Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years longer
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 16.3% more spent on your healthcare
Honduras spends $553 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lebanon spends $644 as of 2023.
have 5.5 times more doctors per person
Honduras has 4.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Lebanon has 26.8 as of 2020.
have 14.1% more access to essential health services
Honduras scores 64 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Lebanon scores 73 as of 2021.
be 76.4% less likely to die by suicide
Honduras has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 24.3% more money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $3,598 as of 2025, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lebanon, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 68.1% less 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 Lebanon, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 19.5% 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 Lebanon, on the other hand, 15.3 children do as of 2024.
have 26.3% fewer children
In Honduras, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 37.5% more likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 58.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Lebanon, about 80.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 73.2% less on education
Honduras spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Lebanon spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 27.8% less on healthcare
Honduras spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 72.7% less coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 92.9% less likely to be murdered
Honduras has a homicide rate of 31.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 47.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Honduras, road accidents kill 18.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lebanon, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 59.2% more home broadband
Honduras has 4.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.
use 29.7% more electricity
Honduras uses 752 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Lebanon uses 975 kWh as of 2023.
live with 12.7 times more strain on fresh water
Honduras withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lebanon withdraws 59% as of 2022.
Environment
be 20.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Honduras, air pollution causes 49.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lebanon, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 66.7% more CO2
Honduras emits 1.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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