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Nicaragua vs Russia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 144M in Russia (ranked 9/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 6,323,145 sq mi for Russia (ranked 98th vs. 1st).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145).

Main facts and rankings

Nicaragua Russia
Population
7079664
142718132
Population rank 107/197 9/197
GDP
$19.7B
2024
$2.17T
2024
GDP rank 131/197 11/197
GDP per capita
$2,848
2024
$15,145
2024
GDP per capita rank 141/197 69/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,709
2024
$47,405
2024
Government debt
$7.7B
2024
$441B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.4%
2025
21.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,114
2024
$3,075
2024
Government debt per person rank 139/185 98/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,445
2025
$9,262
2025
Land area
46,464 sq mi
2025
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
Population density
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.22
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
26.6 years
2024
40.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Nicaragua and Russia: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and Russia economies compared

GDP
Nicaragua

Russia
Year GDP
Nicaragua Russia
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 $554,828,660,436
1989 $1,013,184,756 $506,631,299,735
1990 $1,009,455,484 $517,014,446,228
1991 $1,488,804,124 $517,962,962,963
1992 $1,792,800,000 $460,290,556,901
1993 $1,756,454,248 $435,083,713,851
1994 $3,863,185,119 $395,077,301,248
1995 $4,140,470,000 $395,537,185,735
1996 $4,308,351,903 $391,724,890,744
1997 $4,389,973,490 $404,928,954,192
1998 $4,635,347,386 $270,955,486,862
1999 $4,856,026,259 $195,907,128,351
2000 $5,109,587,050 $259,710,142,197
2001 $5,351,752,034 $306,602,070,621
2002 $5,223,727,303 $345,470,494,418
2003 $5,322,228,351 $430,347,420,185
2004 $5,792,932,838 $591,016,690,732
2005 $6,321,324,279 $764,015,973,481
2006 $6,763,672,381 $989,932,071,353
2007 $7,423,375,015 $1,299,703,478,482
2008 $8,496,967,597 $1,660,848,058,303
2009 $8,298,702,489 $1,222,645,900,056
2010 $8,758,602,233 $1,524,916,715,224
2011 $9,774,329,333 $2,045,922,753,398
2012 $10,532,017,232 $2,208,293,553,878
2013 $10,982,988,249 $2,292,470,078,346
2014 $11,880,438,824 $2,059,241,589,895
2015 $12,756,696,261 $1,363,482,182,198
2016 $13,286,093,388 $1,276,786,350,881
2017 $13,785,893,007 $1,574,199,360,089
2018 $13,025,221,974 $1,657,328,773,461
2019 $12,699,023,614 $1,693,115,002,708
2020 $12,726,422,432 $1,493,075,894,362
2021 $14,209,020,362 $1,829,186,719,575
2022 $15,634,572,502 $2,291,612,121,335
2023 $17,805,842,284 $2,071,505,725,031
2024 $19,693,982,968 $2,173,835,806,672

Nicaragua and Russia economies compared

GDP per capita
Nicaragua

Russia
Year GDP per capita
Nicaragua Russia
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 $3,778
1989 $249.2 $3,430
1990 $242.5 $3,494
1991 $350 $3,490
1992 $411 $3,099
1993 $394 $2,931
1994 $849 $2,662
1995 $892 $2,666
1996 $911 $2,644
1997 $913 $2,738
1998 $949 $1,835
1999 $980 $1,331
2000 $1,017 $1,772
2001 $1,052 $2,100
2002 $1,014 $2,378
2003 $1,021 $2,975
2004 $1,099 $4,102
2005 $1,183 $5,323
2006 $1,248 $6,920
2007 $1,350 $9,101
2008 $1,524 $11,635
2009 $1,467 $8,563
2010 $1,527 $10,675
2011 $1,680 $14,305
2012 $1,785 $15,402
2013 $1,835 $15,941
2014 $1,958 $14,277
2015 $2,074 $9,427
2016 $2,132 $8,804
2017 $2,183 $10,835
2018 $2,035 $11,399
2019 $1,959 $11,640
2020 $1,938 $10,280
2021 $2,138 $12,637
2022 $2,323 $15,888
2023 $2,609 $14,403
2024 $2,848 $15,145

Nicaragua vs. Russia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nicaragua

