Costa Rica vs Honduras: Military spending gmsd

Costa Rica
601.28 million
in 2023
Honduras
583.42 million
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
103rd
Honduras rank
104th

Military spending gmsd over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Honduras
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 601.28 million against 583.42 million in Honduras, a difference of 17.87 million.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Honduras ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Honduras ranks 104th of 172 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Honduras in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Honduras Difference Ahead
1920s 7.76 million 12.64 million 4.89 million Honduras
1930s 9.30 million 14.58 million 5.28 million Honduras
1940s 16.18 million 21.63 million 5.44 million Honduras
1950s 16.53 million 31.70 million 15.18 million Honduras
1960s 20.18 million 43.01 million 22.83 million Honduras
1970s 43.80 million 81.01 million 37.21 million Honduras
1980s 52.92 million 164.75 million 111.83 million Honduras
1990s 83.57 million 110.93 million 27.35 million Honduras
2000s 156.71 million 103.89 million 52.83 million Costa Rica
2010s 450.09 million 293.84 million 156.25 million Costa Rica
2020s 574.30 million 526.33 million 47.97 million Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending gmsd, Costa Rica or Honduras?
Costa Rica, at 601.28 million against 583.42 million in Honduras as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending gmsd between Costa Rica and Honduras?
17.87 million, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Honduras?
104 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Honduras rank globally for military spending gmsd?
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Honduras ranks 104th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Military spending gmsd. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending gmsd
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
Last refreshed