Honduras vs Nicaragua: GDP per capita

Honduras
2,695 international-$ in 1990 prices
in 2020
Nicaragua
2,227 international-$ in 1990 prices
in 2020
Honduras rank
119th
Nicaragua rank
122nd

GDP per capita over time

  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k191319662020

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 2,695 international-$ in 1990 prices against 2,227 international-$ in 1990 prices in Nicaragua, a difference of 468 international-$ in 1990 prices.

That makes Honduras's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was Honduras ahead.

Honduras ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 122nd of 162 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1910s 1,224 international-$ in 1990 prices 957.92 international-$ in 1990 prices 266.53 international-$ in 1990 prices Honduras
1920s 1,453 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,499 international-$ in 1990 prices 46.16 international-$ in 1990 prices Nicaragua
1930s 1,218 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,181 international-$ in 1990 prices 37.05 international-$ in 1990 prices Honduras
1950s 1,334 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,787 international-$ in 1990 prices 453.17 international-$ in 1990 prices Nicaragua
1960s 1,433 international-$ in 1990 prices 2,290 international-$ in 1990 prices 856.72 international-$ in 1990 prices Nicaragua
1970s 1,602 international-$ in 1990 prices 2,883 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,281 international-$ in 1990 prices Nicaragua
1980s 1,906 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,996 international-$ in 1990 prices 89.49 international-$ in 1990 prices Nicaragua
1990s 1,897 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,424 international-$ in 1990 prices 473.11 international-$ in 1990 prices Honduras
2000s 2,155 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,730 international-$ in 1990 prices 425.42 international-$ in 1990 prices Honduras
2010s 2,642 international-$ in 1990 prices 2,150 international-$ in 1990 prices 491.5 international-$ in 1990 prices Honduras
2020s 2,695 international-$ in 1990 prices 2,227 international-$ in 1990 prices 468.08 international-$ in 1990 prices Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Honduras or Nicaragua?
Honduras, at 2,695 international-$ in 1990 prices against 2,227 international-$ in 1990 prices in Nicaragua as of 2020.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Honduras and Nicaragua?
468 international-$ in 1990 prices, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Nicaragua?
20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
How do Honduras and Nicaragua rank globally for gdp per capita?
Honduras ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 122nd of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 1990 prices
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

GDP per capita expressed in international-$ at 1990 prices to account for inflation and differences in the cost of living between countries.