Honduras
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Honduras.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the name means "depths" in Spanish and refers to the deep anchorage in the northern Bay of Trujillo.
CIA 2026
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Honduras vs Nicaragua
112 shared metrics.
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Nicaragua
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Nicaragua.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Lake Nicaragua is freshwater, but its famous lake sharks are bull sharks linked to the sea by a river.
Analysis
Honduras leads in 71 of 112 shared metrics, while Nicaragua leads in 41.
Honduras's Merchant Fleet Size is 96.8x that of Nicaragua (489 vs 5.0).
Honduras's Freedom of Expression Index is 46.8x that of Nicaragua (0.86 vs 0.02).
Honduras's Liberal Democracy Index is 19.0x that of Nicaragua (0.38 vs 0.02).
Honduras's Solar Electricity Share is 13.3x that of Nicaragua (9.5% vs 0.66%).
Honduras's Capital Elevation is 5.9x that of Nicaragua (990 m vs 143 m).
Key Comparisons
Merchant Fleet SizeHonduras leads
Honduras
489
Nicaragua
5.0
Freedom of Expression IndexHonduras leads
Honduras
0.86
Nicaragua
0.02
Liberal Democracy IndexHonduras leads
Honduras
0.38
Nicaragua
0.02
Solar Electricity ShareHonduras leads
Honduras
9.5%
Nicaragua
0.66%
Capital ElevationHonduras leads
Honduras
990 m
Nicaragua
143 m
High-Tech Exports (%)Honduras leads
Honduras
3.9%
Nicaragua
0.60%
All Metrics
Merchant Fleet Size
HondurasHonduras
489
Nicaragua
5.0
9680% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
HondurasHonduras
0.86
Nicaragua
0.02
4683% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
HondurasHonduras
0.38
Nicaragua
0.02
1900% higher
Solar Electricity Share
HondurasHonduras
9.5%
Nicaragua
0.66%
1333% higher
Capital Elevation
HondurasHonduras
990 m
Nicaragua
143 m
592% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
HondurasHonduras
3.9%
Nicaragua
0.60%
549% higher
Shipping Traffic
HondurasHonduras
923.3K
Nicaragua
153.4K
502% higher
Scientific Publications
HondurasHonduras
159.18
Nicaragua
41.45
284% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
HondurasHonduras
0.51
Nicaragua
0.15
238% higher
Airports
HondurasHonduras
130
Nicaragua
39
233% higher
Military Spending
HondurasHonduras
1.6% of GDP
Nicaragua
0.55% of GDP
189% higher
Homicide Rate
HondurasHonduras
31.44 per 100k
Nicaragua
11.35 per 100k
177% higher
Electricity Generation
HondurasHonduras
11.71 TWh
Nicaragua
4.4 TWh
168% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
HondurasHonduras
56.27%
Nicaragua
25.82%
118% higher
Water Stress (%)
HondurasHonduras
1.8%
Nicaragua
0.81%
118% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
HondurasHonduras
12.29 Mt CO2e
Nicaragua
5.7 Mt CO2e
114% higher
Forest Area
HondurasHonduras
63.0K km²
Nicaragua
31.1K km²
103% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
HondurasHonduras
23.0K
Nicaragua
12.0K
92% higher
GDP (Nominal)
HondurasHonduras
$37,093,565,854.04
Nicaragua
$19,693,982,967.59
88% higher
Digital Payments Used
HondurasHonduras
30.05% of adults
Nicaragua
16.39% of adults
83% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
HondurasHonduras
3.33M kW
Nicaragua
1.85M kW
80% higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
NicaraguaHonduras
2.4% of GDP
Nicaragua
8.6% of GDP
72% lower
Population Density
HondurasHonduras
95.14 /km²
Nicaragua
56.7 /km²
68% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
NicaraguaHonduras
2.5 kg/person/yr
Nicaragua
6.5 kg/person/yr
61% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
HondurasHonduras
4.5% of GDP
Nicaragua
2.9% of GDP
59% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
HondurasHonduras
22 pts
Nicaragua
14 pts
57% higher
Irrigated Land
NicaraguaHonduras
900 km²
Nicaragua
2.0K km²
55% lower
Wind Electricity Share
NicaraguaHonduras
6.0%
Nicaragua
12.39%
51% lower
