Honduras vs Nicaragua: Land area in square kilometers
Honduras
111,890 sq. km
in 2023
Nicaragua
120,340 sq. km
in 2023
Honduras rank
101st
Nicaragua rank
99th
Land area in square kilometers over time
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 120,340 sq. km against 111,890 sq. km in Honduras, a difference of 8,450 sq. km.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Honduras ranks 101st and Nicaragua ranks 99th of 215 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 111,890 sq. km | 120,340 sq. km | 8,450 sq. km | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 111,890 sq. km | 120,340 sq. km | 8,450 sq. km | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 111,890 sq. km | 120,340 sq. km | 8,450 sq. km | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 111,890 sq. km | 120,340 sq. km | 8,450 sq. km | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 111,890 sq. km | 120,340 sq. km | 8,450 sq. km | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 111,890 sq. km | 120,340 sq. km | 8,450 sq. km | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 111,890 sq. km | 120,340 sq. km | 8,450 sq. km | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, Honduras or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 120,340 sq. km against 111,890 sq. km in Honduras as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers between Honduras and Nicaragua?
- 8,450 sq. km, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Honduras and Nicaragua rank globally for land area in square kilometers?
- Honduras ranks 101st and Nicaragua ranks 99th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land area in square kilometers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in square kilometers (km²). Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.