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Haiti vs Nicaragua statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Haiti has a population of 11.8M (ranked 83/197), compared with 6.92M in Nicaragua (ranked 108/197). Haiti's land area is 10,641 sq mi versus 46,464 sq mi for Nicaragua (ranked 142nd vs. 98th).

By GDP, Haiti ranks 118/197 ($25.2B) and Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B). By GDP per capita, Haiti ranks 154/197 ($2,143), while Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848).

Main facts and rankings

Haiti Nicaragua
Population
12011655
7079664
Population rank 82/197 107/197
GDP
$25.2B
2024
$19.7B
2024
GDP rank 118/197 131/197
GDP per capita
$2,143
2024
$2,848
2024
GDP per capita rank 154/197 141/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,183
2024
$8,709
2024
Government debt
$3.77B
2024
$7.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
11.8%
2025
38.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$320
2024
$1,114
2024
Government debt per person rank 177/185 139/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,081
2025
$2,445
2025
Land area
10,641 sq mi
2025
46,464 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,106 ppl/mi²
2024
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.66
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
24.8 years
2024
26.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.3 years
2025
75.3 years
2025

Haiti and Nicaragua: Comparison Charts

Haiti and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP
Haiti

Nicaragua
Year GDP
Haiti Nicaragua
1960 $273,187,200 $227,223,322
1961 $271,066,000 $244,144,237
1962 $281,896,800 $269,283,804
1963 $294,883,400 $297,324,163
1964 $325,281,200 $347,119,918
1965 $353,251,800 $564,290,020
1966 $368,948,600 $607,140,010
1967 $369,124,200 $657,140,011
1968 $367,968,800 $692,859,985
1969 $391,820,400 $750,000,003
1970 $331,200,000 $778,569,939
1971 $362,800,000 $828,569,953
1972 $371,998,958 $878,570,045
1973 $466,798,973 $1,092,900,015
1974 $565,399,322 $1,521,400,012
1975 $681,400,000 $1,581,599,959
1976 $879,000,000 $1,836,899,999
1977 $947,000,000 $2,226,999,874
1978 $974,200,000 $2,127,699,979
1979 $1,080,600,000 $1,567,599,982
1980 $1,383,800,000 $2,144,300,006
1981 $1,479,400,000 $2,474,700,227
1982 $1,474,200,000 $2,454,499,872
1983 $1,623,600,000 $2,753,100,058
1984 $1,816,200,000 $3,117,599,872
1985 $2,009,400,000 $2,683,699,935
1986 $2,318,000,000 $2,885,799,994
1987 $2,047,200,000 $3,851,200,118
1988 $2,613,926,800 $2,630,900,096
1989 $2,736,243,800 $1,013,184,756
1990 $3,096,289,800 $1,009,455,484
1991 $3,473,562,628 $1,488,804,124
1992 $2,257,129,792 $1,792,800,000
1993 $1,878,253,767 $1,756,454,248
1994 $2,167,569,046 $3,863,185,119
1995 $2,813,313,279 $4,140,470,000
1996 $2,907,517,604 $4,308,351,903
1997 $3,338,949,152 $4,389,973,490
1998 $3,723,903,724 $4,635,347,386
1999 $4,153,725,884 $4,856,026,259
2000 $6,813,566,099 $5,109,587,050
2001 $6,331,970,324 $5,351,752,034
2002 $6,205,847,214 $5,223,727,303
2003 $5,071,947,798 $5,322,228,351
2004 $6,087,360,684 $5,792,932,838
2005 $7,030,149,730 $6,321,324,279
2006 $7,638,739,123 $6,763,672,381
2007 $9,228,637,768 $7,423,375,015
2008 $10,432,962,635 $8,496,967,597
2009 $11,597,002,835 $8,298,702,489
2010 $11,859,312,725 $8,758,602,233
2011 $13,008,746,039 $9,774,329,333
2012 $13,708,925,477 $10,532,017,232
2013 $14,902,488,604 $10,982,988,249
2014 $15,146,883,498 $11,880,438,824
2015 $14,849,629,309 $12,756,696,261
2016 $14,069,277,526 $13,286,093,388
2017 $15,093,357,161 $13,785,893,007
2018 $16,403,864,618 $13,025,221,974
2019 $15,016,090,930 $12,699,023,614
2020 $14,508,222,518 $12,726,422,432
2021 $20,877,414,953 $14,209,020,362
2022 $20,253,551,921 $15,634,572,502
2023 $19,850,585,722 $17,805,842,284
2024 $25,224,154,991 $19,693,982,968