Border Neighbors
HondurasHonduras
3.0
Nicaragua
2.0
50% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
HondurasHonduras
0.79
Nicaragua
0.53
49% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
NicaraguaHonduras
27.34%
Nicaragua
53.85%
49% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
NicaraguaHonduras
3.5% of GDP
Nicaragua
6.9% of GDP
49% lower
Spirits Consumption
NicaraguaHonduras
1.1 L/person/yr
Nicaragua
2.0 L/person/yr
47% lower
CO2 Per Capita
HondurasHonduras
1.2 t/person/yr
Nicaragua
0.81 t/person/yr
46% higher
Population
HondurasHonduras
9.53M
Nicaragua
6.74M
41% higher
Tourist Arrivals
HondurasHonduras
669.0K
Nicaragua
474.0K
41% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
HondurasHonduras
69.83% of firms
Nicaragua
49.94% of firms
40% higher
Highest Elevation
HondurasHonduras
2.9K m
Nicaragua
2.1K m
38% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
HondurasHonduras
18.5 per 100k
Nicaragua
13.6 per 100k
36% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
HondurasHonduras
8.7% of firms
Nicaragua
6.5% of firms
35% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
HondurasHonduras
10.89% of adults
Nicaragua
8.1% of adults
35% higher
Unemployment Rate
HondurasHonduras
6.1%
Nicaragua
4.6%
33% higher
Beer Consumption
HondurasHonduras
1.6 L/person/yr
Nicaragua
1.2 L/person/yr
32% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
NicaraguaHonduras
74.41 per 100 people
Nicaragua
106 per 100 people
30% lower
Suicide Rate
NicaraguaHonduras
3.0 per 100k
Nicaragua
4.2 per 100k
30% lower
Infant Mortality
HondurasHonduras
13.3 per 1k births
Nicaragua
10.3 per 1k births
29% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
NicaraguaHonduras
0.49 per 1k
Nicaragua
0.68 per 1k
28% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
NicaraguaHonduras
8.0 days/yr
Nicaragua
11 days/yr
27% lower
Water Withdrawal
HondurasHonduras
1.6 B m³
Nicaragua
1.3 B m³
26% higher
Fertility Rate
HondurasHonduras
2.3 children/woman
Nicaragua
1.8 children/woman
26% higher
Land Border Length
HondurasHonduras
1.6K km
Nicaragua
1.3K km
26% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
NicaraguaHonduras
31.96%
Nicaragua
42.31%
24% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
NicaraguaHonduras
15.07% of GDP
Nicaragua
19.94% of GDP
24% lower
Birth Rate
HondurasHonduras
19.7 per 1k
Nicaragua
16.07 per 1k
23% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
NicaraguaHonduras
0.70 per 1k
Nicaragua
0.90 per 1k
22% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
HondurasHonduras
20.31 µg/m³
Nicaragua
16.81 µg/m³
21% higher
Political Corruption Index
NicaraguaHonduras
0.75
Nicaragua
0.94
20% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
HondurasHonduras
43.71 hrs/week
Nicaragua
36.45 hrs/week
20% higher
Broadband Access (%)
NicaraguaHonduras
4.0 per 100 people
Nicaragua
5.0 per 100 people
20% lower
GNI Per Capita
HondurasHonduras
$3,020
Nicaragua
$2,510
20% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
HondurasHonduras
$251.04
Nicaragua
$208.48
20% higher
Elderly Population (%)
NicaraguaHonduras
4.4%
Nicaragua
5.5%
20% lower
Exports (% GDP)
NicaraguaHonduras
33.55% of GDP
Nicaragua
40.46% of GDP
17% lower
Child Mortality
HondurasHonduras
15.5 per 1k births
Nicaragua
13.4 per 1k births
16% higher
Alcohol Consumption
NicaraguaHonduras
3.1 L/adult/yr
Nicaragua
3.7 L/adult/yr
16% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
HondurasHonduras
38.5% of GDP
Nicaragua
33.3% of GDP
16% higher
Women in Senior Management
NicaraguaHonduras
45.96% of managers
Nicaragua
53.68% of managers
14% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
NicaraguaHonduras
$7,486.02
Nicaragua
$8,708.8
14% lower
Obesity Rate
NicaraguaHonduras
28.54%
Nicaragua
32.42%
12% lower
Teen Birth Rate
NicaraguaHonduras
82.08 per 1k
Nicaragua
93.45 per 1k
12% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
HondurasHonduras
25.37 per 100k
