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

Health

be 59.3% less likely to die by suicide

Vietnam has a suicide rate of 7.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Honduras, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 1.7 years less

In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 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 13.2 times more likely to be obese

In Vietnam, 2.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Honduras, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 19.7% less spent on your healthcare

Vietnam spends $690 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Honduras spends $553 as of 2023.

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have 55.8% fewer doctors per person

Vietnam has 11.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Honduras has 4.9 as of 2020.

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Economy

be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Vietnam, 1.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Honduras, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.

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be 14.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Vietnam, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Honduras, however, that number is 60.1% as of 2025.

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make 29.0% less money

Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $5,066 as of 2025, while in Honduras, the GDP per capita is $3,598 as of 2025.

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Life

have 61.3% more children

In Vietnam, there are approximately 13.4 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 30.3% less likely to have internet access

In Vietnam, approximately 84.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Honduras, about 58.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 57.4% more on education

Vietnam spends 2.9% 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 69.1% more on healthcare

Vietnam spends 4.6% 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 76.1% less coastline

Vietnam has a total of 3,444 km of coastline. In Honduras, that number is 823 km.

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Infrastructure

live with 74.5% less strain on fresh water

Vietnam withdraws 18% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Honduras withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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find 80.7% less home broadband

Vietnam has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Honduras has 4.6 as of 2024.

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use 70.9% less electricity

Vietnam uses 2,585 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Honduras uses 752 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 73.3% less CO2

Vietnam emits 4.3 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), 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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