Honduras vs Nicaragua
Honduras vs Nicaragua: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 4.4 per 100,000 people in Honduras and 5.9 per 100,000 people in Nicaragua, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Nicaragua, by 1.5 per 100,000 people, or 1.33 times that in Honduras.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Nicaragua has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Honduras ranked 173 and Nicaragua ranked 150 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Honduras | Nicaragua | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4.4 | 6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 4.6 | 7.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 4.8 | 7.8 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 4.9 | 8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5 | 8.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 5.1 | 9.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 5.1 | 9.3 | 13 |
| 2001 | 5.2 | 9.4 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 5.2 | 9.5 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 5.3 | 9.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 5.3 | 9.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 5.3 | 9.7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 5.3 | 9.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, 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
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