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

Health

be 68.5% less likely to die by suicide

Canada has a suicide rate of 9.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 9.1 years less

In Canada, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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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be 22.2% more likely to be obese

In Canada, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 92.8% less spent on your healthcare

Canada spends $7,646 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.

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have 82.7% fewer doctors per person

Canada has 28.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.

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have 29.7% less access to essential health services

Canada scores 91 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Honduras scores 64 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 28.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Honduras, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.

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make 93.5% less money

Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,698 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Canada, there are approximately 8.9 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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be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Canada, approximately 12.0 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 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Canada, approximately 4.7 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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Basic Needs

be 37.9% less likely to have internet access

In Canada, approximately 94.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 31.8% less on healthcare

Canada spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 99.6% less coastline

Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.

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Safety

be 15.9 times more likely to be murdered

Canada has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Honduras, that number is 31.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 3.9 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Canada, road accidents kill 4.7 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 89.2% less home broadband

Canada has 42.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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live with 24.2% more strain on fresh water

Canada withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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use 94.7% less electricity

Canada uses 14,093 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Honduras uses 752 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 91.9% less CO2

Canada emits 14.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Honduras emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 6.1 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Canada, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Honduras, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. 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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