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

Health

be 65.3% less likely to die by suicide

Ireland has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 10.0 years less

In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 13.9% more likely to be obese

In Ireland, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 93.7% less spent on your healthcare

Ireland spends $8,772 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.

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have 87.4% fewer doctors per person

Ireland has 38.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.

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have 22.9% less access to essential health services

Ireland scores 83 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Honduras scores 64 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 97.3% less money

Ireland has a GDP per capita of $131,592 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.2 times more children

In Ireland, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Honduras, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 11.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Ireland, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Honduras, 47.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Ireland, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Honduras, on the other hand, 12.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 39.7% less likely to have internet access

In Ireland, approximately 97.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 56.9% more on education

Ireland spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Honduras spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 12.6% more on healthcare

Ireland spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 43.2% less coastline

Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.

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Safety

be 48.4 times more likely to be murdered

Ireland has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Honduras, that number is 31.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 6.6 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Ireland, road accidents kill 2.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Honduras, they kill 18.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 42.6% less strain on fresh water

Ireland withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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find 85.8% less home broadband

Ireland has 32.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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use 88.1% less electricity

Ireland uses 6,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Honduras uses 752 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 81.1% less CO2

Ireland emits 6.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Honduras emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 3.8 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Ireland, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Honduras, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Honduras: At a glance

Honduras is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 111,890 sq km. Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas. The country was devastated by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, which killed about 5,600 people and caused approximately $2 billion in damage. Since then, the economy has slowly rebounded.
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