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Nicaragua vs Senegal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 18.5M in Senegal (ranked 69/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 74,336 sq mi for Senegal (ranked 98th vs. 85th).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and Senegal ranks 110/197 ($32.3B). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while Senegal ranks 160/197 ($1,744).

Main facts and rankings

Nicaragua Senegal
Population
7079664
19281054
Population rank 107/197 68/197
GDP
$19.7B
2024
$32.3B
2024
GDP rank 131/197 110/197
GDP per capita
$2,848
2024
$1,744
2024
GDP per capita rank 141/197 160/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,709
2024
$5,110
2024
Government debt
$7.7B
2024
$36.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.4%
2025
111.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,114
2024
$1,982
2024
Government debt per person rank 139/185 119/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,445
2025
$1,890
2025
Land area
46,464 sq mi
2025
74,336 sq mi
2025
Population density
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
248.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.22
2023
3.82
2023
Median age
26.6 years
2024
20.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Nicaragua and Senegal: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and Senegal economies compared

GDP
Nicaragua

Senegal
Year GDP
Nicaragua Senegal
1960 $227,223,322 $1,003,692,370
1961 $244,144,237 $1,058,975,257
1962 $269,283,804 $1,085,475,791
1963 $297,324,163 $1,122,139,862
1964 $347,119,918 $1,188,930,645
1965 $564,290,020 $1,210,058,228
1966 $607,140,010 $1,246,908,186
1967 $657,140,011 $1,246,480,766
1968 $692,859,985 $1,309,384,862
1969 $750,000,003 $1,245,234,931
1970 $778,569,939 $1,297,407,655
1971 $828,569,953 $1,339,549,033
1972 $878,570,045 $1,620,857,104
1973 $1,092,900,015 $1,863,398,590
1974 $1,521,400,012 $2,099,325,229
1975 $1,581,599,959 $2,830,388,405
1976 $1,836,899,999 $2,869,777,884
1977 $2,226,999,874 $2,938,046,463
1978 $2,127,699,979 $3,280,354,921
1979 $1,567,599,982 $4,084,877,823
1980 $2,144,300,006 $4,510,108,291
1981 $2,474,700,227 $4,095,892,781
1982 $2,454,499,872 $4,013,951,443
1983 $2,753,100,058 $3,569,356,125
1984 $3,117,599,872 $3,485,165,432
1985 $2,683,699,935 $3,818,944,918
1986 $2,885,799,994 $5,392,093,446
1987 $3,851,200,118 $6,487,353,103
1988 $2,630,900,096 $6,418,419,389
1989 $1,013,184,756 $6,366,039,373
1990 $1,009,455,484 $7,390,967,360
1991 $1,488,804,124 $7,255,210,470
1992 $1,792,800,000 $7,769,817,840
1993 $1,756,454,248 $7,367,986,241
1994 $3,863,185,119 $5,034,588,196
1995 $4,140,470,000 $6,326,342,633
1996 $4,308,351,903 $6,559,712,166
1997 $4,389,973,490 $6,041,478,726
1998 $4,635,347,386 $6,505,607,909
1999 $4,856,026,259 $6,592,834,933
2000 $5,109,587,050 $6,013,185,004
2001 $5,351,752,034 $6,507,824,829
2002 $5,223,727,303 $7,006,402,320
2003 $5,322,228,351 $8,768,721,563
2004 $5,792,932,838 $10,076,816,667
2005 $6,321,324,279 $11,009,033,438
2006 $6,763,672,381 $11,697,918,243
2007 $7,423,375,015 $13,994,218,413
2008 $8,496,967,597 $16,853,989,628
2009 $8,298,702,489 $16,145,867,495
2010 $8,758,602,233 $16,121,315,909
2011 $9,774,329,333 $17,814,283,639
2012 $10,532,017,232 $17,660,870,412
2013 $10,982,988,249 $18,918,667,725
2014 $11,880,438,824 $19,797,253,440
2015 $12,756,696,261 $17,774,766,696
2016 $13,286,093,388 $19,040,312,333
2017 $13,785,893,007 $20,996,562,944
2018 $13,025,221,974 $23,116,701,556
2019 $12,699,023,614 $23,403,995,992
2020 $12,726,422,432 $24,530,513,038
2021 $14,209,020,362 $27,520,784,130
2022 $15,634,572,502 $27,783,332,223
2023 $17,805,842,284 $30,696,331,296
2024 $19,693,982,968 $32,267,254,425

