Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
be 81.9% less likely to be obese
In Honduras, 31.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2024.
have 47.6% more doctors per person
Honduras has 4.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Bangladesh has 7.2 as of 2023.
see 64.1% less spent on your healthcare
Honduras spends $553 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bangladesh spends $199 as of 2023.
have 18.8% less access to essential health services
Honduras scores 64 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bangladesh scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
be 23.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.
be 68.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 60.1% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Bangladesh, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2022.
make 27.8% less money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $3,598 as of 2025, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $2,597 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Honduras, approximately 47.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bangladesh, 115.0 women do as of 2023.
be 10.5% less likely to be literate
In Honduras, the literacy rate is 88.2% as of 2024. In Bangladesh, it is 79.0% as of 2022.
be 90.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Honduras, approximately 12.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bangladesh, on the other hand, 24.4 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 55.4% less on education
Honduras spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Bangladesh spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 71.9% less on healthcare
Honduras spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 29.5% less coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
Infrastructure
find 76.6% more home broadband
Honduras has 4.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bangladesh has 8.1 as of 2024.
live with 23.8% more strain on fresh water
Honduras withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bangladesh withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 19.8% less electricity
Honduras uses 752 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Bangladesh uses 603 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 36.8% less CO2
Honduras emits 1.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bangladesh emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 34.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Honduras, air pollution causes 49.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bangladesh, it causes 66.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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