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Antigua and Barbuda vs Nicaragua statistics compared

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Antigua and Barbuda has a population of 93.8K (ranked 185/197), compared with 6.92M in Nicaragua (ranked 108/197). Antigua and Barbuda's land area is 169.9 sq mi versus 46,464 sq mi for Nicaragua (ranked 183rd vs. 98th).

By GDP, Antigua and Barbuda ranks 175/197 ($2.22B) and Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B). By GDP per capita, Antigua and Barbuda ranks 52/197 ($23,726), while Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848).

Main facts and rankings

Antigua Nicaragua
Population
94540
7079664
Population rank 185/197 107/197
GDP
$2.22B
2024
$19.7B
2024
GDP rank 175/197 131/197
GDP per capita
$23,726
2024
$2,848
2024
GDP per capita rank 52/197 141/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,602
2024
$8,709
2024
Government debt
$1.49B
2024
$7.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.4%
2025
38.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$15,910
2024
$1,114
2024
Government debt per person rank 38/185 139/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,556
2025
$2,445
2025
Land area
169.9 sq mi
2025
46,464 sq mi
2025
Population density
552 ppl/mi²
2024
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
36.9 years
2024
26.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.9 years
2025
75.3 years
2025

Antigua and Barbuda and Nicaragua: Comparison Charts

Antigua and Barbuda and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP
Antigua and Barbuda

Nicaragua
Year GDP
Antigua Nicaragua
1960 - $227,223,322
1961 - $244,144,237
1962 - $269,283,804
1963 - $297,324,163
1964 - $347,119,918
1965 - $564,290,020
1966 - $607,140,010
1967 - $657,140,011
1968 - $692,859,985
1969 - $750,000,003
1970 - $778,569,939
1971 - $828,569,953
1972 - $878,570,045
1973 - $1,092,900,015
1974 - $1,521,400,012
1975 - $1,581,599,959
1976 - $1,836,899,999
1977 $77,507,407 $2,226,999,874
1978 $88,040,741 $2,127,699,979
1979 $109,596,296 $1,567,599,982
1980 $132,451,852 $2,144,300,006
1981 $149,388,889 $2,474,700,227
1982 $166,444,444 $2,454,499,872
1983 $184,866,667 $2,753,100,058
1984 $212,214,815 $3,117,599,872
1985 $246,370,370 $2,683,699,935
1986 $297,562,963 $2,885,799,994
1987 $346,866,667 $3,851,200,118
1988 $411,396,296 $2,630,900,096
1989 $455,174,074 $1,013,184,756
1990 $478,718,519 $1,009,455,484
1991 $504,337,037 $1,488,804,124
1992 $525,133,333 $1,792,800,000
1993 $565,662,963 $1,756,454,248
1994 $625,081,481 $3,863,185,119
1995 $616,051,852 $4,140,470,000
1996 $679,140,741 $4,308,351,903
1997 $734,422,222 $4,389,973,490
1998 $789,788,889 $4,635,347,386
1999 $835,544,444 $4,856,026,259
2000 $901,003,704 $5,109,587,050
2001 $877,774,074 $5,351,752,034
2002 $898,092,593 $5,223,727,303
2003 $948,100,000 $5,322,228,351
2004 $1,026,329,630 $5,792,932,838
2005 $1,143,896,296 $6,321,324,279
2006 $1,303,674,074 $6,763,672,381
2007 $1,487,381,481 $7,423,375,015
2008 $1,557,640,741 $8,496,967,597
2009 $1,386,518,519 $8,298,702,489
2010 $1,298,348,148 $8,758,602,233
2011 $1,287,359,259 $9,774,329,333
2012 $1,364,729,630 $10,532,017,232
2013 $1,325,496,296 $10,982,988,249
2014 $1,378,707,407 $11,880,438,824
2015 $1,437,485,185 $12,756,696,261
2016 $1,489,603,704 $13,286,093,388
2017 $1,534,855,556 $13,785,893,007
2018 $1,661,529,630 $13,025,221,974
2019 $1,726,448,148 $12,699,023,614
2020 $1,411,637,037 $12,726,422,432
2021 $1,602,125,926 $14,209,020,362
2022 $1,866,566,667 $15,634,572,502
2023 $2,005,785,185 $17,805,842,284
2024 $2,224,814,815 $19,693,982,968

