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Nicaragua vs San Marino statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 34K in San Marino (ranked 193/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 23.2 sq mi for San Marino (ranked 98th vs. 193rd).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and San Marino ranks 181/197 ($1.83B). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while San Marino ranks 20/197 ($54,265).

Main facts and rankings

Nicaragua San Marino
Population
7079664
33996
Population rank 107/197 193/197
GDP
$19.7B
2024
$1.83B
2022
GDP rank 131/197 181/197
GDP per capita
$2,848
2024
$54,265
2022
GDP per capita rank 141/197 20/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,709
2024
$75,941
2022
Government debt
$7.7B
2024
$1.31B
2022
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.4%
2025
64.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,114
2024
$38,712
2022
Government debt per person rank 139/185 15/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,445
2025
$44,308
2025
Land area
46,464 sq mi
2025
23.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
1,467 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.22
2023
1.15
2023
Median age
26.6 years
2024
49 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
85.9 years
2025

Nicaragua and San Marino: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and San Marino economies compared

GDP
Nicaragua

San Marino
Year GDP
Nicaragua San Marino
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 $976,606,694
1998 $4,635,347,386 $1,048,316,128
1999 $4,856,026,259 $1,109,473,368
2000 $5,109,587,050 $1,007,661,367
2001 $5,351,752,034 $1,059,529,812
2002 $5,223,727,303 $1,148,872,072
2003 $5,322,228,351 $1,462,590,267
2004 $5,792,932,838 $1,715,340,543
2005 $6,321,324,279 $1,786,514,058
2006 $6,763,672,381 $1,909,765,165
2007 $7,423,375,015 $2,188,654,628
2008 $8,496,967,597 $2,403,213,305
2009 $8,298,702,489 $2,064,277,126
2010 $8,758,602,233 $1,881,191,925
2011 $9,774,329,333 $1,813,717,439
2012 $10,532,017,232 $1,604,701,299
2013 $10,982,988,249 $1,678,741,475
2014 $11,880,438,824 $1,673,911,426
2015 $12,756,696,261 $1,419,401,071
2016 $13,286,093,388 $1,468,343,140
2017 $13,785,893,007 $1,528,620,346
2018 $13,025,221,974 $1,655,353,653
2019 $12,699,023,614 $1,616,232,125
2020 $12,726,422,432 $1,544,714,493
2021 $14,209,020,362 $1,855,396,000
2022 $15,634,572,502 $1,831,700,577
2023 $17,805,842,284 -
2024 $19,693,982,968 -

Nicaragua and San Marino economies compared

GDP per capita
Nicaragua

San Marino
Year GDP per capita
Nicaragua San Marino
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 $37,853
1998 $949 $40,127
1999 $980 $41,932
2000 $1,017 $37,601
2001 $1,052 $39,035
2002 $1,014 $41,791
2003 $1,021 $52,530
2004 $1,099 $58,232
2005 $1,183 $59,878
2006 $1,248 $63,271
2007 $1,350 $70,124
2008 $1,524 $75,902
2009 $1,467 $62,429
2010 $1,527 $56,543
2011 $1,680 $55,601
2012 $1,785 $47,946
2013 $1,835 $50,808
2014 $1,958 $51,260
2015 $2,074 $43,147
2016 $2,132 $44,359
2017 $2,183 $45,192
2018 $2,035 $47,951
2019 $1,959 $46,627
2020 $1,938 $44,427
2021 $2,138 $54,169
2022 $2,323 $54,265
2023 $2,609 -
2024 $2,848 -

Nicaragua vs. San Marino life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nicaragua

