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Nicaragua vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 98th vs. 145th).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Nicaragua North Macedonia
Population
7079664
1783115
Population rank 107/197 150/197
GDP
$19.7B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 131/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$2,848
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 141/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,709
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$7.7B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.4%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,114
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 139/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,445
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
46,464 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.22
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
26.6 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Nicaragua and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Nicaragua

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Nicaragua North Macedonia
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 $4,699,646,643
1991 $1,488,804,124 $4,938,775,510
1992 $1,792,800,000 $2,436,849,342
1993 $1,756,454,248 $2,682,456,897
1994 $3,863,185,119 $3,559,608,640
1995 $4,140,470,000 $4,707,041,315
1996 $4,308,351,903 $4,642,021,256
1997 $4,389,973,490 $3,912,986,091
1998 $4,635,347,386 $3,765,745,023
1999 $4,856,026,259 $3,863,619,285
2000 $5,109,587,050 $3,772,859,034
2001 $5,351,752,034 $3,709,636,031
2002 $5,223,727,303 $4,018,365,747
2003 $5,322,228,351 $4,946,296,599
2004 $5,792,932,838 $5,682,784,472
2005 $6,321,324,279 $6,258,602,873
2006 $6,763,672,381 $6,861,226,972
2007 $7,423,375,015 $8,336,474,974
2008 $8,496,967,597 $9,909,552,435
2009 $8,298,702,489 $9,401,736,825
2010 $8,758,602,233 $9,407,170,321
2011 $9,774,329,333 $10,494,626,768
2012 $10,532,017,232 $9,745,261,301
2013 $10,982,988,249 $10,817,702,346
2014 $11,880,438,824 $11,362,265,253
2015 $12,756,696,261 $10,064,519,963
2016 $13,286,093,388 $10,672,467,073
2017 $13,785,893,007 $11,307,067,070
2018 $13,025,221,974 $12,683,068,114
2019 $12,699,023,614 $12,606,338,449
2020 $12,726,422,432 $12,361,036,914
2021 $14,209,020,362 $14,000,283,827
2022 $15,634,572,502 $13,932,436,550
2023 $17,805,842,284 $15,763,604,288
2024 $19,693,982,968 $16,685,236,492

Nicaragua and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Nicaragua

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Nicaragua North Macedonia
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 $2,277
1991 $350 $2,402
1992 $411 $1,199
1993 $394 $1,337
1994 $849 $1,786
1995 $892 $2,355
1996 $911 $2,307
1997 $913 $1,960
1998 $949 $1,876
1999 $980 $1,915
2000 $1,017 $1,862
2001 $1,052 $1,823
2002 $1,014 $1,989
2003 $1,021 $2,445
2004 $1,099 $2,819
2005 $1,183 $3,121
2006 $1,248 $3,440
2007 $1,350 $4,204
2008 $1,524 $5,026
2009 $1,467 $4,800
2010 $1,527 $4,833
2011 $1,680 $5,417
2012 $1,785 $5,050
2013 $1,835 $5,626
2014 $1,958 $5,925
2015 $2,074 $5,263
2016 $2,132 $5,598
2017 $2,183 $5,955
2018 $2,035 $6,714
2019 $1,959 $6,719
2020 $1,938 $6,660
2021 $2,138 $7,621
2022 $2,323 $7,606
2023 $2,609 $8,624
2024 $2,848 $9,310