Antigua and Barbuda and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP per capita
Antigua and Barbuda

Nicaragua
Year GDP per capita
Antigua Nicaragua
1960 - $127.5
1961 - $132.9
1962 - $142.3
1963 - $152.5
1964 - $172.7
1965 - $272.3
1966 - $284
1967 - $297.9
1968 - $304
1969 - $319
1970 - $321
1971 - $331
1972 - $341
1973 - $413
1974 - $557
1975 - $561
1976 - $633
1977 $1,214 $744
1978 $1,375 $691
1979 $1,705 $495
1980 $2,053 $659
1981 $2,310 $740
1982 $2,569 $714
1983 $2,847 $780
1984 $3,271 $861
1985 $3,814 $724
1986 $4,629 $761
1987 $5,424 $992
1988 $6,466 $662
1989 $7,188 $249.2
1990 $7,591 $242.5
1991 $7,956 $350
1992 $8,154 $411
1993 $8,625 $394
1994 $9,351 $849
1995 $9,034 $892
1996 $9,756 $911
1997 $10,336 $913
1998 $10,907 $949
1999 $11,342 $980
2000 $12,027 $1,017
2001 $11,539 $1,052
2002 $11,659 $1,014
2003 $12,173 $1,021
2004 $13,038 $1,099
2005 $14,369 $1,183
2006 $16,174 $1,248
2007 $18,205 $1,350
2008 $18,787 $1,524
2009 $16,472 $1,467
2010 $15,217 $1,527
2011 $14,912 $1,680
2012 $15,640 $1,785
2013 $15,052 $1,835
2014 $15,532 $1,958
2015 $16,078 $2,074
2016 $16,557 $2,132
2017 $16,966 $2,183
2018 $18,273 $2,035
2019 $18,896 $1,959
2020 $15,370 $1,938
2021 $17,349 $2,138
2022 $20,105 $2,323
2023 $21,495 $2,609
2024 $23,726 $2,848

Antigua and Barbuda vs. Nicaragua life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Antigua and Barbuda

Nicaragua
Year Life expectancy, years
Antigua Nicaragua
1950 58.1 40.6
1951 58.6 40.8
1952 59 41.9
1953 59.4 42.4
1954 59.8 43.1
1955 60.2 43.7
1956 60.7 44.3
1957 61.1 44.9
1958 61.6 45.5
1959 62.1 46.1
1960 62.6 46.4
1961 63.3 47.3
1962 64 48
1963 64.7 48.8
1964 65.4 49.6
1965 66.2 50.6
1966 66.9 51.6
1967 67.6 52.3
1968 68.2 52.9
1969 68.8 53.4
1970 69.4 53.8
1971 69.9 54.2
1972 70.3 48
1973 70.7 55
1974 71.1 55.4
1975 71.4 55.8
1976 71.8 56.1
1977 72.1 56.1
1978 72.5 53.5
1979 72.8 50.8
1980 73.1 58
1981 73.3 58.3
1982 73.5 58.7
1983 73.7 56.9
1984 73.8 56.1
1985 73.9 56.4
1986 73.9 57.6
1987 73.9 57.3
1988 73.8 59.8
1989 73.6 61.9
1990 73.6 62.5
1991 73.5 63.3
1992 73.4 63.7
1993 73.4 64.1
1994 73.5 64.5
1995 73.6 64.9
1996 73.8 65.2
1997 74 65.5
1998 74.2 64.1
1999 74.5 65.9
2000 74.8 66.4
2001 75.1 67
2002 75.2 68
2003 75.3 68.7
2004 75.3 69.5
2005 75.4 70.4
2006 75.5 71
2007 75.7 71.2
2008 76.1 71.4
2009 76.4 71.5
2010 76.7 71.8
2011 77 72
2012 77.1 72.4
2013 77 72.6
2014 76.9 72.8
2015 76.9 72.9
2016 77 73.2
2017 77 73.4
2018 77.1 73.9
2019 77.2 73.8
2020 77.2 70.8
2021 77.2 70.5
2022 77.5 74.5
2023 77.6 74.9
2024 77.8 75.1
2025 77.9 75.3

