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

Health

be 98.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Botswana, 15.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.

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live 3.8 years longer

In Botswana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.

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have 29.0% more doctors per person

Botswana has 3.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.

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have 16.4% more access to essential health services

Botswana scores 55 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Honduras scores 64 as of 2021.

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be 64.4% less likely to die by suicide

Botswana has a suicide rate of 8.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 60.5% more likely to be obese

In Botswana, 19.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 57.7% less spent on your healthcare

Botswana spends $1,310 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.

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Economy

be 79.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Botswana, 24.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Honduras, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.

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make 53.7% less money

Botswana has a GDP per capita of $7,778 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.

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Life

be 69.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Botswana, approximately 155.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Honduras, 47.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 60.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Botswana, approximately 32.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Honduras, on the other hand, 12.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 11.1% fewer children

In Botswana, there are approximately 24.4 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 25.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Botswana, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Honduras, that number is 96% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 89% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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Expenditures

spend 43.5% less on education

Botswana spends 8.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Honduras spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 23.2% more on healthcare

Botswana spends 6.3% 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 2.8 times more likely to be murdered

Botswana has a homicide rate of 11.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, that number is 31.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 12.1% more likely to die in a road accident

In Botswana, road accidents kill 16.5 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 38.4% less home broadband

Botswana has 7.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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live with 2.1 times more strain on fresh water

Botswana withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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use 54.2% less electricity

Botswana uses 1,641 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Honduras uses 752 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 10.9% less likely to die from air pollution

In Botswana, air pollution causes 55.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Honduras, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.

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emit 58.4% less CO2

Botswana emits 2.7 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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