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

Health

live 1.4 years longer

In Vanuatu, 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.

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see 3.9 times more spent on your healthcare

Vanuatu spends $141 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.

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have 3.0 times more doctors per person

Vanuatu has 1.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.

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have 36.2% more access to essential health services

Vanuatu scores 47 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Honduras scores 64 as of 2021.

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be 81.1% less likely to die by suicide

Vanuatu has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 40.7% more likely to be obese

In Vanuatu, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 10.9% less money

Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $4,039 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.

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Life

be 53.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Vanuatu, approximately 100.0 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 11.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Vanuatu, approximately 14.4 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 21.7% fewer children

In Vanuatu, there are approximately 27.6 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 55.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 54% 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 16.1% less likely to have internet access

In Vanuatu, approximately 69.9% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 40.4% less on education

Vanuatu spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Honduras spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 87.1% more on healthcare

Vanuatu spends 4.1% 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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Geography

see 67.4% less coastline

Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.

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Safety

be 95.3 times more likely to be murdered

Vanuatu has a homicide rate of 0.3 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 48.0% more likely to die in a road accident

In Vanuatu, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Honduras, they kill 18.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 3.9 times more home broadband

Vanuatu has 1.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 14.0% less likely to die from air pollution

In Vanuatu, air pollution causes 57.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Honduras, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.

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emit 31.0% more CO2

Vanuatu emits 0.9 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 (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), 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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