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

Health

live 1.7 years longer

In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 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 79.0% less likely to die by suicide

Moldova has a suicide rate of 14.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 42.5% more likely to be obese

In Moldova, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 53.1% less spent on your healthcare

Moldova spends $1,181 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.

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have 87.8% fewer doctors per person

Moldova has 40.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.

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Economy

be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Moldova, 1.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Honduras, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.

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be 78.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Moldova, 33.6% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Honduras, however, that number is 60.1% as of 2025.

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make 58.3% less money

Moldova has a GDP per capita of $8,622 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.

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Life

be 15.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Moldova, approximately 15.1 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 2.0 times more children

In Moldova, 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 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Moldova, approximately 19.0 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 11.4% less likely to be literate

In Moldova, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 88.2% as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 24.2% less likely to have internet access

In Moldova, approximately 77.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 30.6% less on education

Moldova spends 6.6% 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 14.4% more on healthcare

Moldova spends 6.7% 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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Safety

be 12.4 times more likely to be murdered

Moldova has a homicide rate of 2.5 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 2.0 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Moldova, road accidents kill 9.1 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 63.2% less strain on fresh water

Moldova withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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find 84.5% less home broadband

Moldova has 29.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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use 68.8% less electricity

Moldova uses 2,412 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Honduras uses 752 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 15.5% less likely to die from air pollution

In Moldova, air pollution causes 58.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Honduras, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.

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emit 66.7% less CO2

Moldova emits 3.4 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 (2021). 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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