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Montenegro vs Nicaragua statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Montenegro has a population of 624K (ranked 166/197), compared with 6.92M in Nicaragua (ranked 108/197). Montenegro's land area is 5,193 sq mi versus 46,464 sq mi for Nicaragua (ranked 156th vs. 98th).

By GDP, Montenegro ranks 156/197 ($8.07B) and Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B). By GDP per capita, Montenegro ranks 78/197 ($12,935), while Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848).

Main facts and rankings

Montenegro Nicaragua
Population
618209
7079664
Population rank 166/197 107/197
GDP
$8.07B
2024
$19.7B
2024
GDP rank 156/197 131/197
GDP per capita
$12,935
2024
$2,848
2024
GDP per capita rank 78/197 141/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,380
2024
$8,709
2024
Government debt
$5.05B
2024
$7.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.3%
2025
38.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,103
2024
$1,114
2024
Government debt per person rank 65/185 139/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,008
2025
$2,445
2025
Land area
5,193 sq mi
2025
46,464 sq mi
2025
Population density
120.1 ppl/mi²
2024
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.74
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
40.6 years
2024
26.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.4 years
2025
75.3 years
2025

Montenegro and Nicaragua: Comparison Charts

Montenegro and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP
Montenegro

Nicaragua
Year GDP
Montenegro 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 - $2,226,999,874
1978 - $2,127,699,979
1979 - $1,567,599,982
1980 - $2,144,300,006
1981 - $2,474,700,227
1982 - $2,454,499,872
1983 - $2,753,100,058
1984 - $3,117,599,872
1985 - $2,683,699,935
1986 - $2,885,799,994
1987 - $3,851,200,118
1988 - $2,630,900,096
1989 - $1,013,184,756
1990 - $1,009,455,484
1991 - $1,488,804,124
1992 - $1,792,800,000
1993 - $1,756,454,248
1994 - $3,863,185,119
1995 - $4,140,470,000
1996 - $4,308,351,903
1997 $838,288,806 $4,389,973,490
1998 $854,261,161 $4,635,347,386
1999 $828,950,327 $4,856,026,259
2000 $984,293,044 $5,109,587,050
2001 $1,159,869,246 $5,351,752,034
2002 $1,284,685,051 $5,223,727,303
2003 $1,707,710,053 $5,322,228,351
2004 $2,073,234,418 $5,792,932,838
2005 $2,257,174,481 $6,321,324,279
2006 $2,721,903,149 $6,763,672,381
2007 $3,680,711,744 $7,423,375,015
2008 $4,545,674,528 $8,496,967,597
2009 $4,159,330,370 $8,298,702,489
2010 $4,142,983,843 $8,758,602,233
2011 $4,544,428,421 $9,774,329,333
2012 $4,087,526,242 $10,532,017,232
2013 $4,465,772,400 $10,982,988,249
2014 $4,593,853,291 $11,880,438,824
2015 $4,054,730,078 $12,756,696,261
2016 $4,376,930,578 $13,286,093,388
2017 $4,856,599,481 $13,785,893,007
2018 $5,506,942,238 $13,025,221,974
2019 $5,542,054,181 $12,699,023,614
2020 $4,769,996,866 $12,726,422,432
2021 $5,861,427,505 $14,209,020,362
2022 $6,229,801,581 $15,634,572,502
2023 $7,530,593,375 $17,805,842,284
2024 $8,069,536,126 $19,693,982,968

Montenegro and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP per capita
Montenegro

Nicaragua
Year GDP per capita
Montenegro 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 - $744
1978 - $691
1979 - $495
1980 - $659
1981 - $740
1982 - $714
1983 - $780
1984 - $861
1985 - $724
1986 - $761
1987 - $992
1988 - $662
1989 - $249.2
1990 - $242.5
1991 - $350
1992 - $411
1993 - $394
1994 - $849
1995 - $892
1996 - $911
1997 $1,375 $913
1998 $1,406 $949
1999 $1,368 $980
2000 $1,627 $1,017
2001 $1,910 $1,052
2002 $2,107 $1,014
2003 $2,789 $1,021
2004 $3,380 $1,099
2005 $3,675 $1,183
2006 $4,426 $1,248
2007 $5,976 $1,350
2008 $7,368 $1,524
2009 $6,727 $1,467
2010 $6,688 $1,527
2011 $7,326 $1,680
2012 $6,578 $1,785
2013 $7,173 $1,835
2014 $7,365 $1,958
2015 $6,491 $2,074
2016 $6,999 $2,132
2017 $7,758 $2,183
2018 $8,791 $2,035
2019 $8,842 $1,959
2020 $7,613 $1,938
2021 $9,377 $2,138
2022 $9,990 $2,323
2023 $12,077 $2,609
2024 $12,935 $2,848

Montenegro vs. Nicaragua life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Montenegro

