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

Health

live 2.8 years longer

In Turkmenistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 73 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 56.5% less likely to die by suicide

Turkmenistan has a suicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 42.9% more likely to be obese

In Turkmenistan, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 56.2% less spent on your healthcare

Turkmenistan spends $1,264 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.

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have 74.7% fewer doctors per person

Turkmenistan has 19.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.

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have 14.7% less access to essential health services

Turkmenistan scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Honduras scores 64 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 15.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Turkmenistan, 4.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Honduras, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.

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make 45.0% less money

Turkmenistan has a GDP per capita of $6,540 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.

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Life

be 57.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Turkmenistan, approximately 30.4 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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be 9.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Turkmenistan, approximately 5.0 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 11.7% less likely to be literate

In Turkmenistan, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2022. In Honduras, it is 88.2% as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Turkmenistan, approximately 25.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 40.2% more on healthcare

Turkmenistan spends 5.5% 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 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Turkmenistan, road accidents kill 8.0 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 96.6% less strain on fresh water

Turkmenistan withdraws 135% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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find 12.3% less home broadband

Turkmenistan has 5.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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use 72.9% less electricity

Turkmenistan uses 2,778 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Honduras uses 752 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 43.7% less likely to die from air pollution

In Turkmenistan, air pollution causes 87.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Honduras, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.

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emit 89.5% less CO2

Turkmenistan emits 10.9 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 (2022). 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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