Mexico vs Nicaragua statistics compared

Mexico has a population of 131M (ranked 11/197), compared with 6.92M in Nicaragua (ranked 108/197). Mexico's land area is 750,563 sq mi versus 46,464 sq mi for Nicaragua (ranked 13th vs. 98th).

By GDP, Mexico ranks 12/197 ($1.85T) and Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B). By GDP per capita, Mexico ranks 71/197 ($14,158), while Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848).

Mexico and Nicaragua: Comparison Charts

Mexico and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP

Mexico

Nicaragua

Table

Year	GDP
	Mexico	Nicaragua
1960	$13,040,000,000	$227,223,322
1961	$14,160,000,000	$244,144,237
1962	$15,200,000,000	$269,283,804
1963	$16,960,000,000	$297,324,163
1964	$20,080,000,000	$347,119,918
1965	$21,840,000,000	$564,290,020
1966	$24,320,000,000	$607,140,010
1967	$26,560,000,000	$657,140,011
1968	$29,360,000,000	$692,859,985
1969	$32,480,000,000	$750,000,003
1970	$35,520,000,000	$778,569,939
1971	$39,200,000,000	$828,569,953
1972	$45,200,000,000	$878,570,045
1973	$55,280,000,000	$1,092,900,015
1974	$72,000,000,000	$1,521,400,012
1975	$88,000,000,000	$1,581,599,959
1976	$88,875,923,765	$1,836,899,999
1977	$81,912,018,784	$2,226,999,874
1978	$102,648,570,299	$2,127,699,979
1979	$134,531,900,899	$1,567,599,982
1980	$205,577,055,466	$2,144,300,006
1981	$263,797,827,860	$2,474,700,227
1982	$184,602,611,610	$2,454,499,872
1983	$156,167,000,433	$2,753,100,058
1984	$184,230,754,105	$3,117,599,872
1985	$195,241,069,482	$2,683,699,935
1986	$134,556,034,673	$2,885,799,994
1987	$147,542,558,209	$3,851,200,118
1988	$181,611,150,497	$2,630,900,096
1989	$221,403,098,267	$1,013,184,756
1990	$261,253,675,693	$1,009,455,484
1991	$313,139,656,146	$1,488,804,124
1992	$363,157,832,924	$1,792,800,000
1993	$530,160,763,663	$1,756,454,248
1994	$553,618,247,901	$3,863,185,119
1995	$380,157,469,867	$4,140,470,000
1996	$432,157,945,024	$4,308,351,903
1997	$523,449,530,464	$4,389,973,490
1998	$557,461,102,631	$4,635,347,386
1999	$631,249,359,702	$4,856,026,259
2000	$742,061,329,749	$5,109,587,050
2001	$796,064,590,549	$5,351,752,034
2002	$810,666,116,402	$5,223,727,303
2003	$765,549,967,889	$5,322,228,351
2004	$819,459,227,375	$5,792,932,838
2005	$917,571,853,529	$6,321,324,279
2006	$1,020,265,057,882	$6,763,672,381
2007	$1,102,355,554,880	$7,423,375,015
2008	$1,161,553,459,985	$8,496,967,597
2009	$943,437,415,025	$8,298,702,489
2010	$1,105,424,238,573	$8,758,602,233
2011	$1,229,013,703,578	$9,774,329,333
2012	$1,255,110,424,666	$10,532,017,232
2013	$1,327,436,290,439	$10,982,988,249
2014	$1,364,507,717,765	$11,880,438,824
2015	$1,213,294,467,780	$12,756,696,261
2016	$1,112,233,497,453	$13,286,093,388
2017	$1,190,721,475,906	$13,785,893,007
2018	$1,256,300,182,776	$13,025,221,974
2019	$1,304,106,203,902	$12,699,023,614
2020	$1,121,064,767,402	$12,726,422,432
2021	$1,316,569,466,735	$14,209,020,362
2022	$1,466,464,899,304	$15,634,572,502
2023	$1,793,798,859,343	$17,805,842,284
2024	$1,852,722,885,258	$19,693,982,968

