If you lived in Honduras instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

Health

be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Republic of the Congo, 3.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.

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live 7.0 years longer

In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 2.6 times more spent on your healthcare

Republic of the Congo spends $209 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.

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have 2.8 times more doctors per person

Republic of the Congo has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.

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have 56.1% more access to essential health services

Republic of the Congo scores 41 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Honduras scores 64 as of 2021.

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be 55.7% less likely to die by suicide

Republic of the Congo has a suicide rate of 6.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 2.6 times more likely to be obese

In Republic of the Congo, 12.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 75.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Republic of the Congo, 19.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Honduras, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.

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make 43.1% more money

Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $2,515 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.

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Life

be 80.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 241.0 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 52.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 27.0 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 28.8% fewer children

In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 30.4 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 86.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 11% 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 24.1% more likely to have internet access

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 47.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.

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be 30.3% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (87% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2021. 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 36.2% more on education

Republic of the Congo spends 3.3% 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 2.3 times more on healthcare

Republic of the Congo spends 3.3% 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 4.9 times more coastline

Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.

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Safety

be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Republic of the Congo, road accidents kill 8.4 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 3.6 times more home broadband

Republic of the Congo has 1.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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use 2.2 times more electricity

Republic of the Congo uses 338 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Honduras uses 752 kWh as of 2023.

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live with 154.0 times more strain on fresh water

Republic of the Congo withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 25.8% less likely to die from air pollution

In Republic of the Congo, air pollution causes 66.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Honduras, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.

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emit 14.9% less CO2

Republic of the Congo emits 1.3 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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