverty live in extreme poverty – less than $1.90 per day

Physician to people

Physician to people ratio = .31 til 1000 people

AcCess to sanitation

20% of Honduras has no access to proper sanitation facilities

Unemployment

Unemployment rate: 10%

Rich vs poor

There is a huge gap between the rich and the poor – resulting in a very unequal society.

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