Honduras vs Nicaragua
Honduras vs Nicaragua: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 58.6% in Honduras and 61.4% in Nicaragua, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Nicaragua, by 2.8 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Honduras.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Nicaragua has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Honduras.
- In 2024, Honduras ranked 138 and Nicaragua ranked 134 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Honduras | Nicaragua | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 58.6 | 61.4 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 58.1 | 60.3 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 56.9 | 59.4 | 67 |
| 2021 | 52 | 51.6 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 45.3 | 44.9 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 39.4 | 39 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 36 | 33.9 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 31.7 | 30.4 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 29.5 | 24.6 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 27.1 | 19.7 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 23 | 17.6 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 17.8 | 15.5 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 18.1 | 13.5 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 15.9 | 10.6 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 11.1 | 10 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 9.8 | 7.3 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 9.6 | 5.3 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 9.4 | 3.9 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 5.6 | 2.3 | – |
| 2003 | 4.8 | 1.9 | – |
| 2002 | 2.6 | 1.7 | – |
| 2001 | 1.4 | 1.4 | – |
| 2000 | 1.2 | 1 | – |
| 1999 | 0.6 | 0.5 | – |
| 1998 | 0.3 | 0.3 | – |
| 1997 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0.1 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 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