Mexico and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP per capita

Mexico

Nicaragua

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Mexico	Nicaragua
1960	$355	$127.5
1961	$374	$132.9
1962	$388	$142.3
1963	$420	$152.5
1964	$481	$172.7
1965	$506	$272.3
1966	$545	$284
1967	$576	$297.9
1968	$616	$304
1969	$660	$319
1970	$699	$321
1971	$748	$331
1972	$837	$341
1973	$993	$413
1974	$1,256	$557
1975	$1,492	$561
1976	$1,465	$633
1977	$1,315	$744
1978	$1,604	$691
1979	$2,049	$495
1980	$3,055	$659
1981	$3,829	$740
1982	$2,621	$714
1983	$2,170	$780
1984	$2,506	$861
1985	$2,602	$724
1986	$1,757	$761
1987	$1,888	$992
1988	$2,279	$662
1989	$2,725	$249.2
1990	$3,154	$242.5
1991	$3,709	$350
1992	$4,221	$411
1993	$6,048	$394
1994	$6,202	$849
1995	$4,184	$892
1996	$4,674	$911
1997	$5,567	$913
1998	$5,833	$949
1999	$6,500	$980
2000	$7,524	$1,017
2001	$7,953	$1,052
2002	$7,983	$1,014
2003	$7,434	$1,021
2004	$7,850	$1,099
2005	$8,672	$1,183
2006	$9,513	$1,248
2007	$10,134	$1,350
2008	$10,524	$1,524
2009	$8,424	$1,467
2010	$9,729	$1,527
2011	$10,664	$1,680
2012	$10,744	$1,785
2013	$11,217	$1,835
2014	$11,391	$1,958
2015	$10,021	$2,074
2016	$9,098	$2,132
2017	$9,649	$2,183
2018	$10,085	$2,035
2019	$10,370	$1,959
2020	$8,841	$1,938
2021	$10,314	$2,138
2022	$11,402	$2,323
2023	$13,826	$2,609
2024	$14,158	$2,848

Mexico vs. Nicaragua life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Mexico

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Mexico	Nicaragua
1950	43.8	40.6
1951	44.8	40.8
1952	45.7	41.9
1953	47	42.4
1954	48.3	43.1
1955	49.6	43.7
1956	50.4	44.3
1957	51.1	44.9
1958	51.8	45.5
1959	52.7	46.1
1960	53.6	46.4
1961	54.4	47.3
1962	55.1	48
1963	55.5	48.8
1964	55.9	49.6
1965	56.7	50.6
1966	57.4	51.6
1967	58	52.3
1968	58.2	52.9
1969	58.4	53.4
1970	58.9	53.8
1971	59.4	54.2
1972	60.1	48
1973	60.5	55
1974	61.2	55.4
1975	61.9	55.8
1976	62.5	56.1
1977	63	56.1
1978	63.4	53.5
1979	63.9	50.8
1980	64.3	58
1981	64.7	58.3
1982	65.3	58.7
1983	65.8	56.9
1984	66.2	56.1
1985	66.8	56.4
1986	67.4	57.6
1987	67.9	57.3
1988	68.3	59.8
1989	68.6	61.9
1990	69	62.5
1991	69.4	63.3
1992	69.7	63.7
1993	70	64.1
1994	70.3	64.5
1995	70.7	64.9
1996	71.1	65.2
1997	71.5	65.5
1998	71.8	64.1
1999	72.2	65.9
2000	72.6	66.4
2001	72.9	67
2002	73.1	68
2003	73.3	68.7
2004	73.4	69.5
2005	73.6	70.4
2006	73.7	71
2007	73.8	71.2
2008	73.7	71.4
2009	73.6	71.5
2010	73.7	71.8
2011	73.9	72
2012	74.1	72.4
2013	74.3	72.6
2014	74.4	72.8
2015	74.4	72.9
2016	74.4	73.2
2017	74.3	73.4
2018	74.3	73.9
2019	74.5	73.8
2020	70.4	70.8
2021	69.7	70.5
2022	74	74.5
2023	75.1	74.9
2024	75.3	75.1
2025	75.4	75.3

Mexico and Nicaragua population clocks and comparison

Population

Mexico

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Population
	Mexico	Nicaragua
1960	36,724,615	1,782,370
1961	37,890,118	1,836,451
1962	39,129,200	1,892,320
1963	40,424,065	1,950,159
1964	41,772,049	2,010,176
1965	43,174,477	2,072,681
1966	44,629,106	2,137,820
1967	46,129,608	2,205,567
1968	47,668,303	2,275,836
1969	49,233,194	2,348,398
1970	50,814,953	2,423,065
1971	52,412,558	2,499,825
1972	54,030,168	2,573,578
1973	55,667,284	2,649,278
1974	57,320,149	2,732,075
1975	58,982,400	2,816,943
1976	60,645,512	2,903,851
1977	62,308,493	2,992,534
1978	63,979,046	3,080,314
1979	65,648,865	3,164,525
1980	67,300,334	3,252,403
1981	68,892,108	3,345,674
1982	70,433,260	3,438,745
1983	71,971,240	3,530,282
1984	73,506,846	3,619,104
1985	75,043,414	3,706,479
1986	76,585,637	3,794,157
1987	78,136,651	3,882,164
1988	79,695,531	3,972,320
1989	81,247,182	4,066,476
1990	82,820,170	4,162,559
1991	84,430,572	4,259,637
1992	86,044,809	4,357,026
1993	87,653,807	4,453,732
1994	89,259,205	4,549,316
1995	90,862,455	4,642,931
1996	92,452,702	4,729,974
1997	94,021,207	4,809,573
1998	95,575,245	4,883,655
1999	97,115,707	4,954,018
2000	98,625,552	5,022,633
2001	100,099,099	5,087,825
2002	101,548,624	5,149,909
2003	102,978,515	5,210,963
2004	104,394,131	5,272,912
2005	105,811,504	5,342,105
2006	107,253,666	5,418,855
2007	108,774,360	5,497,243
2008	110,374,288	5,576,593
2009	111,999,721	5,656,601
2010	113,623,895	5,737,450
2011	115,243,504	5,819,051
2012	116,818,208	5,901,287
2013	118,343,573	5,983,845
2014	119,784,261	6,066,492
2015	121,072,306	6,149,417
2016	122,251,351	6,232,666
2017	123,400,057	6,316,231
2018	124,573,711	6,400,080
2019	125,762,982	6,483,657
2020	126,799,054	6,565,267
2021	127,648,148	6,644,741
2022	128,613,117	6,730,654
2023	129,739,759	6,823,613
2024	130,861,007	6,916,140

