Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
be 10.7% more likely to be obese
In Honduras, 21.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nicaragua, that number is 23.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 48.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 48.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Nicaragua, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2016.
be 14.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nicaragua, that number is 6.4% as of 2017.
pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate
Honduras has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Nicaragua, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Honduras, approximately 65.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nicaragua, 198.0 women do as of 2017.
be 26.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Honduras, approximately 15.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Nicaragua, on the other hand, 19.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 19.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Honduras, approximately 81% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Nicaragua, that number is 97% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 13.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Honduras, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Nicaragua, that number is 83% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 30.6% less on education
Honduras spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Nicaragua spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 15.1% more on healthcare
Honduras spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nicaragua, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.6% more coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Nicaragua, that number is 910 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues.
Nicaragua: At a glance
How big is Nicaragua compared to Honduras? See an in-depth size comparison.