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

Health

live 8.2 years less

In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 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 77.8% more likely to be obese

In Maldives, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 75.8% less spent on your healthcare

Maldives spends $2,288 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.

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have 78.1% fewer doctors per person

Maldives has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.

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be 2.0 times more likely to die by suicide

Maldives has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 75.4% less money

Maldives has a GDP per capita of $14,615 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.0 times more children

In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 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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be 46.9% more likely to die during childbirth

In Maldives, approximately 32.0 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 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Maldives, approximately 4.7 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.

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Basic Needs

be 31.2% less likely to have internet access

In Maldives, approximately 85.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 12.0% less on education

Maldives spends 5.2% 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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spend 16.6% less on healthcare

Maldives spends 9.2% 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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Geography

see 27.8% more coastline

Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.

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Safety

be 14.2 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Honduras, they kill 18.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 70.5% less strain on fresh water

Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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find 76.7% less home broadband

Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 68.1% less CO2

Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Honduras emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 69.0% more likely to die from air pollution

In Maldives, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Honduras, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), 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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