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Honduras vs Nicaragua

112 shared metrics.

HondurasLeads in 71

vs112 shared

NicaraguaLeads in 41

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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

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.

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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

Honduras

489

Nicaragua

5.0

9680% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Honduras

0.86

Nicaragua

0.02

4683% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Honduras

0.38

Nicaragua

0.02

1900% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Honduras

9.5%

Nicaragua

0.66%

1333% higher

Capital Elevation

Honduras

990 m

Nicaragua

143 m

592% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Honduras

3.9%

Nicaragua

0.60%

549% higher

Shipping Traffic

Honduras

923.3K

Nicaragua

153.4K

502% higher

Scientific Publications

Honduras

159.18

Nicaragua

41.45

284% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Honduras

0.51

Nicaragua

0.15

238% higher

Airports

Honduras

130

Nicaragua

233% higher

Military Spending

Honduras

1.6% of GDP

Nicaragua

0.55% of GDP

189% higher

Homicide Rate

Honduras

31.44 per 100k

Nicaragua

11.35 per 100k

177% higher

Electricity Generation

Honduras

11.71 TWh

Nicaragua

4.4 TWh

168% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Honduras

56.27%

Nicaragua

25.82%

118% higher

Water Stress (%)

Honduras

1.8%

Nicaragua

0.81%

118% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Honduras

12.29 Mt CO2e

Nicaragua

5.7 Mt CO2e

114% higher

Forest Area

Honduras

63.0K km²

Nicaragua

31.1K km²

103% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Honduras

23.0K

Nicaragua

12.0K

92% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Honduras

$37,093,565,854.04

Nicaragua

$19,693,982,967.59

88% higher

Digital Payments Used

Honduras

30.05% of adults

Nicaragua

16.39% of adults

83% higher

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

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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%

Merchant Fleet Size

489

5.0

Freedom of Expression Index

0.86

0.02

Liberal Democracy Index

0.38

0.02

Solar Electricity Share

9.5%

0.66%

Capital Elevation

990 m

143 m

High-Tech Exports (%)

3.9%

0.60%

Shipping Traffic

923.3K

153.4K

Scientific Publications

159.18

41.45

Electoral Democracy Index

0.51

0.15

Airports

130

Military Spending

1.6% of GDP

0.55% of GDP

Homicide Rate

31.44 per 100k

11.35 per 100k

Electricity Generation

11.71 TWh

4.4 TWh

Forest Coverage (%)

56.27%

25.82%

Water Stress (%)

1.8%

0.81%

Total CO2 Emissions

12.29 Mt CO2e

5.7 Mt CO2e

Forest Area

63.0K km²

31.1K km²

Armed Forces Personnel

23.0K

12.0K

GDP (Nominal)

$37,093,565,854.04

$19,693,982,967.59

Digital Payments Used

30.05% of adults

16.39% of adults

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Merchant Fleet Size

Freedom of Expression Index

Liberal Democracy Index

Solar Electricity Share

Capital Elevation

High-Tech Exports (%)

Shipping Traffic

Scientific Publications

Electoral Democracy Index

Airports

Military Spending

Homicide Rate

Electricity Generation

Forest Coverage (%)

Water Stress (%)

Total CO2 Emissions

Forest Area

Armed Forces Personnel

GDP (Nominal)

Digital Payments Used

Electric Generating Capacity

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Population Density

Seafood Consumption per Person

Education Spending (% GDP)

Corruption Perceptions Index

Irrigated Land

Wind Electricity Share

Border Neighbors

Women's Political Empowerment

Women in Parliament (%)

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Spirits Consumption

CO2 Per Capita

Population

Tourist Arrivals

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Highest Elevation

Road Traffic Death Rate

Firms Asked for Bribes

Mobile Money Accounts

Unemployment Rate

Beer Consumption

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Suicide Rate

Infant Mortality

Doctors (per 1,000)

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Water Withdrawal

Fertility Rate

Land Border Length

Agricultural Land (%)

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Birth Rate

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Political Corruption Index

Average Weekly Work Hours

Broadband Access (%)

GNI Per Capita

Health Spending Per Capita

Elderly Population (%)

Exports (% GDP)

Child Mortality

Alcohol Consumption

Government Debt (% GDP)

Women in Senior Management

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Obesity Rate

Teen Birth Rate

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Youth Unemployment Rate