Nicaragua
Year Life expectancy, years
Montenegro Nicaragua
1950 58 40.6
1951 58.5 40.8
1952 59.1 41.9
1953 59.7 42.4
1954 60.8 43.1
1955 60.9 43.7
1956 62 44.3
1957 63 44.9
1958 63.8 45.5
1959 64.7 46.1
1960 65.7 46.4
1961 66.1 47.3
1962 66.4 48
1963 66.8 48.8
1964 67.4 49.6
1965 68.1 50.6
1966 68.6 51.6
1967 69.3 52.3
1968 69.8 52.9
1969 70.2 53.4
1970 70.4 53.8
1971 70.8 54.2
1972 71.2 48
1973 71.6 55
1974 71.6 55.4
1975 71.9 55.8
1976 72.1 56.1
1977 71.8 56.1
1978 71.9 53.5
1979 71.5 50.8
1980 72.2 58
1981 72.1 58.3
1982 72.3 58.7
1983 72.3 56.9
1984 72.3 56.1
1985 72.4 56.4
1986 72.8 57.6
1987 73.2 57.3
1988 73.4 59.8
1989 73.8 61.9
1990 73.9 62.5
1991 74 63.3
1992 73.8 63.7
1993 73.9 64.1
1994 73.8 64.5
1995 73.7 64.9
1996 73.6 65.2
1997 73.5 65.5
1998 73.4 64.1
1999 73.3 65.9
2000 73.6 66.4
2001 73.7 67
2002 74.1 68
2003 74.2 68.7
2004 74.4 69.5
2005 74.4 70.4
2006 74.7 71
2007 74.7 71.2
2008 75 71.4
2009 75.4 71.5
2010 75.7 71.8
2011 76 72
2012 76.2 72.4
2013 76.4 72.6
2014 76.5 72.8
2015 76.6 72.9
2016 76.6 73.2
2017 76.6 73.4
2018 76.9 73.9
2019 76.6 73.8
2020 75.9 70.8
2021 73.8 70.5
2022 75.9 74.5
2023 77.1 74.9
2024 77.3 75.1
2025 77.4 75.3

Montenegro and Nicaragua population clocks and comparison

Population
Montenegro

Nicaragua
Year Population
Montenegro Nicaragua
1960 480,579 1,782,370
1961 491,140 1,836,451
1962 502,558 1,892,320
1963 513,409 1,950,159
1964 521,753 2,010,176
1965 526,327 2,072,681
1966 526,419 2,137,820
1967 522,796 2,205,567
1968 517,481 2,275,836
1969 513,340 2,348,398
1970 512,407 2,423,065
1971 515,449 2,499,825
1972 521,785 2,573,578
1973 530,220 2,649,278
1974 538,902 2,732,075
1975 546,487 2,816,943
1976 552,562 2,903,851
1977 557,576 2,992,534
1978 562,065 3,080,314
1979 566,888 3,164,525
1980 572,608 3,252,403
1981 579,445 3,345,674
1982 587,001 3,438,745
1983 594,506 3,530,282
1984 600,884 3,619,104
1985 605,398 3,706,479
1986 607,711 3,794,157
1987 608,144 3,882,164
1988 607,413 3,972,320
1989 606,571 4,066,476
1990 606,372 4,162,559
1991 607,105 4,259,637
1992 608,516 4,357,026
1993 610,170 4,453,732
1994 611,389 4,549,316
1995 611,712 4,642,931
1996 611,003 4,729,974
1997 609,520 4,809,573
1998 607,662 4,883,655
1999 606,001 4,954,018
2000 604,950 5,022,633
2001 607,389 5,087,825
2002 609,828 5,149,909
2003 612,267 5,210,963
2004 613,353 5,272,912
2005 614,261 5,342,105
2006 615,025 5,418,855
2007 615,875 5,497,243
2008 616,969 5,576,593
2009 618,294 5,656,601
2010 619,428 5,737,450
2011 620,345 5,819,051
2012 621,418 5,901,287
2013 622,587 5,983,845
2014 623,744 6,066,492
2015 624,651 6,149,417
2016 625,353 6,232,666
2017 625,982 6,316,231
2018 626,438 6,400,080
2019 626,753 6,483,657
2020 626,590 6,565,267
2021 625,053 6,644,741
2022 623,591 6,730,654
2023 623,529 6,823,613
2024 623,831 6,916,140