Russia
Year Life expectancy, years
Nicaragua Russia
1950 40.6 55.5
1951 40.8 55.3
1952 41.9 57.6
1953 42.4 58.8
1954 43.1 59.9
1955 43.7 62.1
1956 44.3 66.5
1957 44.9 66
1958 45.5 67.7
1959 46.1 67.4
1960 46.4 68.3
1961 47.3 68.6
1962 48 68.5
1963 48.8 69.1
1964 49.6 69.5
1965 50.6 69.3
1966 51.6 69.4
1967 52.3 69.2
1968 52.9 69.1
1969 53.4 68.6
1970 53.8 68.7
1971 54.2 68.9
1972 48 68.8
1973 55 68.9
1974 55.4 68.7
1975 55.8 68.3
1976 56.1 68.1
1977 56.1 67.9
1978 53.5 67.8
1979 50.8 67.6
1980 58 67.5
1981 58.3 67.6
1982 58.7 68.1
1983 56.9 68
1984 56.1 67.6
1985 56.4 68.3
1986 57.6 70
1987 57.3 70.1
1988 59.8 69.9
1989 61.9 69.7
1990 62.5 69.3
1991 63.3 69
1992 63.7 67.8
1993 64.1 65
1994 64.5 63.8
1995 64.9 64
1996 65.2 65.4
1997 65.5 66.6
1998 64.1 66.9
1999 65.9 65.6
2000 66.4 65
2001 67 65
2002 68 64.7
2003 68.7 64.7
2004 69.5 65.1
2005 70.4 65.2
2006 71 66.5
2007 71.2 67.5
2008 71.4 67.9
2009 71.5 68.7
2010 71.8 68.2
2011 72 69.7
2012 72.4 70.1
2013 72.6 70.6
2014 72.8 70.8
2015 72.9 71.3
2016 73.2 71.9
2017 73.4 72.8
2018 73.9 72.9
2019 73.8 73.1
2020 70.8 71.2
2021 70.5 69.8
2022 74.5 72.5
2023 74.9 73.2
2024 75.1 73.3
2025 75.3 73.5

Nicaragua and Russia population clocks and comparison

Population
Nicaragua

Russia
Year Population
Nicaragua Russia
1960 1,782,370 119,897,000
1961 1,836,451 121,236,000
1962 1,892,320 122,591,000
1963 1,950,159 123,960,000
1964 2,010,176 125,345,000
1965 2,072,681 126,745,000
1966 2,137,820 127,468,000
1967 2,205,567 128,196,000
1968 2,275,836 128,928,000
1969 2,348,398 129,664,000
1970 2,423,065 130,404,000
1971 2,499,825 131,155,000
1972 2,573,578 131,909,000
1973 2,649,278 132,669,000
1974 2,732,075 133,432,000
1975 2,816,943 134,200,000
1976 2,903,851 135,147,000
1977 2,992,534 136,100,000
1978 3,080,314 137,060,000
1979 3,164,525 138,027,000
1980 3,252,403 139,010,000
1981 3,345,674 139,941,000
1982 3,438,745 140,823,000
1983 3,530,282 141,668,000
1984 3,619,104 142,745,000
1985 3,706,479 143,858,000
1986 3,794,157 144,894,000
1987 3,882,164 145,908,000
1988 3,972,320 146,857,000
1989 4,066,476 147,721,000
1990 4,162,559 147,969,406
1991 4,259,637 148,394,216
1992 4,357,026 148,538,197
1993 4,453,732 148,458,777
1994 4,549,316 148,407,912
1995 4,642,931 148,375,787
1996 4,729,974 148,160,129
1997 4,809,573 147,915,361
1998 4,883,655 147,670,784
1999 4,954,018 147,214,776
2000 5,022,633 146,596,869
2001 5,087,825 145,976,482
2002 5,149,909 145,306,497
2003 5,210,963 144,648,618
2004 5,272,912 144,067,316
2005 5,342,105 143,518,814
2006 5,418,855 143,049,637
2007 5,497,243 142,805,114
2008 5,576,593 142,742,366
2009 5,656,601 142,785,348
2010 5,737,450 142,849,468
2011 5,819,051 143,018,195
2012 5,901,287 143,378,447
2013 5,983,845 143,805,638
2014 6,066,492 144,237,223
2015 6,149,417 144,640,716
2016 6,232,666 145,015,460
2017 6,316,231 145,293,260
2018 6,400,080 145,398,106
2019 6,483,657 145,453,291
2020 6,565,267 145,245,148
2021 6,644,741 144,746,762
2022 6,730,654 144,236,933
2023 6,823,613 143,826,130
2024 6,916,140 143,533,851

