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

Health

live 10.7 years longer

In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 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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see 2.4 times more spent on your healthcare

Liberia spends $233 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.

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have 2.7 times more doctors per person

Liberia has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.

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have 42.2% more access to essential health services

Liberia scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Honduras scores 64 as of 2021.

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be 50.3% less likely to die by suicide

Liberia has a suicide rate of 6.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 78.6% more likely to be obese

In Liberia, 17.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 3.9 times more money

Liberia has a GDP per capita of $915 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.

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be 70.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Liberia, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Honduras, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.

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Life

be 92.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Liberia, approximately 628.0 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 79.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Liberia, approximately 63.2 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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have 29.2% fewer children

In Liberia, there are approximately 30.6 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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Basic Needs

be 2.9 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Liberia, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (53% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Honduras, that number is 96% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 89% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 81.9% more likely to have internet access

In Liberia, approximately 32.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.

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be 21.4% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Liberia, approximately 79% of people have access to drinking water (86% in urban areas, and 70% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 96% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 40.7% less on healthcare

Liberia spends 13.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Honduras, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 2.0 times more on education

Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Honduras spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 42.1% more coastline

Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.

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Safety

be 20.9% more likely to die in a road accident

In Liberia, road accidents kill 15.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Honduras, they kill 18.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 17.0 times more home broadband

Liberia has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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live with 17.8 times more strain on fresh water

Liberia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 18.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Liberia, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Honduras, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.

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emit 7.6 times more CO2

Liberia emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Honduras emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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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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