Antigua and Barbuda and Nicaragua population clocks and comparison

Population
Antigua and Barbuda

Nicaragua
Year Population
Antigua Nicaragua
1960 55,603 1,782,370
1961 56,540 1,836,451
1962 57,336 1,892,320
1963 58,138 1,950,159
1964 59,020 2,010,176
1965 59,970 2,072,681
1966 60,900 2,137,820
1967 61,837 2,205,567
1968 62,809 2,275,836
1969 63,819 2,348,398
1970 64,528 2,423,065
1971 64,729 2,499,825
1972 64,615 2,573,578
1973 64,342 2,649,278
1974 64,058 2,732,075
1975 63,839 2,816,943
1976 63,762 2,903,851
1977 63,862 2,992,534
1978 64,038 3,080,314
1979 64,274 3,164,525
1980 64,513 3,252,403
1981 64,665 3,345,674
1982 64,785 3,438,745
1983 64,934 3,530,282
1984 64,882 3,619,104
1985 64,591 3,706,479
1986 64,276 3,794,157
1987 63,946 3,882,164
1988 63,623 3,972,320
1989 63,325 4,066,476
1990 63,066 4,162,559
1991 63,387 4,259,637
1992 64,404 4,357,026
1993 65,587 4,453,732
1994 66,843 4,549,316
1995 68,189 4,642,931
1996 69,612 4,729,974
1997 71,053 4,809,573
1998 72,412 4,883,655
1999 73,666 4,954,018
2000 74,912 5,022,633
2001 76,069 5,087,825
2002 77,032 5,149,909
2003 77,884 5,210,963
2004 78,719 5,272,912
2005 79,611 5,342,105
2006 80,604 5,418,855
2007 81,704 5,497,243
2008 82,912 5,576,593
2009 84,173 5,656,601
2010 85,320 5,737,450
2011 86,332 5,819,051
2012 87,260 5,901,287
2013 88,064 5,983,845
2014 88,765 6,066,492
2015 89,409 6,149,417
2016 89,969 6,232,666
2017 90,468 6,316,231
2018 90,926 6,400,080
2019 91,364 6,483,657
2020 91,846 6,565,267
2021 92,349 6,644,741
2022 92,840 6,730,654
2023 93,316 6,823,613
2024 93,772 6,916,140

Fertility rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Nicaragua

Fertility rate
Antigua and Barbuda

Nicaragua
Year Fertility rate
Antigua Nicaragua
1960 4.6 7.16
1961 4.56 7.11
1962 4.55 7.1
1963 4.54 7.08
1964 4.48 7.06
1965 4.42 7.03
1966 4.32 6.99
1967 4.18 6.94
1968 4.01 6.89
1969 3.83 6.83
1970 3.63 6.77
1971 3.46 6.71
1972 3.29 6.65
1973 3.13 6.59
1974 2.93 6.52
1975 2.77 6.45
1976 2.78 6.37
1977 2.78 6.28
1978 2.57 6.16
1979 2.63 6.07
1980 2.31 5.96
1981 2.17 5.84
1982 2.09 5.74
1983 2.12 5.61
1984 2.04 5.49
1985 2.15 5.36
1986 2.03 5.22
1987 2.07 5.07
1988 2.13 4.93
1989 2.2 4.76
1990 2.25 4.6
1991 2.04 4.43
1992 2.13 4.27
1993 2.04 4.1
1994 2.07 3.94
1995 2.16 3.78
1996 2.27 3.62
1997 2.19 3.47
1998 2.02 3.34
1999 1.96 3.22
2000 2.2 3.12
2001 2.02 3
2002 1.94 2.89
2003 1.89 2.83
2004 1.85 2.78
2005 1.83 2.77
2006 1.83 2.73
2007 1.86 2.7
2008 2.04 2.66
2009 2.01 2.63
2010 1.79 2.6
2011 1.75 2.56
2012 1.66 2.53
2013 1.54 2.49
2014 1.53 2.46
2015 1.57 2.43
2016 1.46 2.41
2017 1.49 2.38
2018 1.37 2.35
2019 1.47 2.32
2020 1.57 2.3
2021 1.58 2.27
2022 1.58 2.24
2023 1.58 2.22