Nicaragua and Senegal economies compared

GDP per capita
Nicaragua

Senegal
Year GDP per capita
Nicaragua Senegal
1960 $127.5 $300
1961 $132.9 $308
1962 $142.3 $307
1963 $152.5 $309
1964 $172.7 $318
1965 $272.3 $314
1966 $284 $315
1967 $297.9 $305
1968 $304 $311
1969 $319 $287.3
1970 $321 $290.5
1971 $331 $291.1
1972 $341 $342
1973 $413 $381
1974 $557 $417
1975 $561 $547
1976 $633 $541
1977 $744 $540
1978 $691 $589
1979 $495 $716
1980 $659 $772
1981 $740 $683
1982 $714 $652
1983 $780 $564
1984 $861 $536
1985 $724 $571
1986 $761 $784
1987 $992 $916
1988 $662 $880
1989 $249.2 $849
1990 $242.5 $957
1991 $350 $913
1992 $411 $951
1993 $394 $878
1994 $849 $584
1995 $892 $715
1996 $911 $723
1997 $913 $651
1998 $949 $685
1999 $980 $678
2000 $1,017 $603
2001 $1,052 $637
2002 $1,014 $669
2003 $1,021 $818
2004 $1,099 $918
2005 $1,183 $980
2006 $1,248 $1,017
2007 $1,350 $1,189
2008 $1,524 $1,399
2009 $1,467 $1,309
2010 $1,527 $1,276
2011 $1,680 $1,375
2012 $1,785 $1,327
2013 $1,835 $1,380
2014 $1,958 $1,399
2015 $2,074 $1,218
2016 $2,132 $1,266
2017 $2,183 $1,357
2018 $2,035 $1,453
2019 $1,959 $1,431
2020 $1,938 $1,461
2021 $2,138 $1,598
2022 $2,323 $1,574
2023 $2,609 $1,698
2024 $2,848 $1,744

Nicaragua vs. Senegal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nicaragua

Senegal
Year Life expectancy, years
Nicaragua Senegal
1950 40.6 36.5
1951 40.8 36.9
1952 41.9 37.4
1953 42.4 37.8
1954 43.1 38.2
1955 43.7 38.5
1956 44.3 38.9
1957 44.9 39.1
1958 45.5 39.4
1959 46.1 39.5
1960 46.4 39.7
1961 47.3 39.7
1962 48 39.7
1963 48.8 39.7
1964 49.6 39.8
1965 50.6 39.8
1966 51.6 39.8
1967 52.3 40
1968 52.9 40.1
1969 53.4 40.4
1970 53.8 40.8
1971 54.2 41.2
1972 48 41.8
1973 55 42.4
1974 55.4 43.1
1975 55.8 43.9
1976 56.1 44.8
1977 56.1 45.7
1978 53.5 46.6
1979 50.8 47.5
1980 58 48.3
1981 58.3 49.1
1982 58.7 49.9
1983 56.9 50.8
1984 56.1 51.7
1985 56.4 52.6
1986 57.6 53.7
1987 57.3 54.6
1988 59.8 55.5
1989 61.9 56.2
1990 62.5 56.7
1991 63.3 57
1992 63.7 57.3
1993 64.1 57.3
1994 64.5 57.5
1995 64.9 57.3
1996 65.2 57.1
1997 65.5 57.1
1998 64.1 57.1
1999 65.9 57.3
2000 66.4 57.6
2001 67 58.2
2002 68 58.9
2003 68.7 59.5
2004 69.5 60.3
2005 70.4 61
2006 71 61.8
2007 71.2 62.7
2008 71.4 63.2
2009 71.5 63.8
2010 71.8 64.2
2011 72 64.8
2012 72.4 65.2
2013 72.6 65.6
2014 72.8 66
2015 72.9 66.5
2016 73.2 66.7
2017 73.4 67.1
2018 73.9 67.4
2019 73.8 67.7
2020 70.8 67.5
2021 70.5 66.9
2022 74.5 67.8
2023 74.9 68.7
2024 75.1 68.9
2025 75.3 69.2

