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

Health

be 39.4% less likely to die by suicide

Bhutan has a suicide rate of 4.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Bhutan, 13.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 18.2% less spent on your healthcare

Bhutan spends $677 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.

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have 11.6% fewer doctors per person

Bhutan has 5.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.

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Economy

be 52.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Bhutan, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Honduras, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.

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be 4.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bhutan, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Honduras, however, that number is 60.1% as of 2025.

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make 19.9% less money

Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $4,493 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.

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Life

be 36.0% more likely to be literate

In Bhutan, the literacy rate is 64.9% as of 2022. In Honduras, it is 88.2% as of 2024.

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have 72.8% more children

In Bhutan, there are approximately 12.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Honduras, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 35.8% less likely to have internet access

In Bhutan, approximately 91.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 22.2% less on education

Bhutan spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Honduras spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 74.4% more on healthcare

Bhutan spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Honduras, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 12.7 times more likely to be murdered

Bhutan has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Honduras, that number is 31.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 51.6% more likely to die in a road accident

In Bhutan, road accidents kill 12.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Honduras, they kill 18.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 56.8% more home broadband

Bhutan has 2.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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live with 3.3 times more strain on fresh water

Bhutan withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 14.0% less likely to die from air pollution

In Bhutan, air pollution causes 57.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Honduras, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.

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emit 43.3% less CO2

Bhutan emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Honduras emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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