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

Health

live 11.6 years longer

In Niger, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 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 7.2 times more spent on your healthcare

Niger spends $76 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.

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have 12.9 times more doctors per person

Niger has 0.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.

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have 82.9% more access to essential health services

Niger scores 35 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Honduras scores 64 as of 2021.

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be 33.7% less likely to die by suicide

Niger has a suicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 4.7 times more likely to be obese

In Niger, 6.8% 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 4.6 times more money

Niger has a GDP per capita of $775 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.

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be 12.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Niger, 0.4% 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 86.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Niger, approximately 350.0 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 2.5 times more likely to be literate

In Niger, the literacy rate is 35.6% as of 2022. In Honduras, it is 88.2% as of 2024.

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be 80.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Niger, approximately 65.6 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 47.7% fewer children

In Niger, there are approximately 41.4 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 4.8 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Niger, approximately 20% of people have electricity access (67% in urban areas, and 10% 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 3.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Niger, approximately 15.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.

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be 79.2% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Niger, approximately 53% of people have access to drinking water (87% in urban areas, and 46% 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 11.8% more on education

Niger spends 4.1% 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 90.4% more on healthcare

Niger spends 4.0% 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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Safety

be 25.7% less likely to die in a road accident

In Niger, road accidents kill 24.9 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 41.6 times more home broadband

Niger has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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live with 58.1% less strain on fresh water

Niger withdraws 11% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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use 11.1 times more electricity

Niger uses 68 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Honduras uses 752 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 47.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Niger, air pollution causes 93.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Honduras, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.

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emit 9.5 times more CO2

Niger 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). 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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