Honduras vs Nicaragua: Life expectancy
Honduras
71.46 years
in 2020
Nicaragua
71.8 years
in 2020
Honduras rank
96th
Nicaragua rank
94th
Life expectancy over time
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 71.8 years against 71.46 years in Honduras, a difference of 0.34 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was Honduras ahead.
Honduras ranks 96th and Nicaragua ranks 94th 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 | 28.31 years | 25 years | 3.31 years | Honduras |
| 1920s | 32.53 years | 26.34 years | 6.2 years | Honduras |
| 1930s | 35.07 years | 30.68 years | 4.39 years | Honduras |
| 1950s | 43.2 years | 43.85 years | 0.65 years | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 48.19 years | 48.97 years | 0.7739 years | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 54.33 years | 55.27 years | 0.9326 years | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 61.41 years | 59.58 years | 1.83 years | Honduras |
| 1990s | 66.19 years | 64.35 years | 1.84 years | Honduras |
| 2000s | 69.38 years | 67.58 years | 1.8 years | Honduras |
| 2010s | 71.79 years | 72.5 years | 0.7083 years | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 71.46 years | 71.8 years | 0.3335 years | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Honduras or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 71.8 years against 71.46 years in Honduras as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Honduras and Nicaragua?
- 0.34 years, with Nicaragua 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 life expectancy?
- Honduras ranks 96th and Nicaragua ranks 94th 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 Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.