Antigua and Barbuda and Nicaragua demographics compared

Median age
Antigua and Barbuda

Nicaragua
Year Median age, years
Antigua Nicaragua
1960 19.6 16.2
1961 19.7 16.1
1962 19.7 16
1963 19.8 15.9
1964 19.7 15.9
1965 19.3 15.9
1966 19 16
1967 18.6 16
1968 18.2 16
1969 17.8 16.1
1970 17.9 16.1
1971 18.2 16.1
1972 18.5 16.2
1973 18.8 16.2
1974 19.2 16.2
1975 19.6 16.2
1976 20 16.2
1977 20.5 16.2
1978 21 16.2
1979 21.5 16.2
1980 22 16.2
1981 22.5 16.2
1982 23 16.2
1983 23.5 16.3
1984 24 16.3
1985 24.4 16.3
1986 24.7 16.3
1987 25.1 16.4
1988 25.3 16.4
1989 25.5 16.5
1990 25.7 16.7
1991 25.9 16.8
1992 26.2 17
1993 26.4 17.2
1994 26.7 17.4
1995 26.9 17.6
1996 27.2 17.9
1997 27.4 18.1
1998 27.7 18.4
1999 28 18.8
2000 28.3 19.1
2001 28.6 19.4
2002 28.9 19.7
2003 29.2 20.1
2004 29.5 20.4
2005 29.9 20.8
2006 30.2 21.1
2007 30.5 21.4
2008 30.7 21.7
2009 31 22
2010 31.2 22.2
2011 31.6 22.5
2012 31.9 22.8
2013 32.3 23.1
2014 32.7 23.4
2015 33.1 23.7
2016 33.5 24
2017 34 24.3
2018 34.4 24.7
2019 34.8 25
2020 35.3 25.3
2021 35.7 25.6
2022 36.1 25.9
2023 36.5 26.3
2024 36.9 26.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Antigua Nicaragua
GNI, Atlas method
$2B
2024
$17.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.2%
2025
27.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.3%
2025
+0.86%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.37%
2023
5.2%
2018
Services, % of GDP
69.1%
2023
46.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19%
2023
27.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
56
2025
54
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
37.2%
2014
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$358M
2024
$6.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$26.3M
2024
$5.25B
2024
International tourist arrivals
384,500
2020
474,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
70%
2020
15.2%
1999
Banked people share n/a
23.5%
2024

Energy

Antigua Nicaragua
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,787 kg
2007
608 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.7
2007
$12.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.32 megatons
2023
5.73 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.46 tons
2023
0.84 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
39.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
50.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
46.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
682 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.66%
2021
69.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
14.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.3%
2023

Society

Antigua Nicaragua
% of world population
0.001%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
+9
2024
-8,189
2024
Urban population
24.3%
2024
60.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.1 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.6
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2025
14
2024
Higher education index
23
2025
25
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.7
2022
11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
0
2019
16.9
2019
Visa free countries
143
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2015
82.6%
2015
English speaking
80%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
77.6%
2023
58.2%
2023

Health

Antigua Nicaragua
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,085
2022
$208.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$269.1
2022
$74.3
2022
Life expectancy
77.9 years
2025
75.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.15%
2022
5.16%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.9
2017
0.66
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
60
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.3
2023
13.4
2023
Obesity rate
34%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.6%
2024
10.4%
2024
Air quality index
82
2025
58
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.66 liters
2020
3.67 liters
2020

Territory

Antigua Nicaragua
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
1,812 sq mi
2024
6,718 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
34.7 sq mi
2025
19,656 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30.6 sq mi
2025
11,998 sq mi
2025
Roads length
727 mi
2011
14,849 mi
2014

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