Haiti and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP per capita
Haiti

Nicaragua
Year GDP per capita
Haiti Nicaragua
1960 $70.8 $127.5
1961 $69 $132.9
1962 $70.4 $142.3
1963 $72.4 $152.5
1964 $78.5 $172.7
1965 $83.6 $272.3
1966 $85.7 $284
1967 $84.2 $297.9
1968 $82.4 $304
1969 $86.1 $319
1970 $71.5 $321
1971 $76.8 $331
1972 $77.3 $341
1973 $95.1 $413
1974 $113 $557
1975 $133.6 $561
1976 $169.1 $633
1977 $178.7 $744
1978 $180.3 $691
1979 $196.2 $495
1980 $246.5 $659
1981 $258.5 $740
1982 $252.6 $714
1983 $272.8 $780
1984 $299.2 $861
1985 $325 $724
1986 $367 $761
1987 $318 $992
1988 $397 $662
1989 $407 $249.2
1990 $452 $242.5
1991 $497 $350
1992 $316 $411
1993 $258.1 $394
1994 $292.1 $849
1995 $372 $892
1996 $377 $911
1997 $425 $913
1998 $465 $949
1999 $510 $980
2000 $821 $1,017
2001 $749 $1,052
2002 $721 $1,014
2003 $579 $1,021
2004 $683 $1,099
2005 $776 $1,183
2006 $829 $1,248
2007 $985 $1,350
2008 $1,095 $1,524
2009 $1,197 $1,467
2010 $1,210 $1,527
2011 $1,312 $1,680
2012 $1,361 $1,785
2013 $1,458 $1,835
2014 $1,460 $1,958
2015 $1,411 $2,074
2016 $1,318 $2,132
2017 $1,395 $2,183
2018 $1,496 $2,035
2019 $1,352 $1,959
2020 $1,290 $1,938
2021 $1,835 $2,138
2022 $1,761 $2,323
2023 $1,706 $2,609
2024 $2,143 $2,848

Haiti vs. Nicaragua life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Haiti

Nicaragua
Year Life expectancy, years
Haiti Nicaragua
1950 37.2 40.6
1951 38.1 40.8
1952 38.8 41.9
1953 39.5 42.4
1954 40.1 43.1
1955 41 43.7
1956 41.6 44.3
1957 42.1 44.9
1958 42.6 45.5
1959 43 46.1
1960 43.4 46.4
1961 43.8 47.3
1962 44.2 48
1963 42.7 48.8
1964 44.9 49.6
1965 45.4 50.6
1966 45.6 51.6
1967 46.1 52.3
1968 46.5 52.9
1969 46.9 53.4
1970 47.3 53.8
1971 47.6 54.2
1972 47.9 48
1973 48.2 55
1974 48.5 55.4
1975 48.7 55.8
1976 49 56.1
1977 49.2 56.1
1978 49.5 53.5
1979 49.7 50.8
1980 50 58
1981 50.3 58.3
1982 50.6 58.7
1983 50.9 56.9
1984 51.3 56.1
1985 51.6 56.4
1986 51.9 57.6
1987 52.2 57.3
1988 52.6 59.8
1989 52.9 61.9
1990 53.2 62.5
1991 53.5 63.3
1992 54 63.7
1993 54.5 64.1
1994 54.7 64.5
1995 55.6 64.9
1996 56.1 65.2
1997 56.7 65.5
1998 57.1 64.1
1999 57.7 65.9
2000 58.2 66.4
2001 58.6 67
2002 59 68
2003 59.4 68.7
2004 58.5 69.5
2005 60.3 70.4
2006 60.7 71
2007 61.1 71.2
2008 61.3 71.4
2009 61.7 71.5
2010 45.6 71.8
2011 61.6 72
2012 62.3 72.4
2013 62.6 72.6
2014 63 72.8
2015 63.2 72.9
2016 63.3 73.2
2017 63.8 73.4
2018 64.1 73.9
2019 64.3 73.8
2020 63.8 70.8
2021 62.6 70.5
2022 63.9 74.5
2023 64.9 74.9
2024 65.1 75.1
2025 65.3 75.3

