Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
see 3.0 times more spent on your healthcare
Honduras spends $553 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
have 2.8 times more doctors per person
Honduras has 4.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
live 5.8 years less
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.0 times more likely to be obese
In Honduras, 31.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
have 18.8% less access to essential health services
Honduras scores 64 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
make 67.9% more money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $3,598 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
be 13.3% more likely to be literate
In Honduras, the literacy rate is 88.2% as of 2024. In Tuvalu, it is 100.0% as of 2022.
be 3.6 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 28.9% 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 38.5% more likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 58.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tuvalu, about 81.2% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.8 times more on education
Honduras spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.5 times more on healthcare
Honduras spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.1% less coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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