Costa Rica vs Honduras: Military spending
Costa Rica
601.28 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Honduras
583.42 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
103rd
Honduras rank
104th
Military spending over time
- Costa Rica
- Honduras
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 601.28 million constant 2022 US$ against 583.42 million constant 2022 US$ in Honduras, a difference of 17.87 million constant 2022 US$.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Honduras ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Honduras ranks 104th of 172 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Honduras in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 7.76 million constant 2022 US$ | 12.64 million constant 2022 US$ | 4.89 million constant 2022 US$ | Honduras |
| 1930s | 9.30 million constant 2022 US$ | 14.58 million constant 2022 US$ | 5.28 million constant 2022 US$ | Honduras |
| 1940s | 16.18 million constant 2022 US$ | 21.63 million constant 2022 US$ | 5.44 million constant 2022 US$ | Honduras |
| 1950s | 16.53 million constant 2022 US$ | 31.70 million constant 2022 US$ | 15.18 million constant 2022 US$ | Honduras |
| 1960s | 20.18 million constant 2022 US$ | 43.01 million constant 2022 US$ | 22.83 million constant 2022 US$ | Honduras |
| 1970s | 43.80 million constant 2022 US$ | 81.01 million constant 2022 US$ | 37.21 million constant 2022 US$ | Honduras |
| 1980s | 52.92 million constant 2022 US$ | 164.75 million constant 2022 US$ | 111.83 million constant 2022 US$ | Honduras |
| 1990s | 83.57 million constant 2022 US$ | 110.93 million constant 2022 US$ | 27.35 million constant 2022 US$ | Honduras |
| 2000s | 156.71 million constant 2022 US$ | 103.89 million constant 2022 US$ | 52.83 million constant 2022 US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 450.09 million constant 2022 US$ | 293.84 million constant 2022 US$ | 156.25 million constant 2022 US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 574.30 million constant 2022 US$ | 526.33 million constant 2022 US$ | 47.97 million constant 2022 US$ | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, Costa Rica or Honduras?
- Costa Rica, at 601.28 million constant 2022 US$ against 583.42 million constant 2022 US$ in Honduras as of 2023.
- What is the difference in military spending between Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 17.87 million constant 2022 US$, 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?
- Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Honduras ranks 104th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.