Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Honduras instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 32.0% less likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 10.2 years less
In Israel, 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.
be 42.9% more likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2024.
see 86.3% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.
have 87.1% fewer doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.
have 24.7% less access to essential health services
Israel scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Honduras scores 64 as of 2021.
Economy
be 41.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Honduras, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
make 94.0% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.
Life
have 16.4% more children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Honduras, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 23.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Honduras, 47.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 33.5% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.3% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Honduras spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.
Safety
be 19.3 times more likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Honduras, that number is 31.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 4.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Honduras, they kill 18.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 96.5% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.
find 84.3% less home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.
use 89.5% less electricity
Israel uses 7,186 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Honduras uses 752 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 80.2% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Honduras emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Honduras, it causes 49.0 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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