Honduras vs Nicaragua
Honduras vs Nicaragua: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 95.5% in Honduras and 88.7% in Nicaragua, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Honduras, by 6.8 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Nicaragua.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Honduras has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Nicaragua.
- In 2024, Honduras ranked 151 and Nicaragua ranked 163 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Honduras | Nicaragua | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.5 | 88.7 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 95.6 | 88.3 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 94.4 | 86.5 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 94.1 | 86.3 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 93.1 | 86 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 91.1 | 85.7 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 91.6 | 85.2 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 86.5 | 84.6 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 91.6 | 83.9 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 90 | 83.2 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 88.7 | 81.9 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 87.2 | 81.9 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 83.6 | 81.3 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 82.2 | 81.2 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 81 | 80.1 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 78.3 | 77.9 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 76.4 | 77.5 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 73.5 | 76.9 | 82 |
| 2006 | 71.3 | 76.3 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 68.9 | 73.8 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 67.1 | 75.2 | 80 |
| 2003 | 65.1 | 74.6 | 80 |
| 2002 | 63.1 | 74.1 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 64.2 | 72.2 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 67.4 | 73 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 67.4 | 72.2 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 66.9 | 69.1 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 64.8 | 71 | – |
| 1996 | 61.7 | 70.4 | – |
| 1995 | 66.1 | 69.9 | – |
| 1994 | 64.7 | 69.3 | – |
| 1993 | 61.1 | 72.1 | – |
| 1992 | 58.9 | – | – |
| 1991 | 54.8 | – | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Honduras vs Nicaragua
Health
- Life expectancyHonduras: 72.9 years in 2023Nicaragua: 75 years in 2023
- Child mortalityHonduras: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024Nicaragua: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityHonduras: 13 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nicaragua: 12.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterHonduras: 65.2% in 2022Nicaragua: 55.5% in 2020
- DepressionHonduras: 2.75% in 2017Nicaragua: 2.85% in 2017
- Suicide rateHonduras: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Nicaragua: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationHonduras: 10.6 million people in 2023Nicaragua: 6.82 million people in 2023
- Population growthHonduras: 1.7% a year in 2023Nicaragua: 1.36% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateHonduras: 2.5 births per woman in 2023Nicaragua: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationHonduras: 59.3% in 2025Nicaragua: 59.4% in 2025
- Median ageHonduras: 23.6 years in 2023Nicaragua: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overHonduras: 4.3% in 2023Nicaragua: 5.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateHonduras: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Nicaragua: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingHonduras: 1.46% of GDP in 2025Nicaragua: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsHonduras: $582M in 2025Nicaragua: $115M in 2025
- Military spending per personHonduras: $53 in 2025Nicaragua: $17 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingHonduras: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Nicaragua: 2.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelHonduras: 23,000 people in 2020Nicaragua: 12,000 people in 2020
- National powerHonduras: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Nicaragua: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersHonduras: 0.56% of the labour force in 2020Nicaragua: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsHonduras: 7 million TIV in 2024Nicaragua: 13 million TIV in 2019