Nicaragua vs North Korea statistics compared

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 98th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Nicaragua and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Nicaragua

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Nicaragua	North Korea
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	$4,389,973,490	-
1998	$4,635,347,386	-
1999	$4,856,026,259	-
2000	$5,109,587,050	-
2001	$5,351,752,034	-
2002	$5,223,727,303	-
2003	$5,322,228,351	-
2004	$5,792,932,838	-
2005	$6,321,324,279	-
2006	$6,763,672,381	-
2007	$7,423,375,015	-
2008	$8,496,967,597	-
2009	$8,298,702,489	$23,356,470,000
2010	$8,758,602,233	$25,995,513,000
2011	$9,774,329,333	$29,005,020,000
2012	$10,532,017,232	$29,890,710,000
2013	$10,982,988,249	$30,588,922,000
2014	$11,880,438,824	$30,554,460,000
2015	$12,756,696,261	$30,723,030,000
2016	$13,286,093,388	$28,882,640,000
2017	$13,785,893,007	$29,105,440,000
2018	$13,025,221,974	$28,536,400,000
2019	$12,699,023,614	$28,222,880,000
2020	$12,726,422,432	$27,728,240,000
2021	$14,209,020,362	$32,301,720,000
2022	$15,634,572,502	$28,971,360,000
2023	$17,805,842,284	$32,155,360,000
2024	$19,693,982,968	$34,943,120,000

Nicaragua and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Nicaragua

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Nicaragua	North Korea
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	$913	-
1998	$949	-
1999	$980	-
2000	$1,017	-
2001	$1,052	-
2002	$1,014	-
2003	$1,021	-
2004	$1,099	-
2005	$1,183	-
2006	$1,248	-
2007	$1,350	-
2008	$1,524	-
2009	$1,467	$939
2010	$1,527	$1,040
2011	$1,680	$1,156
2012	$1,785	$1,186
2013	$1,835	$1,208
2014	$1,958	$1,201
2015	$2,074	$1,201
2016	$2,132	$1,124
2017	$2,183	$1,127
2018	$2,035	$1,100
2019	$1,959	$1,084
2020	$1,938	$1,061
2021	$2,138	$1,231
2022	$2,323	$1,100
2023	$2,609	$1,217
2024	$2,848	$1,319

Nicaragua vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Nicaragua

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Nicaragua	North Korea
1950	40.6	14.2
1951	40.8	17.7
1952	41.9	32.8
1953	42.4	40.3
1954	43.1	50.6
1955	43.7	51.8
1956	44.3	52.8
1957	44.9	53.7
1958	45.5	54.5
1959	46.1	55.2
1960	46.4	55.8
1961	47.3	56.4
1962	48	57
1963	48.8	57.6
1964	49.6	58.2
1965	50.6	58.8
1966	51.6	59.4
1967	52.3	60.1
1968	52.9	60.8
1969	53.4	61.4
1970	53.8	62
1971	54.2	62.7
1972	48	63.3
1973	55	63.8
1974	55.4	64.3
1975	55.8	64.8
1976	56.1	65.3
1977	56.1	65.8
1978	53.5	66.3
1979	50.8	66.7
1980	58	67.2
1981	58.3	67.7
1982	58.7	68.1
1983	56.9	68.5
1984	56.1	68.9
1985	56.4	69.2
1986	57.6	69.5
1987	57.3	69.8
1988	59.8	70.1
1989	61.9	70.3
1990	62.5	70.5
1991	63.3	70.7
1992	63.7	71
1993	64.1	70.8
1994	64.5	70.5
1995	64.9	60.8
1996	65.2	60.8
1997	65.5	60.9
1998	64.1	60.9
1999	65.9	60.9
2000	66.4	60.9
2001	67	60.9
2002	68	60.9
2003	68.7	69.4
2004	69.5	69.3
2005	70.4	69.2
2006	71	69.1
2007	71.2	69
2008	71.4	69.3
2009	71.5	69.7
2010	71.8	70.2
2011	72	70.8
2012	72.4	71.3
2013	72.6	71.9
2014	72.8	72.5
2015	72.9	72.8
2016	73.2	73
2017	73.4	73
2018	73.9	73
2019	73.8	72.9
2020	70.8	72.8
2021	70.5	73.4
2022	74.5	73.6
2023	74.9	73.6
2024	75.1	73.7
2025	75.3	73.9

