If you lived in Honduras instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

be 79.9% less likely to die by suicide

Sri Lanka has a suicide rate of 14.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 4.6 years less

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (74 years for men, 81 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 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 11.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2024.

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have 57.0% fewer doctors per person

Sri Lanka has 11.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.

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Economy

be 23.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 4.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Honduras, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.

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make 28.1% less money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $5,002 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.1 times more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 10.1 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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be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 18.0 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 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 5.2 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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Expenditures

spend 2.5 times more on education

Sri Lanka spends 1.8% 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 2.1 times more on healthcare

Sri Lanka spends 3.7% 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 38.6% less coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.

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Safety

be 60.9% more likely to die in a road accident

In Sri Lanka, road accidents kill 11.5 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 94.9% less strain on fresh water

Sri Lanka withdraws 91% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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use 16.7% more electricity

Sri Lanka uses 644 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Honduras uses 752 kWh as of 2023.

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find 45.9% less home broadband

Sri Lanka has 8.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 32.4% more likely to die from air pollution

In Sri Lanka, air pollution causes 37.0 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), 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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