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

Health

be 90.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Rwanda, 2.0% 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 5.0 years longer

In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 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 3.1 times more spent on your healthcare

Rwanda spends $177 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.

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have 5.4 times more doctors per person

Rwanda has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.

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have 30.6% more access to essential health services

Rwanda scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Honduras scores 64 as of 2021.

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be 65.8% less likely to die by suicide

Rwanda has a suicide rate of 8.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 5.7 times more likely to be obese

In Rwanda, 5.6% 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 56.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Rwanda, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Honduras, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.

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make 3.2 times more money

Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.

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be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Rwanda, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Honduras, however, that number is 60.1% as of 2025.

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Life

be 79.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Rwanda, approximately 229.0 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 12.0% more likely to be literate

In Rwanda, the literacy rate is 78.8% as of 2022. In Honduras, it is 88.2% as of 2024.

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be 56.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Rwanda, approximately 29.4 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 22.8% fewer children

In Rwanda, there are approximately 28.1 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 49.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Rwanda, approximately 64% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 58% 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 84.9% more likely to have internet access

In Rwanda, approximately 31.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.

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be 55.9% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Rwanda, approximately 61% of people have access to drinking water (88% in urban areas, and 56% 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 50.3% more on healthcare

Rwanda 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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Safety

be 8.7 times more likely to be murdered

Rwanda has a homicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Honduras, that number is 31.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 59.5% more likely to die in a road accident

In Rwanda, road accidents kill 11.6 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 7.6 times more home broadband

Rwanda has 0.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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live with 77.1% less strain on fresh water

Rwanda withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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use 9.8 times more electricity

Rwanda uses 77 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Honduras uses 752 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 21.0% less likely to die from air pollution

In Rwanda, air pollution causes 62.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Honduras, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.

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emit 7.1 times more CO2

Rwanda emits 0.2 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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