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

Health

live 3.1 years longer

In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 73 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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have 10.3% more access to essential health services

Philippines scores 58 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Honduras scores 64 as of 2021.

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be 14.9% less likely to die by suicide

Philippines has a suicide rate of 3.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 3.3 times more likely to be obese

In Philippines, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2024.

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have 38.3% fewer doctors per person

Philippines has 7.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.

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Economy

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Philippines, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Honduras, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.

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be 6.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Philippines, 9.7% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Honduras, however, that number is 60.1% as of 2025.

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make 13.7% less money

Philippines has a GDP per capita of $4,171 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.

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Life

be 44.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Philippines, approximately 84.0 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 41.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Philippines, approximately 21.7 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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have 36.2% more children

In Philippines, there are approximately 15.9 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 12.8% less likely to have internet access

In Philippines, approximately 67.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 14.6% more on education

Philippines spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2025. Honduras spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 51.2% more on healthcare

Philippines spends 5.1% 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 97.7% less coastline

Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.

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Safety

be 7.2 times more likely to be murdered

Philippines has a homicide rate of 4.3 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 90.7% more likely to die in a road accident

In Philippines, road accidents kill 9.7 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 83.4% less strain on fresh water

Philippines withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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find 35.9% less home broadband

Philippines has 7.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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use 18.7% less electricity

Philippines uses 925 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Honduras uses 752 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 46.7% less likely to die from air pollution

In Philippines, air pollution causes 92.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Honduras, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.

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emit 24.0% less CO2

Philippines emits 1.5 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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