Haiti and Nicaragua population clocks and comparison

Population
Haiti

Nicaragua
Year Population
Haiti Nicaragua
1960 3,858,443 1,782,370
1961 3,929,030 1,836,451
1962 4,001,575 1,892,320
1963 4,073,068 1,950,159
1964 4,146,244 2,010,176
1965 4,223,820 2,072,681
1966 4,302,639 2,137,820
1967 4,382,999 2,205,567
1968 4,465,328 2,275,836
1969 4,549,334 2,348,398
1970 4,635,124 2,423,065
1971 4,723,244 2,499,825
1972 4,813,868 2,573,578
1973 4,906,743 2,649,278
1974 5,001,796 2,732,075
1975 5,099,086 2,816,943
1976 5,198,357 2,903,851
1977 5,299,476 2,992,534
1978 5,402,580 3,080,314
1979 5,507,590 3,164,525
1980 5,614,493 3,252,403
1981 5,723,725 3,345,674
1982 5,835,937 3,438,745
1983 5,951,096 3,530,282
1984 6,069,230 3,619,104
1985 6,190,862 3,706,479
1986 6,316,122 3,794,157
1987 6,445,123 3,882,164
1988 6,578,145 3,972,320
1989 6,714,730 4,066,476
1990 6,854,441 4,162,559
1991 6,995,450 4,259,637
1992 7,136,571 4,357,026
1993 7,278,181 4,453,732
1994 7,419,771 4,549,316
1995 7,562,546 4,642,931
1996 7,707,557 4,729,974
1997 7,854,298 4,809,573
1998 8,002,143 4,883,655
1999 8,151,296 4,954,018
2000 8,303,151 5,022,633
2001 8,455,918 5,087,825
2002 8,607,641 5,149,909
2003 8,759,912 5,210,963
2004 8,910,263 5,272,912
2005 9,061,273 5,342,105
2006 9,216,562 5,418,855
2007 9,373,296 5,497,243
2008 9,530,774 5,576,593
2009 9,689,581 5,656,601
2010 9,803,294 5,737,450
2011 9,914,904 5,819,051
2012 10,069,771 5,901,287
2013 10,222,362 5,983,845
2014 10,373,235 6,066,492
2015 10,523,242 6,149,417
2016 10,671,457 6,232,666
2017 10,817,754 6,316,231
2018 10,962,362 6,400,080
2019 11,105,163 6,483,657
2020 11,243,848 6,565,267
2021 11,374,586 6,644,741
2022 11,503,606 6,730,654
2023 11,637,398 6,823,613
2024 11,772,557 6,916,140

Fertility rates in Haiti and Nicaragua

Fertility rate
Haiti

Nicaragua
Year Fertility rate
Haiti Nicaragua
1960 6.18 7.16
1961 6.18 7.11
1962 6.18 7.1
1963 6.17 7.08
1964 6.16 7.06
1965 6.13 7.03
1966 6.09 6.99
1967 6.05 6.94
1968 6.01 6.89
1969 5.96 6.83
1970 5.91 6.77
1971 5.88 6.71
1972 5.85 6.65
1973 5.81 6.59
1974 5.78 6.52
1975 5.75 6.45
1976 5.71 6.37
1977 5.67 6.28
1978 5.64 6.16
1979 5.59 6.07
1980 5.56 5.96
1981 5.53 5.84
1982 5.53 5.74
1983 5.51 5.61
1984 5.51 5.49
1985 5.5 5.36
1986 5.48 5.22
1987 5.47 5.07
1988 5.47 4.93
1989 5.44 4.76
1990 5.41 4.6
1991 5.32 4.43
1992 5.21 4.27
1993 5.1 4.1
1994 4.99 3.94
1995 4.88 3.78
1996 4.78 3.62
1997 4.67 3.47
1998 4.56 3.34
1999 4.45 3.22
2000 4.39 3.12
2001 4.25 3
2002 4.13 2.89
2003 4.05 2.83
2004 3.94 2.78
2005 3.84 2.77
2006 3.76 2.73
2007 3.69 2.7
2008 3.62 2.66
2009 3.57 2.63
2010 3.5 2.6
2011 3.43 2.56
2012 3.32 2.53
2013 3.22 2.49
2014 3.16 2.46
2015 3.11 2.43
2016 3.05 2.41
2017 2.99 2.38
2018 2.92 2.35
2019 2.86 2.32
2020 2.8 2.3
2021 2.75 2.27
2022 2.7 2.24
2023 2.66 2.22

