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

Health

be 87.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Haiti, 1.6% 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 7.9 years longer

In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 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 5.3 times more spent on your healthcare

Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.

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have 67.5% more doctors per person

Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.

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have 18.5% more access to essential health services

Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Honduras scores 64 as of 2021.

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be 62.0% less likely to die by suicide

Haiti has a suicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 2.9 times more likely to be obese

In Haiti, 11.1% 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 67.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Honduras, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.

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make 33.6% more money

Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.

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Life

be 85.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Haiti, approximately 328.0 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 67.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Haiti, approximately 39.0 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 86.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% 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 22.5% more likely to have internet access

In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.

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be 30.6% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Haiti, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (85% in urban areas, and 55% 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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Expenditures

spend 4.7 times more on education

Haiti spends 1.0% 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 2.4 times more on healthcare

Haiti spends 3.2% 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 53.5% less coastline

Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.

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Safety

be 23.6% less likely to be murdered

Haiti has a homicide rate of 41.1 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 40.9% less likely to die in a road accident

In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 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 14.8 times more home broadband

Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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live with 65.5% less strain on fresh water

Haiti withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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use 9.9 times more electricity

Haiti uses 76 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2022. Honduras uses 752 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 3.8 times more CO2

Haiti emits 0.3 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 (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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