Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Honduras instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 60.9% less likely to die by suicide
Brazil has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 3.0 years less
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.
see 73.3% less spent on your healthcare
Brazil spends $2,070 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.
have 79.3% fewer doctors per person
Brazil has 23.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.
have 20.0% less access to essential health services
Brazil scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Honduras scores 64 as of 2021.
Economy
be 17.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Honduras, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
make 66.4% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $10,713 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.
Life
be 29.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Honduras, 47.0 women do as of 2023.
have 78.5% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Honduras, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 30.6% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 84.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 19.0% less on education
Brazil spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Honduras spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 20.8% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Honduras, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 89.0% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.
Safety
be 63.1% more likely to be murdered
Brazil has a homicide rate of 19.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Honduras, that number is 31.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 17.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Brazil, road accidents kill 15.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Honduras, they kill 18.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 81.0% less home broadband
Brazil has 24.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.
live with 3.1 times more strain on fresh water
Brazil withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 75.5% less electricity
Brazil uses 3,068 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Honduras uses 752 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 50.9% less CO2
Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Honduras emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Brazil, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Honduras, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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