Haiti and Nicaragua demographics compared

Median age
Haiti

Nicaragua
Year Median age, years
Haiti Nicaragua
1960 19.5 16.2
1961 19.5 16.1
1962 19.5 16
1963 19.5 15.9
1964 19.5 15.9
1965 19.5 15.9
1966 19.4 16
1967 19.4 16
1968 19.4 16
1969 19.4 16.1
1970 19.4 16.1
1971 19.4 16.1
1972 19.3 16.2
1973 19.3 16.2
1974 19.3 16.2
1975 19.3 16.2
1976 19.3 16.2
1977 19.3 16.2
1978 19.3 16.2
1979 19.2 16.2
1980 19.2 16.2
1981 19.2 16.2
1982 19.2 16.2
1983 19.1 16.3
1984 19.1 16.3
1985 19.1 16.3
1986 19 16.3
1987 19 16.4
1988 19 16.4
1989 18.9 16.5
1990 18.9 16.7
1991 18.9 16.8
1992 18.9 17
1993 18.9 17.2
1994 18.9 17.4
1995 19 17.6
1996 19 17.9
1997 19.1 18.1
1998 19.2 18.4
1999 19.3 18.8
2000 19.4 19.1
2001 19.5 19.4
2002 19.7 19.7
2003 19.8 20.1
2004 20 20.4
2005 20.2 20.8
2006 20.4 21.1
2007 20.6 21.4
2008 20.9 21.7
2009 21.1 22
2010 21.3 22.2
2011 21.6 22.5
2012 21.8 22.8
2013 22 23.1
2014 22.3 23.4
2015 22.5 23.7
2016 22.8 24
2017 23 24.3
2018 23.3 24.7
2019 23.5 25
2020 23.8 25.3
2021 24 25.6
2022 24.3 25.9
2023 24.5 26.3
2024 24.8 26.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Haiti Nicaragua
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$17.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
6.09%
2025
27.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.96%
2023
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.05%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.12%
2025
+0.86%
2025
Unemployment rate
14.1%
2012
5.2%
2018
Services, % of GDP
48.3%
2024
46.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
33.4%
2024
27.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
46.1
2025
54
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2012
37.2%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2012
2%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$2.72B
2024
$6.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.9B
2024
$5.25B
2024
International tourist arrivals
938,000
2019
474,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
34.8%
2018
15.2%
1999
Banked people share
32.6%
2017
23.5%
2024

Energy

Haiti Nicaragua
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
378 kg
2022
608 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.65
2022
$12.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.54 megatons
2023
5.73 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
0.84 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
21.7%
2022
39.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
76.7%
2021
50.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.37%
2022
17%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
46.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
74.8 kWh
2022
682 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.8%
2021
69.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
18.2%
2022
14.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
88.3%
2023

Society

Haiti Nicaragua
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-31,747
2024
-8,189
2024
Urban population
60.5%
2024
60.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.1 ft
2025
Quality of life index
15.6
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
16
2024
14
2024
Higher education index
7
2025
25
2025
Homicides per 100K people
41.2
2023
11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
18.8
2019
16.9
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
68%
2017
82.6%
2015
English speaking
1%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
39.3%
2019
58.2%
2023

Health

Haiti Nicaragua
Government health expenditure per capita
$52.3
2022
$208.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.2
2022
$74.3
2022
Life expectancy
65.3 years
2025
75.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
31%
2022
5.16%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2018
0.66
2018
Age at first childbirth
22.4 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
328
2023
60
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
13.4
2023
Obesity rate
11.1%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
10.4%
2024
Air quality index
94
2025
58
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.11 liters
2020
3.67 liters
2020

Territory

Haiti Nicaragua
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
904 sq mi
2024
6,718 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,931 sq mi
2025
19,656 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,305 sq mi
2025
11,998 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,651 mi
2009
14,849 mi
2014

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