Fertility rates in Montenegro and Nicaragua

Fertility rate
Montenegro

Nicaragua
Year Fertility rate
Montenegro Nicaragua
1960 3.53 7.16
1961 3.49 7.11
1962 3.44 7.1
1963 3.38 7.08
1964 3.28 7.06
1965 3.19 7.03
1966 3.09 6.99
1967 2.91 6.94
1968 2.8 6.89
1969 2.79 6.83
1970 2.69 6.77
1971 2.67 6.71
1972 2.61 6.65
1973 2.51 6.59
1974 2.43 6.52
1975 2.38 6.45
1976 2.35 6.37
1977 2.31 6.28
1978 2.25 6.16
1979 2.2 6.07
1980 2.22 5.96
1981 2.19 5.84
1982 2.19 5.74
1983 2.17 5.61
1984 2.14 5.49
1985 2.13 5.36
1986 2.09 5.22
1987 2.07 5.07
1988 2.01 4.93
1989 1.94 4.76
1990 1.95 4.6
1991 2.02 4.43
1992 2.01 4.27
1993 1.96 4.1
1994 1.94 3.94
1995 1.96 3.78
1996 1.92 3.62
1997 1.89 3.47
1998 1.89 3.34
1999 1.88 3.22
2000 1.9 3.12
2001 1.86 3
2002 1.81 2.89
2003 1.8 2.83
2004 1.73 2.78
2005 1.69 2.77
2006 1.73 2.73
2007 1.8 2.7
2008 1.89 2.66
2009 1.98 2.63
2010 1.7 2.6
2011 1.65 2.56
2012 1.72 2.53
2013 1.73 2.49
2014 1.75 2.46
2015 1.7 2.43
2016 1.8 2.41
2017 1.8 2.38
2018 1.8 2.35
2019 1.8 2.32
2020 1.75 2.3
2021 1.75 2.27
2022 1.8 2.24
2023 1.74 2.22

Montenegro and Nicaragua demographics compared

Median age
Montenegro

Nicaragua
Year Median age, years
Montenegro Nicaragua
1960 22.7 16.2
1961 22.8 16.1
1962 22.9 16
1963 23.1 15.9
1964 23.2 15.9
1965 23.4 15.9
1966 23.5 16
1967 23.6 16
1968 23.7 16
1969 23.8 16.1
1970 23.9 16.1
1971 23.9 16.1
1972 24.1 16.2
1973 24.4 16.2
1974 24.7 16.2
1975 25 16.2
1976 25.3 16.2
1977 25.7 16.2
1978 26 16.2
1979 26.3 16.2
1980 26.5 16.2
1981 26.8 16.2
1982 27.2 16.2
1983 27.5 16.3
1984 27.9 16.3
1985 28.2 16.3
1986 28.6 16.3
1987 28.9 16.4
1988 29.2 16.4
1989 29.5 16.5
1990 29.7 16.7
1991 30.1 16.8
1992 30.4 17
1993 30.8 17.2
1994 31.2 17.4
1995 31.6 17.6
1996 31.9 17.9
1997 32.3 18.1
1998 32.7 18.4
1999 33 18.8
2000 33.3 19.1
2001 33.6 19.4
2002 33.9 19.7
2003 34.2 20.1
2004 34.4 20.4
2005 34.7 20.8
2006 35 21.1
2007 35.4 21.4
2008 35.7 21.7
2009 36 22
2010 36.3 22.2
2011 36.6 22.5
2012 36.9 22.8
2013 37.1 23.1
2014 37.5 23.4
2015 37.8 23.7
2016 38.2 24
2017 38.6 24.3
2018 39 24.7
2019 39.4 25
2020 39.7 25.3
2021 39.9 25.6
2022 40.1 25.9
2023 40.3 26.3
2024 40.6 26.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Montenegro Nicaragua
GNI, Atlas method
$7.5B
2024
$17.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44%
2025
27.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.63%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
+0.86%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.1%
2023
5.2%
2018
Services, % of GDP
62.1%
2024
46.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.6%
2024
27.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.8
2025
54
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.7%
2021
37.2%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
2%
2014
Listed domestic companies
112
2012
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.79B
2012
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.74B
2024
$6.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$855M
2024
$5.25B
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2020
474,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
14.4%
2020
15.2%
1999
Banked people share
75.4%
2024
23.5%
2024

Energy

Montenegro Nicaragua
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,722 kg
2023
608 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.8
2023
$12.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
5.73 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
0.84 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
72.2%
2022
39.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
39.6%
2021
50.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
20.6%
2023
17%
2022
Net energy imports use share
24.4%
2023
46.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,564 kWh
2023
682 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
61.8%
2021
69.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
53.1%
2023
14.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.3%
2023

Society

Montenegro Nicaragua
% of world population
0.008%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,686
2024
-8,189
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
60.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
6.01 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.58 ft
2025
5.1 ft
2025
Quality of life index
64.3
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
14
2024
Higher education index
60
2025
25
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.79
2023
11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
16.9
2019
Visa free countries
130
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2021
82.6%
2015
English speaking
26%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
88.9%
2024
58.2%
2023

Health

Montenegro Nicaragua
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,107
2022
$208.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$407
2022
$74.3
2022
Life expectancy
77.4 years
2025
75.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
5.16%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.75
2022
0.66
2018
Age at first childbirth
26.3 years
2010
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
60
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
13.4
2023
Obesity rate
18.7%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.7%
2024
10.4%
2024
Air quality index
48
2025
58
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2019
3.67 liters
2020

Territory

Montenegro Nicaragua
% of world land
0.009%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
8,324 sq mi
2024
6,718 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,017 sq mi
2025
19,656 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,193 sq mi
2025
11,998 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,823 mi
2010
14,849 mi
2014

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