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and Russia

Fertility rate
Nicaragua

Russia
Year Fertility rate
Nicaragua Russia
1960 7.16 2.52
1961 7.11 2.45
1962 7.1 2.36
1963 7.08 2.27
1964 7.06 2.18
1965 7.03 2.13
1966 6.99 2.1
1967 6.94 2.04
1968 6.89 1.99
1969 6.83 1.97
1970 6.77 1.99
1971 6.71 2.03
1972 6.65 2.04
1973 6.59 2.01
1974 6.52 2
1975 6.45 1.98
1976 6.37 1.97
1977 6.28 1.95
1978 6.16 1.92
1979 6.07 1.9
1980 5.96 1.89
1981 5.84 1.91
1982 5.74 2.04
1983 5.61 2.11
1984 5.49 2.06
1985 5.36 2.05
1986 5.22 2.15
1987 5.07 2.22
1988 4.93 2.12
1989 4.76 2.01
1990 4.6 1.89
1991 4.43 1.73
1992 4.27 1.55
1993 4.1 1.39
1994 3.94 1.4
1995 3.78 1.34
1996 3.62 1.27
1997 3.47 1.22
1998 3.34 1.23
1999 3.22 1.16
2000 3.12 1.2
2001 3 1.22
2002 2.89 1.29
2003 2.83 1.32
2004 2.78 1.34
2005 2.77 1.29
2006 2.73 1.31
2007 2.7 1.42
2008 2.66 1.5
2009 2.63 1.54
2010 2.6 1.57
2011 2.56 1.58
2012 2.53 1.69
2013 2.49 1.71
2014 2.46 1.75
2015 2.43 1.78
2016 2.41 1.76
2017 2.38 1.62
2018 2.35 1.58
2019 2.32 1.5
2020 2.3 1.51
2021 2.27 1.51
2022 2.24 1.42
2023 2.22 1.41

Nicaragua and Russia demographics compared

Median age
Nicaragua

Russia
Year Median age, years
Nicaragua Russia
1960 16.2 27.1
1961 16.1 27.4
1962 16 27.7
1963 15.9 28.1
1964 15.9 28.3
1965 15.9 28.6
1966 16 28.9
1967 16 29.2
1968 16 29.8
1969 16.1 30.3
1970 16.1 30.7
1971 16.1 31
1972 16.2 31.1
1973 16.2 31.1
1974 16.2 30.9
1975 16.2 30.7
1976 16.2 30.6
1977 16.2 30.9
1978 16.2 31
1979 16.2 31.1
1980 16.2 31.3
1981 16.2 31.4
1982 16.2 31.6
1983 16.3 31.7
1984 16.3 31.8
1985 16.3 32
1986 16.3 32.2
1987 16.4 32.4
1988 16.4 32.6
1989 16.5 32.9
1990 16.7 33.2
1991 16.8 33.6
1992 17 33.9
1993 17.2 34.4
1994 17.4 34.7
1995 17.6 35
1996 17.9 35.3
1997 18.1 35.7
1998 18.4 36
1999 18.8 36.3
2000 19.1 36.6
2001 19.4 36.8
2002 19.7 36.9
2003 20.1 37
2004 20.4 37.2
2005 20.8 37.4
2006 21.1 37.6
2007 21.4 37.7
2008 21.7 37.8
2009 22 37.9
2010 22.2 38
2011 22.5 38.1
2012 22.8 38.3
2013 23.1 38.4
2014 23.4 38.6
2015 23.7 38.7
2016 24 38.8
2017 24.3 39
2018 24.7 39.2
2019 25 39.4
2020 25.3 39.7
2021 25.6 39.9
2022 25.9 40.1
2023 26.3 40.5
2024 26.6 40.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nicaragua Russia
GNI, Atlas method
$17.4B
2024
$2.24T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.2%
2025
37.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
4.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
5.86%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
1,454,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.86%
2025
-1.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2018
2.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.8%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.6%
2024
30.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
54
2025
51.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.2%
2014
25.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2014
3.1%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
381,726
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
140
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
194
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$650B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$6.1B
2024
$597B
2023
Personal remittances received
$5.25B
2024
$1.91B
2024
International tourist arrivals
474,000
2020
6,359,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.2%
1999
1.3%
2020
Banked people share
23.5%
2024
79.3%
2024

Energy

Nicaragua Russia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
608 kg
2022
5,601 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.8
2022
$7.43
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
5.73 megatons
2023
2,070 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.84 tons
2023
14.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.9%
2022
89.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.4%
2021
3.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17%
2022
9.45%
2022
Net energy imports use share
46.5%
2022
-75.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
682 kWh
2022
7,184 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.5%
2021
19.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
14.9%
2022
17.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.4%
2022
Electricity access
88.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nicaragua Russia
% of world population
0.08%
2024
1.76%
2024
Annual migration change
-8,189
2024
-178,042
2024
Urban population
60.2%
2024
75.5%
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
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.5
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
14
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
25
2025
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11
2021
6.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.9
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.6%
2015
99.9%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
4.84%
2023
People using the Internet
58.2%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Nicaragua Russia
Government health expenditure per capita
$208.5
2022
$1,078
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$74.3
2022
$298.7
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.16%
2022
0.05%
2008
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2018
3.83
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
25.2 years
2013
Maternal mortality per 100K births
60
2023
9
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.4
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.4%
2024
5.9%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
29.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
10.5 liters
2020

Territory

Nicaragua Russia
% of world land
0.08%
2025
11%
2025
Land area per capita
6,718 sq mi
2024
44,053 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,656 sq mi
2025
832,826 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,998 sq mi
2025
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,849 mi
2014
981,326 mi
2023

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