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

Health

be 78.3% less likely to die by suicide

Poland has a suicide rate of 13.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 5.4 years less

In Poland, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 45.7% more likely to be obese

In Poland, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 85.9% less spent on your healthcare

Poland spends $3,939 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.

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have 87.9% fewer doctors per person

Poland has 40.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.

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have 22.0% less access to essential health services

Poland scores 82 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Honduras scores 64 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 65.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Poland, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Honduras, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.

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be 4.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Poland, 13.5% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Honduras, however, that number is 60.1% as of 2025.

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make 87.3% less money

Poland has a GDP per capita of $28,420 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.1 times more children

In Poland, there are approximately 6.9 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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be 23.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Poland, approximately 2.0 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 11.6% less likely to be literate

In Poland, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 88.2% as of 2024.

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be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Poland, approximately 3.6 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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Basic Needs

be 33.8% less likely to have internet access

In Poland, approximately 88.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 87.0% more coastline

Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.

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Safety

be 39.3 times more likely to be murdered

Poland has a homicide rate of 0.8 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 2.8 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Poland, road accidents kill 6.5 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 85.8% less strain on fresh water

Poland withdraws 32% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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find 81.9% less home broadband

Poland has 25.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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use 82.8% less electricity

Poland uses 4,370 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Honduras uses 752 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 84.9% less CO2

Poland emits 7.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Honduras emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 19.5% more likely to die from air pollution

In Poland, air pollution causes 41.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Honduras, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (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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