San Marino
Year Life expectancy, years
Nicaragua San Marino
1950 40.6 71.6
1951 40.8 71.7
1952 41.9 71.9
1953 42.4 72
1954 43.1 72.2
1955 43.7 72.4
1956 44.3 72.5
1957 44.9 72.7
1958 45.5 72.8
1959 46.1 73
1960 46.4 73.2
1961 47.3 73.4
1962 48 73.5
1963 48.8 73.6
1964 49.6 73.7
1965 50.6 73.7
1966 51.6 73.8
1967 52.3 73.9
1968 52.9 74.1
1969 53.4 74.2
1970 53.8 74.3
1971 54.2 74.4
1972 48 74.6
1973 55 74.8
1974 55.4 75.1
1975 55.8 75.3
1976 56.1 75.4
1977 56.1 75.6
1978 53.5 75.9
1979 50.8 76.1
1980 58 76.4
1981 58.3 76.6
1982 58.7 76.8
1983 56.9 77
1984 56.1 77.2
1985 56.4 77.3
1986 57.6 77.4
1987 57.3 77.5
1988 59.8 77.5
1989 61.9 77.6
1990 62.5 77.8
1991 63.3 77.9
1992 63.7 78.1
1993 64.1 78.4
1994 64.5 78.7
1995 64.9 79
1996 65.2 79.3
1997 65.5 79.7
1998 64.1 79.9
1999 65.9 80.2
2000 66.4 80.5
2001 67 80.8
2002 68 81.1
2003 68.7 81.3
2004 69.5 81.6
2005 70.4 81.9
2006 71 82.3
2007 71.2 82.6
2008 71.4 82.9
2009 71.5 83.2
2010 71.8 83.5
2011 72 83.7
2012 72.4 83.9
2013 72.6 84.2
2014 72.8 84.4
2015 72.9 84.6
2016 73.2 84.8
2017 73.4 84.9
2018 73.9 85.1
2019 73.8 85.3
2020 70.8 82.6
2021 70.5 83.5
2022 74.5 85.7
2023 74.9 85.7
2024 75.1 85.8
2025 75.3 85.9

Nicaragua and San Marino population clocks and comparison

Population
Nicaragua

San Marino
Year Population
Nicaragua San Marino
1960 1,782,370 15,428
1961 1,836,451 15,799
1962 1,892,320 16,183
1963 1,950,159 16,580
1964 2,010,176 16,977
1965 2,072,681 17,305
1966 2,137,820 17,523
1967 2,205,567 17,688
1968 2,275,836 17,861
1969 2,348,398 18,026
1970 2,423,065 18,168
1971 2,499,825 18,419
1972 2,573,578 18,787
1973 2,649,278 18,992
1974 2,732,075 19,030
1975 2,816,943 19,046
1976 2,903,851 19,110
1977 2,992,534 20,017
1978 3,080,314 21,026
1979 3,164,525 21,320
1980 3,252,403 21,585
1981 3,345,674 21,840
1982 3,438,745 22,055
1983 3,530,282 22,229
1984 3,619,104 22,346
1985 3,706,479 22,485
1986 3,794,157 22,636
1987 3,882,164 22,686
1988 3,972,320 22,843
1989 4,066,476 23,154
1990 4,162,559 23,475
1991 4,259,637 23,797
1992 4,357,026 24,125
1993 4,453,732 24,472
1994 4,549,316 24,823
1995 4,642,931 25,158
1996 4,729,974 25,482
1997 4,809,573 25,800
1998 4,883,655 26,125
1999 4,954,018 26,459
2000 5,022,633 26,799
2001 5,087,825 27,143
2002 5,149,909 27,491
2003 5,210,963 27,843
2004 5,272,912 29,457
2005 5,342,105 29,836
2006 5,418,855 30,184
2007 5,497,243 31,211
2008 5,576,593 31,662
2009 5,656,601 33,066
2010 5,737,450 33,270
2011 5,819,051 32,620
2012 5,901,287 33,469
2013 5,983,845 33,041
2014 6,066,492 32,655
2015 6,149,417 32,897
2016 6,232,666 33,101
2017 6,316,231 33,825
2018 6,400,080 34,522
2019 6,483,657 34,663
2020 6,565,267 34,770
2021 6,644,741 34,252
2022 6,730,654 33,755
2023 6,823,613 33,860
2024 6,916,140 33,977

