Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Honduras instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.
be 50.6% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 64.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2024.
see 16.6% more spent on your healthcare
Samoa spends $475 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.
have 16.4% more access to essential health services
Samoa scores 55 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Honduras scores 64 as of 2021.
be 75.2% less likely to die by suicide
Samoa has a suicide rate of 12.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 12.8% fewer doctors per person
Samoa has 5.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.
Economy
make 38.7% less money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $5,873 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.
Life
be 53.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 101.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Honduras, 47.0 women do as of 2023.
be 10.9% less likely to be literate
In Samoa, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 88.2% as of 2024.
have 13.3% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Honduras, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 22.1% less likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 75.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on education
Samoa spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Honduras spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 13.7% more on healthcare
Samoa spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Honduras, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.0 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.
Safety
be 92.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Samoa, road accidents kill 9.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Honduras, they kill 18.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 5.2 times more home broadband
Samoa has 0.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 28.8% less CO2
Samoa emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Honduras emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 44.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Samoa, air pollution causes 34.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Honduras, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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Honduras: At a glance
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