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

Health

live 6.8 years longer

In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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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see 3.6 times more spent on your healthcare

Djibouti spends $155 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.

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have 2.3 times more doctors per person

Djibouti has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.

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have 45.5% more access to essential health services

Djibouti scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Honduras scores 64 as of 2021.

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be 62.7% less likely to die by suicide

Djibouti has a suicide rate of 8.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 2.7 times more likely to be obese

In Djibouti, 11.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 81.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Djibouti, 26.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Honduras, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.

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Life

be 71.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Djibouti, approximately 162.0 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 70.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Djibouti, approximately 43.0 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 46.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Djibouti, approximately 65% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 37% 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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be 20.2% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Djibouti, approximately 80% of people have access to drinking water (84% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 96% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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be 10.2% less likely to have internet access

In Djibouti, approximately 65.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 3.4 times more on healthcare

Djibouti spends 2.3% 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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Geography

see 2.6 times more coastline

Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.

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Safety

be 20.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Djibouti, road accidents kill 23.3 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 3.1 times more home broadband

Djibouti has 1.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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live with 27.0% less strain on fresh water

Djibouti withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 16.9% less likely to die from air pollution

In Djibouti, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Honduras, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.

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emit 48.1% more CO2

Djibouti emits 0.8 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), 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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