Nicaragua and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Nicaragua

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Nicaragua	North Korea
1960	1,782,370	11,722,953
1961	1,836,451	11,990,713
1962	1,892,320	12,262,882
1963	1,950,159	12,567,057
1964	2,010,176	12,889,770
1965	2,072,681	13,219,369
1966	2,137,820	13,569,094
1967	2,205,567	13,958,350
1968	2,275,836	14,365,596
1969	2,348,398	14,767,615
1970	2,423,065	15,172,775
1971	2,499,825	15,572,457
1972	2,573,578	15,975,069
1973	2,649,278	16,350,367
1974	2,732,075	16,673,121
1975	2,816,943	16,971,055
1976	2,903,851	17,243,450
1977	2,992,534	17,492,798
1978	3,080,314	17,735,995
1979	3,164,525	17,983,470
1980	3,252,403	18,236,786
1981	3,345,674	18,501,295
1982	3,438,745	18,776,357
1983	3,530,282	19,054,034
1984	3,619,104	19,335,043
1985	3,706,479	19,620,388
1986	3,794,157	19,910,855
1987	3,882,164	20,205,483
1988	3,972,320	20,503,161
1989	4,066,476	20,804,367
1990	4,162,559	21,112,137
1991	4,259,637	21,428,638
1992	4,357,026	21,750,911
1993	4,453,732	22,073,352
1994	4,549,316	22,393,975
1995	4,642,931	22,669,304
1996	4,729,974	22,895,746
1997	4,809,573	23,110,830
1998	4,883,655	23,311,564
1999	4,954,018	23,497,599
2000	5,022,633	23,665,910
2001	5,087,825	23,815,358
2002	5,149,909	23,943,973
2003	5,210,963	24,090,380
2004	5,272,912	24,254,943
2005	5,342,105	24,396,433
2006	5,418,855	24,524,507
2007	5,497,243	24,646,383
2008	5,576,593	24,764,618
2009	5,656,601	24,878,332
2010	5,737,450	24,987,258
2011	5,819,051	25,097,874
2012	5,901,287	25,211,728
2013	5,983,845	25,329,451
2014	6,066,492	25,451,262
2015	6,149,417	25,575,350
2016	6,232,666	25,698,326
2017	6,316,231	25,817,709
2018	6,400,080	25,931,147
2019	6,483,657	26,037,632
2020	6,565,267	26,136,312
2021	6,644,741	26,232,534
2022	6,730,654	26,328,845
2023	6,823,613	26,418,204
2024	6,916,140	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and North Korea

Fertility rate

Nicaragua

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Nicaragua	North Korea
1960	7.16	3.57
1961	7.11	3.26
1962	7.1	3.41
1963	7.08	3.63
1964	7.06	3.55
1965	7.03	3.56
1966	6.99	3.71
1967	6.94	4.05
1968	6.89	3.87
1969	6.83	3.86
1970	6.77	3.85
1971	6.71	3.74
1972	6.65	3.89
1973	6.59	3.35
1974	6.52	3.14
1975	6.45	3.05
1976	6.37	2.84
1977	6.28	2.77
1978	6.16	2.79
1979	6.07	2.85
1980	5.96	2.84
1981	5.84	2.92
1982	5.74	2.85
1983	5.61	2.78
1984	5.49	2.71
1985	5.36	2.65
1986	5.22	2.59
1987	5.07	2.53
1988	4.93	2.47
1989	4.76	2.41
1990	4.6	2.39
1991	4.43	2.35
1992	4.27	2.29
1993	4.1	2.22
1994	3.94	2.18
1995	3.78	2.15
1996	3.62	2.09
1997	3.47	2.03
1998	3.34	1.99
1999	3.22	1.97
2000	3.12	1.94
2001	3	1.94
2002	2.89	1.92
2003	2.83	1.91
2004	2.78	1.9
2005	2.77	1.87
2006	2.73	1.94
2007	2.7	1.94
2008	2.66	1.97
2009	2.63	1.91
2010	2.6	1.89
2011	2.56	1.88
2012	2.53	1.88
2013	2.49	1.88
2014	2.46	1.87
2015	2.43	1.86
2016	2.41	1.86
2017	2.38	1.85
2018	2.35	1.83
2019	2.32	1.83
2020	2.3	1.82
2021	2.27	1.81
2022	2.24	1.8
2023	2.22	1.78

Nicaragua and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Nicaragua

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Nicaragua	North Korea
1960	16.2	19.9
1961	16.1	20.2
1962	16	20.6
1963	15.9	20.8
1964	15.9	21
1965	15.9	21.2
1966	16	21.3
1967	16	21.4
1968	16	21.4
1969	16.1	21.4
1970	16.1	21.4
1971	16.1	21.2
1972	16.2	20.9
1973	16.2	20.7
1974	16.2	20.7
1975	16.2	20.9
1976	16.2	21.1
1977	16.2	21.4
1978	16.2	21.8
1979	16.2	22.2
1980	16.2	22.5
1981	16.2	22.8
1982	16.2	23.1
1983	16.3	23.5
1984	16.3	23.9
1985	16.3	24.2
1986	16.3	24.5
1987	16.4	24.8
1988	16.4	25.1
1989	16.5	25.6
1990	16.7	26
1991	16.8	26.4
1992	17	26.8
1993	17.2	27.2
1994	17.4	27.6
1995	17.6	28
1996	17.9	28.3
1997	18.1	28.8
1998	18.4	29.2
1999	18.8	29.6
2000	19.1	30.1
2001	19.4	30.5
2002	19.7	31
2003	20.1	31.4
2004	20.4	31.8
2005	20.8	32.1
2006	21.1	32.5
2007	21.4	32.9
2008	21.7	33.3
2009	22	33.7
2010	22.2	34
2011	22.5	34.3
2012	22.8	34.5
2013	23.1	34.7
2014	23.4	35
2015	23.7	35.2
2016	24	35.4
2017	24.3	35.7
2018	24.7	35.9
2019	25	36.2
2020	25.3	36.4
2021	25.6	36.6
2022	25.9	36.8
2023	26.3	37.1
2024	26.6	37.3

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