Nicaragua
22.68 per 100k
12% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
NicaraguaHonduras
8.5% of youth labor force
Nicaragua
9.5% of youth labor force
11% lower
Coastline Length
NicaraguaHonduras
823 km
Nicaragua
910 km
10% lower
Protected Land (%)
HondurasHonduras
23.4%
Nicaragua
21.2%
10% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
HondurasHonduras
752.1 kWh/person
Nicaragua
682.4 kWh/person
10% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
NicaraguaHonduras
33.3% of adults
Nicaragua
36.91% of adults
10% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
HondurasHonduras
1.5 per 1M people
Nicaragua
1.3 per 1M people
10% higher
Human Development Index
NicaraguaHonduras
0.65
Nicaragua
0.71
9% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
NicaraguaHonduras
45.9%
Nicaragua
50.4%
9% lower
Electricity Access (%)
HondurasHonduras
95.6%
Nicaragua
88.3%
8% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
HondurasHonduras
10.85% of firms
Nicaragua
10.01% of firms
8% higher
Credit Card Ownership
HondurasHonduras
4.1% of adults
Nicaragua
3.8% of adults
8% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
HondurasHonduras
33.09 kg/person/yr
Nicaragua
30.82 kg/person/yr
7% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
HondurasHonduras
91.33 kg/person/yr
Nicaragua
85.16 kg/person/yr
7% higher
Big Mac Price
HondurasHonduras
$5.06
Nicaragua
$4.75
7% higher
Median Age
NicaraguaHonduras
23.5 years
Nicaragua
25.3 years
7% lower
Land Area
NicaraguaHonduras
111.9K km²
Nicaragua
120.3K km²
7% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
NicaraguaHonduras
8.3% of GDP
Nicaragua
9.0% of GDP
7% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
HondurasHonduras
322.12 gCO2/kWh
Nicaragua
300.89 gCO2/kWh
7% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
NicaraguaHonduras
33.9% of adults
Nicaragua
36.1% of adults
6% lower
Youth Population (%)
HondurasHonduras
30.62%
Nicaragua
28.76%
6% higher
Death Rate
NicaraguaHonduras
4.9 per 1k
Nicaragua
5.1 per 1k
5% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
HondurasHonduras
28.04% of firms
Nicaragua
26.99% of firms
4% higher
Dependency Ratio
HondurasHonduras
53.94% of working-age pop.
Nicaragua
52.19% of working-age pop.
3% higher
Life Expectancy
NicaraguaHonduras
72.9 years
Nicaragua
74.9 years
3% lower
Life Evaluation Score
NicaraguaHonduras
6.1 pts
Nicaragua
6.3 pts
3% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
NicaraguaHonduras
593.63 kg oil eq/person
Nicaragua
608.25 kg oil eq/person
2% lower
Imports (% GDP)
NicaraguaHonduras
57.56% of GDP
Nicaragua
58.06% of GDP
1% lower
GDP Growth Rate
NicaraguaHonduras
3.6%
Nicaragua
3.6%
1% lower
Urban Population (%)
NicaraguaHonduras
58.79%
Nicaragua
59.26%
1% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
HondurasHonduras
89.64% of adults
Nicaragua
88.4% of adults
1% higher
Informal Employment Share
HondurasHonduras
82.61% of employed people
Nicaragua
81.79% of employed people
1% higher
Time Zones Count
HondurasHonduras
2.0 time zones
Nicaragua
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
HondurasHonduras
0.48%
Nicaragua
0%
ranked higher
Inflation Rate
HondurasHonduras
4.6%
Nicaragua
4.6%
equal
Internet Users (%)
HondurasHonduras
58%
Nicaragua
58%
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
HondurasHonduras
0 per 1M people
Nicaragua
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
HondurasHonduras
0 m
Nicaragua
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
HondurasHonduras
1.0
Nicaragua
1.0
equal
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
HondurasHonduras
2.0 sites
Nicaragua
2.0 sites
equal
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
NicaraguaHonduras
0 per 100k people
Nicaragua
0.06 per 100k people
ranked lower
Food Waste per Person
NicaraguaHonduras
151.2 kg/person/yr
Nicaragua
151.27 kg/person/yr
equal
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