Fertility rates in Mexico and Nicaragua

Fertility rate

Mexico

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mexico	Nicaragua
1960	6.76	7.16
1961	6.78	7.11
1962	6.8	7.1
1963	6.82	7.08
1964	6.83	7.06
1965	6.82	7.03
1966	6.79	6.99
1967	6.75	6.94
1968	6.71	6.89
1969	6.63	6.83
1970	6.53	6.77
1971	6.42	6.71
1972	6.28	6.65
1973	6.12	6.59
1974	5.95	6.52
1975	5.74	6.45
1976	5.54	6.37
1977	5.36	6.28
1978	5.2	6.16
1979	4.96	6.07
1980	4.74	5.96
1981	4.57	5.84
1982	4.43	5.74
1983	4.3	5.61
1984	4.18	5.49
1985	4.09	5.36
1986	3.97	5.22
1987	3.8	5.07
1988	3.64	4.93
1989	3.53	4.76
1990	3.44	4.6
1991	3.36	4.43
1992	3.29	4.27
1993	3.21	4.1
1994	3.13	3.94
1995	3.04	3.78
1996	2.96	3.62
1997	2.89	3.47
1998	2.82	3.34
1999	2.76	3.22
2000	2.71	3.12
2001	2.67	3
2002	2.63	2.89
2003	2.58	2.83
2004	2.54	2.78
2005	2.5	2.77
2006	2.46	2.73
2007	2.42	2.7
2008	2.39	2.66
2009	2.36	2.63
2010	2.34	2.6
2011	2.32	2.56
2012	2.29	2.53
2013	2.27	2.49
2014	2.21	2.46
2015	2.14	2.43
2016	2.09	2.41
2017	2.04	2.38
2018	2.03	2.35
2019	2.02	2.32
2020	1.99	2.3
2021	1.97	2.27
2022	1.94	2.24
2023	1.91	2.22

Mexico and Nicaragua demographics compared

Median age

Mexico

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Mexico	Nicaragua
1960	16.6	16.2
1961	16.5	16.1
1962	16.4	16
1963	16.3	15.9
1964	16.3	15.9
1965	16.2	15.9
1966	16.2	16
1967	16.1	16
1968	16.1	16
1969	16.1	16.1
1970	16.1	16.1
1971	16	16.1
1972	16	16.2
1973	16.1	16.2
1974	16.1	16.2
1975	16.2	16.2
1976	16.2	16.2
1977	16.4	16.2
1978	16.5	16.2
1979	16.6	16.2
1980	16.8	16.2
1981	17.1	16.2
1982	17.4	16.2
1983	17.7	16.3
1984	18	16.3
1985	18.3	16.3
1986	18.6	16.3
1987	18.9	16.4
1988	19.2	16.4
1989	19.4	16.5
1990	19.7	16.7
1991	20	16.8
1992	20.4	17
1993	20.7	17.2
1994	21	17.4
1995	21.4	17.6
1996	21.7	17.9
1997	22	18.1
1998	22.2	18.4
1999	22.5	18.8
2000	22.8	19.1
2001	23.1	19.4
2002	23.5	19.7
2003	23.8	20.1
2004	24.1	20.4
2005	24.4	20.8
2006	24.7	21.1
2007	25	21.4
2008	25.3	21.7
2009	25.6	22
2010	25.8	22.2
2011	26.1	22.5
2012	26.4	22.8
2013	26.7	23.1
2014	27	23.4
2015	27.3	23.7
2016	27.6	24
2017	28	24.3
2018	28.3	24.7
2019	28.6	25
2020	29	25.3
2021	29.2	25.6
2022	29.5	25.9
2023	29.9	26.3
2024	30.3	26.6

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