Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Nicaragua is 16% bigger than Honduras.
Honduras: 112,490 km² (2023) · Nicaragua: 130,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Nicaragua’s coastline is 11% longer than Honduras’.
Honduras: 823 km (2026 edition) · Nicaragua: 910 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Honduras’ highest peak towers 785 m above Nicaragua’s.
Honduras: 2,870 m (2026 edition) · Nicaragua: 2,085 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Honduras has 57% more people than Nicaragua.
Honduras: 11 million (2025) · Nicaragua: 7.01 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Honduras is 69% more densely populated than Nicaragua.
Honduras: 98 per km² (2025) · Nicaragua: 58 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Nicaragua and Honduras are practically level.
Honduras: 169.6 cm (2019) · Nicaragua: 169.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Nicaragua and Honduras are practically level.
Honduras: 155.2 cm (2019) · Nicaragua: 155.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Nicaragua is 1.7 years older than in Honduras.
Honduras: 23.5 years (2023) · Nicaragua: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Honduras have 0.3 more children on average than in Nicaragua.
Honduras: 2.48 children per woman (2024) · Nicaragua: 2.21 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.7% of people in Nicaragua are 65 or older, versus 4.5% in Honduras.
Honduras: 4.5% (2025) · Nicaragua: 5.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Honduras and Nicaragua are practically level.
Honduras: 0 (2025) · Nicaragua: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Honduras and Nicaragua are practically level.
Honduras: 1 (2026) · Nicaragua: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Honduras’ economy is 78% larger than Nicaragua’s.
Honduras: $39.6 billion (2025) · Nicaragua: $22.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Nicaragua produces 18% more per person than Honduras.
Honduras: Int$7,871 (2025) · Nicaragua: Int$9,284 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Nicaragua than in Honduras (Gini 0.5 points higher).
Honduras: 45.7 (2024) · Nicaragua: 46.2 (2014)
How many people are looking for work?
Nicaragua and Honduras are practically level.
Honduras: 4.9% (2025) · Nicaragua: 5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Honduras spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Nicaragua 0.5%.
Honduras: 1.6% (2024) · Nicaragua: 0.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Honduras’ price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Nicaragua’s.
Honduras: 46% (2025) · Nicaragua: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Honduras spends 15% more on health per person than Nicaragua.
Honduras: $249 (2023) · Nicaragua: $217 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Nicaragua live 2.1 years longer than in Honduras.
Honduras: 73 years (2024) · Nicaragua: 75.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Honduras is 36% more likely to die before turning one than in Nicaragua.
Honduras: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Nicaragua: 9.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Nicaragua has 39% more doctors per person than Honduras.
Honduras: 0.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Nicaragua: 0.7 per 1,000 (2018)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Nicaragua are obese, versus 31% in Honduras.
Honduras: 30.8% (2024) · Nicaragua: 34% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Honduras: 12.1% (2024) · Nicaragua: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Nicaragua rate their lives 0.21 points higher than in Honduras.
Honduras: 6.10 (2025) · Nicaragua: 6.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Nicaragua drink 23% more alcohol than in Honduras.
Honduras: 3.5 litres (2023) · Nicaragua: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Honduras has 4% more meat per person than Nicaragua.
Honduras: 37.7 kg (2023) · Nicaragua: 36.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Nicaragua has 132 kcal more food per person per day than Honduras.
Honduras: 2,628 kcal (2023) · Nicaragua: 2,760 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Nicaragua went to school 2.4 years longer than in Honduras.
Honduras: 7.5 years (2023) · Nicaragua: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Nicaragua welcomed 51% more tourists per resident than Honduras (2019).
Honduras: 0.08 (2022) · Nicaragua: 0.12 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
61% of people in Nicaragua are online, versus 59% in Honduras.
Honduras: 59% (2024) · Nicaragua: 61% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
96% of people in Honduras have electricity, versus 89% in Nicaragua.
Honduras: 95.5% (2024) · Nicaragua: 88.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Nicaragua and Honduras are practically level.
Honduras: 59% (2025) · Nicaragua: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Nicaragua has 106 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Honduras 71.
Honduras: 71 (2024) · Nicaragua: 106 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Honduras: 699 km (2014) · Nicaragua: no data
How much do they fly?
Honduras: 0.04 (2023) · Nicaragua: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 56% of Honduras, but only 26% of Nicaragua.
Honduras: 56.3% (2023) · Nicaragua: 25.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Honduras emits 46% more CO₂ than someone in Nicaragua.
Honduras: 1.2 t (2024) · Nicaragua: 0.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
62% of Nicaragua’s electricity is renewable, versus 55% in Honduras.
Honduras: 55.4% (2024) · Nicaragua: 62.4% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Honduras carries 54% more fine dust than in Nicaragua.
Honduras: 31.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Nicaragua: 20.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.8 times as likely to be murdered in Honduras as in Nicaragua.
Honduras: 31.4 per 100k (2023) · Nicaragua: 11.3 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Honduras are 36% deadlier than in Nicaragua.
Honduras: 18.5 per 100k (2021) · Nicaragua: 13.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Nicaragua is on average 1.7 °C warmer than Honduras.
Honduras: 24.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nicaragua: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Nicaragua gets 12% more rain than Honduras.
Honduras: 1,703 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nicaragua: 1,913 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Honduras bigger than Nicaragua?
Nicaragua is larger. Nicaragua is 16% bigger than Honduras.
Which has more people, Honduras or Nicaragua?
Honduras has 57% more people than Nicaragua (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Honduras or Nicaragua?
People in Nicaragua live 2.1 years longer than in Honduras. Life expectancy at birth is 73.0 years in Honduras and 75.1 in Nicaragua.
Are people taller in Honduras or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua and Honduras are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
