Honduras vs Nicaragua: Gini coefficient

Honduras
0.4568
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.4616
in 2014
Honduras rank
10th
Nicaragua rank
8th

Gini coefficient over time

  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
00.20.40.6198920062024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.4616 against 0.4568 in Honduras, a difference of 0.0048.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Honduras ranks 10th and Nicaragua ranks 8th of 120 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5537 0.5575 0.0038 Nicaragua
2000s 0.5537 0.4855 0.0682 Honduras
2010s 0.4987 0.4616 0.0372 Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gini coefficient, Honduras or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.4616 against 0.4568 in Honduras as of 2014.
What is the difference in gini coefficient between Honduras and Nicaragua?
0.0048, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Nicaragua?
6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2014.
How do Honduras and Nicaragua rank globally for gini coefficient?
Honduras ranks 10th and Nicaragua ranks 8th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gini coefficient. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gini coefficient
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.