Nicaragua vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nicaragua

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Nicaragua North Macedonia
1950 40.6 50.6
1951 40.8 48.5
1952 41.9 52.5
1953 42.4 53.2
1954 43.1 55.7
1955 43.7 55.4
1956 44.3 58.5
1957 44.9 55.7
1958 45.5 60.3
1959 46.1 59.5
1960 46.4 60.5
1961 47.3 61.8
1962 48 59.3
1963 48.8 61.4
1964 49.6 61.5
1965 50.6 62.6
1966 51.6 63.5
1967 52.3 63.8
1968 52.9 64.6
1969 53.4 64
1970 53.8 65
1971 54.2 65.2
1972 48 65.6
1973 55 67.1
1974 55.4 67.1
1975 55.8 67.3
1976 56.1 67.9
1977 56.1 68.2
1978 53.5 69.1
1979 50.8 69.2
1980 58 69.1
1981 58.3 69.4
1982 58.7 69.8
1983 56.9 69.7
1984 56.1 70.2
1985 56.4 70.2
1986 57.6 70.3
1987 57.3 70.4
1988 59.8 70.5
1989 61.9 71.1
1990 62.5 71.3
1991 63.3 71.8
1992 63.7 71.3
1993 64.1 71.7
1994 64.5 71.5
1995 64.9 72
1996 65.2 71.9
1997 65.5 71.9
1998 64.1 71.8
1999 65.9 72.3
2000 66.4 72.6
2001 67 73
2002 68 72.7
2003 68.7 73
2004 69.5 73.4
2005 70.4 73.6
2006 71 73.8
2007 71.2 73.7
2008 71.4 74.4
2009 71.5 74.5
2010 71.8 75
2011 72 75.1
2012 72.4 75
2013 72.6 75.6
2014 72.8 75.6
2015 72.9 75.6
2016 73.2 75.6
2017 73.4 76.2
2018 73.9 76.9
2019 73.8 76.8
2020 70.8 74.5
2021 70.5 73.3
2022 74.5 76.6
2023 74.9 77.4
2024 75.1 77.5
2025 75.3 77.7

Nicaragua and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Nicaragua

North Macedonia
Year Population
Nicaragua North Macedonia
1960 1,782,370 1,435,059
1961 1,836,451 1,455,171
1962 1,892,320 1,471,745
1963 1,950,159 1,488,737
1964 2,010,176 1,510,900
1965 2,072,681 1,533,466
1966 2,137,820 1,557,349
1967 2,205,567 1,582,492
1968 2,275,836 1,608,930
1969 2,348,398 1,636,345
1970 2,423,065 1,664,208
1971 2,499,825 1,691,216
1972 2,573,578 1,717,395
1973 2,649,278 1,743,816
1974 2,732,075 1,770,545
1975 2,816,943 1,797,972
1976 2,903,851 1,825,830
1977 2,992,534 1,853,138
1978 3,080,314 1,879,847
1979 3,164,525 1,906,523
1980 3,252,403 1,933,038
1981 3,345,674 1,959,065
1982 3,438,745 1,978,956
1983 3,530,282 1,991,901
1984 3,619,104 2,003,399
1985 3,706,479 2,014,331
1986 3,794,157 2,024,732
1987 3,882,164 2,035,157
1988 3,972,320 2,045,737
1989 4,066,476 2,055,649
1990 4,162,559 2,063,689
1991 4,259,637 2,055,994
1992 4,357,026 2,032,523
1993 4,453,732 2,006,854
1994 4,549,316 1,992,666
1995 4,642,931 1,998,534
1996 4,729,974 2,012,553
1997 4,809,573 1,996,869
1998 4,883,655 2,007,523
1999 4,954,018 2,017,142
2000 5,022,633 2,026,350
2001 5,087,825 2,034,882
2002 5,149,909 2,020,157
2003 5,210,963 2,022,725
2004 5,272,912 2,016,186
2005 5,342,105 2,005,330
2006 5,418,855 1,994,287
2007 5,497,243 1,982,933
2008 5,576,593 1,971,493
2009 5,656,601 1,958,782
2010 5,737,450 1,946,298
2011 5,819,051 1,937,398
2012 5,901,287 1,929,821
2013 5,983,845 1,922,716
2014 6,066,492 1,917,557
2015 6,149,417 1,912,430
2016 6,232,666 1,906,313
2017 6,316,231 1,898,657
2018 6,400,080 1,889,051
2019 6,483,657 1,876,262
2020 6,565,267 1,856,124
2021 6,644,741 1,837,114
2022 6,730,654 1,831,712
2023 6,823,613 1,827,816
2024 6,916,140 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Nicaragua

