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

Health

be 78.5% less likely to die by suicide

Sweden has a suicide rate of 13.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 11.0 years less

In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 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 81.4% more likely to be obese

In Sweden, 17.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 92.9% less spent on your healthcare

Sweden spends $7,770 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.

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have 88.9% fewer doctors per person

Sweden has 44.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.

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have 24.7% less access to essential health services

Sweden scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Honduras scores 64 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 43.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Sweden, 8.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Honduras, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.

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be 3.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sweden, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Honduras, however, that number is 60.1% as of 2025.

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make 94.3% less money

Sweden has a GDP per capita of $63,133 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Sweden, there are approximately 9.3 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 11.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sweden, approximately 4.0 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 6.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Sweden, approximately 2.0 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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Basic Needs

be 38.8% less likely to have internet access

In Sweden, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 37.8% less on education

Sweden spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Honduras spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 31.3% less on healthcare

Sweden spends 11.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 74.4% less coastline

Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.

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Safety

be 27.3 times more likely to be murdered

Sweden has a homicide rate of 1.1 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 8.8 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Sweden, road accidents kill 2.1 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 88.7% less home broadband

Sweden has 40.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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live with 29.1% more strain on fresh water

Sweden withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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use 93.8% less electricity

Sweden uses 12,226 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Honduras uses 752 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 68.1% less CO2

Sweden emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Honduras emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 6.1 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Sweden, air pollution causes 8.0 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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