Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
be 59.7% less likely to be obese
In Honduras, 31.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 12.8% of people as of 2024.
be 8.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Honduras, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2024.
live 10.9 years less
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
see 54.9% less spent on your healthcare
Honduras spends $553 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 as of 2023.
have 66.1% fewer doctors per person
Honduras has 4.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 as of 2023.
have 32.8% less access to essential health services
Honduras scores 64 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 as of 2021.
be 2.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Honduras has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 52.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
make 15.2% less money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $3,598 as of 2025, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $3,050 as of 2025.
Life
have 45.8% more children
In Honduras, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, there are 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.6 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 Cote d'Ivoire, 359.0 women do as of 2023.
be 43.3% less likely to be literate
In Honduras, the literacy rate is 88.2% as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 50.0% as of 2021.
be 3.5 times 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 Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 44.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 24.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Honduras, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 89% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 72% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 29.3% less likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 58.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, about 41.4% do as of 2024.
be 19.3% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Honduras, approximately 96% of people have access to drinking water (99% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 77% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.7% less on education
Honduras spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 55.5% less on healthcare
Honduras spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 37.4% less coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
Safety
be 11.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Honduras, road accidents kill 18.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, they kill 20.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 65.1% less home broadband
Honduras has 4.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 as of 2024.
live with 10.2% more strain on fresh water
Honduras withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 53.0% less electricity
Honduras uses 752 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 48.2% less CO2
Honduras emits 1.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 75.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Honduras, air pollution causes 49.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, it causes 86.0 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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