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and San Marino

Fertility rate
Nicaragua

San Marino
Year Fertility rate
Nicaragua San Marino
1960 7.16 2.43
1961 7.11 2.68
1962 7.1 2.43
1963 7.08 2.4
1964 7.06 2.37
1965 7.03 2.33
1966 6.99 2.33
1967 6.94 2.31
1968 6.89 2.3
1969 6.83 2.31
1970 6.77 2.32
1971 6.71 2.33
1972 6.65 2.29
1973 6.59 2.23
1974 6.52 2.13
1975 6.45 2.05
1976 6.37 1.95
1977 6.28 1.87
1978 6.16 1.77
1979 6.07 1.63
1980 5.96 1.53
1981 5.84 1.41
1982 5.74 1.3
1983 5.61 1.25
1984 5.49 1.2
1985 5.36 1.17
1986 5.22 1.15
1987 5.07 1.14
1988 4.93 1.14
1989 4.76 1.15
1990 4.6 1.16
1991 4.43 1.17
1992 4.27 1.15
1993 4.1 1.12
1994 3.94 1.14
1995 3.78 1.17
1996 3.62 1.21
1997 3.47 1.24
1998 3.34 1.26
1999 3.22 1.29
2000 3.12 1.4
2001 3 1.52
2002 2.89 1.43
2003 2.83 1.3
2004 2.78 1.3
2005 2.77 1.2
2006 2.73 1.24
2007 2.7 1.26
2008 2.66 1.52
2009 2.63 1.36
2010 2.6 1.46
2011 2.56 1.46
2012 2.53 1.29
2013 2.49 1.48
2014 2.46 1.26
2015 2.43 1.2
2016 2.41 1.13
2017 2.38 1.05
2018 2.35 1.08
2019 2.32 1.1
2020 2.3 1.11
2021 2.27 1.13
2022 2.24 1.14
2023 2.22 1.15

Nicaragua and San Marino demographics compared

Median age
Nicaragua

San Marino
Year Median age, years
Nicaragua San Marino
1960 16.2 31
1961 16.1 30.9
1962 16 30.8
1963 15.9 30.8
1964 15.9 30.9
1965 15.9 30.9
1966 16 30.9
1967 16 30.9
1968 16 30.9
1969 16.1 30.9
1970 16.1 30.8
1971 16.1 30.8
1972 16.2 31
1973 16.2 31.2
1974 16.2 31.3
1975 16.2 31.5
1976 16.2 31.7
1977 16.2 32
1978 16.2 32.3
1979 16.2 32.5
1980 16.2 32.7
1981 16.2 33
1982 16.2 33.3
1983 16.3 33.6
1984 16.3 33.9
1985 16.3 34.2
1986 16.3 34.5
1987 16.4 34.8
1988 16.4 35.1
1989 16.5 35.5
1990 16.7 35.8
1991 16.8 36.1
1992 17 36.5
1993 17.2 36.8
1994 17.4 37.2
1995 17.6 37.4
1996 17.9 37.7
1997 18.1 37.9
1998 18.4 38.1
1999 18.8 38.4
2000 19.1 38.7
2001 19.4 39
2002 19.7 39.3
2003 20.1 39.7
2004 20.4 40.1
2005 20.8 40.4
2006 21.1 40.8
2007 21.4 41.2
2008 21.7 41.6
2009 22 42
2010 22.2 42.4
2011 22.5 42.8
2012 22.8 43.3
2013 23.1 43.7
2014 23.4 44
2015 23.7 44.5
2016 24 44.9
2017 24.3 45.3
2018 24.7 45.8
2019 25 46.3
2020 25.3 46.8
2021 25.6 47.2
2022 25.9 47.7
2023 26.3 48.3
2024 26.6 49

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nicaragua San Marino
GNI, Atlas method
$17.4B
2024
$1.82B
2022
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.2%
2025
22.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
2.9%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.86%
2025
-1.71%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2018
4.91%
2022
Services, % of GDP
46.8%
2024
55.1%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
27.6%
2024
37.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
54
2025
76
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.2%
2014
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2014
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.1B
2024
$759M
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.25B
2024
$21M
2024
International tourist arrivals
474,000
2020
1,904,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
15.2%
1999
n/a
Banked people share
23.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

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

Society

Nicaragua San Marino
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.0004%
2024
Annual migration change
-8,189
2024
+37
2024
Urban population
60.2%
2024
97.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
28.5
2025
86.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
14
2024
80
2025
Higher education index
25
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11
2021
0
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.9
2019
0
2016
Visa free countries
126
2025
162
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.6%
2015
99.9%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
7%
2025
People using the Internet
58.2%
2023
87%
2023

Health

Nicaragua San Marino
Government health expenditure per capita
$208.5
2022
$3,875
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$74.3
2022
$443
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
85.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.16%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2018
6.02
2014
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
31.5 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
60
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.4
2023
1.4
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
10.4%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
61
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Nicaragua San Marino
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Land area per capita
6,718 sq mi
2024
682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,656 sq mi
2025
8.88 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,998 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,849 mi
2014
181.4 mi
2006

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