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

Health

see 36.6% more spent on your healthcare

Honduras spends $553 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bolivia spends $756 as of 2023.

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have 2.6 times more doctors per person

Honduras has 4.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Bolivia has 12.8 as of 2021.

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live 4.3 years less

In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Bolivia, that number is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 41.4% more likely to die by suicide

Honduras has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bolivia, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 39.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Honduras, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bolivia, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.

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be 25.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Honduras, 60.1% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Bolivia, however, that number is 44.7% as of 2025.

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make 43.1% more money

Honduras has a GDP per capita of $3,598 as of 2025, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $5,148 as of 2025.

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Life

be 3.1 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 Bolivia, 146.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 10.9% 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 Bolivia, on the other hand, 14.2 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 36.0% more likely to have internet access

In Honduras, approximately 58.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bolivia, about 79.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 10.2% less on healthcare

Honduras spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bolivia, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 65.7% more on education

Honduras spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Bolivia spends 7.5% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Safety

be 85.9% less likely to be murdered

Honduras has a homicide rate of 31.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bolivia, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 2.6 times more home broadband

Honduras has 4.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bolivia has 12.1 as of 2024.

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live with 95.7% less strain on fresh water

Honduras withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bolivia withdraws 0% as of 2022.

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use 18.4% more electricity

Honduras uses 752 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Bolivia uses 890 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 10.2% more likely to die from air pollution

In Honduras, air pollution causes 49.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bolivia, it causes 54.0 as of 2019.

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emit 2.0 times more CO2

Honduras emits 1.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bolivia emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this

Bolivia: At a glance

Bolivia is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 1,083,301 sq km. Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and countercoups. Democratic civilian rule was established in 1982, but leaders have faced difficult problems of deep-seated poverty, social unrest, and illegal drug production. In December 2005, Bolivians elected Movement Toward Socialism leader Evo MORALES president - by the widest margin of any leader since the restoration of civilian rule in 1982 - after he ran on a promise to change the country's traditional political class and empower the nation's poor, indigenous majority. In December 2009, President MORALES easily won reelection, and his party took control of the legislative branch of the government, which will allow him to continue his process of change. In October 2011, the country held its first judicial elections to select judges for the four highest courts.
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