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Nicaragua North Macedonia
1960 7.16 3.83
1961 7.11 3.62
1962 7.1 3.5
1963 7.08 3.62
1964 7.06 3.56
1965 7.03 3.52
1966 6.99 3.43
1967 6.94 3.33
1968 6.89 3.22
1969 6.83 3.1
1970 6.77 3.01
1971 6.71 2.93
1972 6.65 2.87
1973 6.59 2.72
1974 6.52 2.7
1975 6.45 2.69
1976 6.37 2.62
1977 6.28 2.49
1978 6.16 2.42
1979 6.07 2.4
1980 5.96 2.36
1981 5.84 2.29
1982 5.74 2.29
1983 5.61 2.25
1984 5.49 2.24
1985 5.36 2.25
1986 5.22 2.25
1987 5.07 2.32
1988 4.93 2.32
1989 4.76 2.25
1990 4.6 2.27
1991 4.43 2.31
1992 4.27 2.28
1993 4.1 2.26
1994 3.94 2.23
1995 3.78 2.13
1996 3.62 2.06
1997 3.47 1.92
1998 3.34 1.89
1999 3.22 1.77
2000 3.12 1.86
2001 3 1.73
2002 2.89 1.79
2003 2.83 1.75
2004 2.78 1.52
2005 2.77 1.5
2006 2.73 1.46
2007 2.7 1.46
2008 2.66 1.47
2009 2.63 1.5
2010 2.6 1.6
2011 2.56 1.46
2012 2.53 1.5
2013 2.49 1.5
2014 2.46 1.5
2015 2.43 1.49
2016 2.41 1.5
2017 2.38 1.43
2018 2.35 1.42
2019 2.32 1.34
2020 2.3 1.31
2021 2.27 1.6
2022 2.24 1.6
2023 2.22 1.5

Nicaragua and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Nicaragua

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Nicaragua North Macedonia
1960 16.2 21.8
1961 16.1 21.8
1962 16 21.9
1963 15.9 21.9
1964 15.9 21.9
1965 15.9 21.9
1966 16 22
1967 16 22.2
1968 16 22.4
1969 16.1 22.6
1970 16.1 22.8
1971 16.1 23.1
1972 16.2 23.3
1973 16.2 23.6
1974 16.2 23.9
1975 16.2 24.2
1976 16.2 24.5
1977 16.2 24.8
1978 16.2 25.2
1979 16.2 25.5
1980 16.2 25.9
1981 16.2 26.2
1982 16.2 26.5
1983 16.3 26.8
1984 16.3 27.2
1985 16.3 27.5
1986 16.3 27.8
1987 16.4 28
1988 16.4 28.3
1989 16.5 28.6
1990 16.7 28.9
1991 16.8 29.2
1992 17 29.6
1993 17.2 29.9
1994 17.4 30.3
1995 17.6 30.5
1996 17.9 30.8
1997 18.1 31
1998 18.4 31.2
1999 18.8 31.5
2000 19.1 31.9
2001 19.4 32.2
2002 19.7 32.6
2003 20.1 32.8
2004 20.4 33.2
2005 20.8 33.5
2006 21.1 33.9
2007 21.4 34.3
2008 21.7 34.7
2009 22 35.1
2010 22.2 35.5
2011 22.5 36
2012 22.8 36.4
2013 23.1 36.9
2014 23.4 37.3
2015 23.7 37.8
2016 24 38.3
2017 24.3 38.8
2018 24.7 39.4
2019 25 39.9
2020 25.3 40.3
2021 25.6 40.7
2022 25.9 40.9
2023 26.3 41.3
2024 26.6 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nicaragua North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$17.4B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.2%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.86%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2018
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.8%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.6%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
54
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.2%
2014
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2014
1.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$6.1B
2024
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.25B
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
474,000
2020
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.2%
1999
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
23.5%
2024
84.3%
2024

Energy

Nicaragua North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
608 kg
2022
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.8
2022
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
5.73 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.84 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.9%
2022
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.4%
2021
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17%
2022
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
46.5%
2022
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
682 kWh
2022
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
69.5%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
14.9%
2022
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
88.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nicaragua North Macedonia
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-8,189
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
60.2%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.5
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
14
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
25
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11
2021
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.9
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.6%
2015
97.6%
2012
English speaking
1%
2025
5%
2025
People using the Internet
58.2%
2023
87.2%
2023

Health

Nicaragua North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$208.5
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$74.3
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.16%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2018
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
60
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.4
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.4%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
32
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Nicaragua North Macedonia
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
6,718 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,656 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,998 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,849 mi
2014
8,812 mi
2017

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