Nicaragua and Senegal population clocks and comparison

Population
Nicaragua

Senegal
Year Population
Nicaragua Senegal
1960 1,782,370 3,340,907
1961 1,836,451 3,436,375
1962 1,892,320 3,534,686
1963 1,950,159 3,635,876
1964 2,010,176 3,740,535
1965 2,072,681 3,849,788
1966 2,137,820 3,964,299
1967 2,205,567 4,083,870
1968 2,275,836 4,207,587
1969 2,348,398 4,334,974
1970 2,423,065 4,466,328
1971 2,499,825 4,601,864
1972 2,573,578 4,741,631
1973 2,649,278 4,885,181
1974 2,732,075 5,029,437
1975 2,816,943 5,170,810
1976 2,903,851 5,308,564
1977 2,992,534 5,439,549
1978 3,080,314 5,568,096
1979 3,164,525 5,702,895
1980 3,252,403 5,845,638
1981 3,345,674 5,997,160
1982 3,438,745 6,156,961
1983 3,530,282 6,324,504
1984 3,619,104 6,499,364
1985 3,706,479 6,683,287
1986 3,794,157 6,878,192
1987 3,882,164 7,081,530
1988 3,972,320 7,289,618
1989 4,066,476 7,502,207
1990 4,162,559 7,720,523
1991 4,259,637 7,943,085
1992 4,357,026 8,168,395
1993 4,453,732 8,396,288
1994 4,549,316 8,624,078
1995 4,642,931 8,848,101
1996 4,729,974 9,067,014
1997 4,809,573 9,283,495
1998 4,883,655 9,502,952
1999 4,954,018 9,730,887
2000 5,022,633 9,968,260
2001 5,087,825 10,212,942
2002 5,149,909 10,466,214
2003 5,210,963 10,721,176
2004 5,272,912 10,975,704
2005 5,342,105 11,235,472
2006 5,418,855 11,500,094
2007 5,497,243 11,770,344
2008 5,576,593 12,048,959
2009 5,656,601 12,337,389
2010 5,737,450 12,635,413
2011 5,819,051 12,958,897
2012 5,901,287 13,310,495
2013 5,983,845 13,710,849
2014 6,066,492 14,152,102
2015 6,149,417 14,593,331
2016 6,232,666 15,034,521
2017 6,316,231 15,475,002
2018 6,400,080 15,914,498
2019 6,483,657 16,352,922
2020 6,565,267 16,789,219
2021 6,644,741 17,220,867
2022 6,730,654 17,651,103
2023 6,823,613 18,077,573
2024 6,916,140 18,501,984

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and Senegal

Fertility rate
Nicaragua

Senegal
Year Fertility rate
Nicaragua Senegal
1960 7.16 7
1961 7.11 7.04
1962 7.1 7.08
1963 7.08 7.12
1964 7.06 7.16
1965 7.03 7.19
1966 6.99 7.22
1967 6.94 7.24
1968 6.89 7.25
1969 6.83 7.26
1970 6.77 7.26
1971 6.71 7.26
1972 6.65 7.26
1973 6.59 7.26
1974 6.52 7.25
1975 6.45 7.25
1976 6.37 7.26
1977 6.28 7.27
1978 6.16 7.28
1979 6.07 7.29
1980 5.96 7.29
1981 5.84 7.28
1982 5.74 7.25
1983 5.61 7.19
1984 5.49 7.11
1985 5.36 7.01
1986 5.22 6.9
1987 5.07 6.79
1988 4.93 6.58
1989 4.76 6.48
1990 4.6 6.4
1991 4.43 6.27
1992 4.27 6.15
1993 4.1 6.05
1994 3.94 5.92
1995 3.78 5.82
1996 3.62 5.72
1997 3.47 5.64
1998 3.34 5.58
1999 3.22 5.57
2000 3.12 5.5
2001 3 5.4
2002 2.89 5.3
2003 2.83 5.25
2004 2.78 5.19
2005 2.77 5.13
2006 2.73 5.06
2007 2.7 5.02
2008 2.66 5.02
2009 2.63 5.03
2010 2.6 5.06
2011 2.56 5.1
2012 2.53 5.13
2013 2.49 5.05
2014 2.46 4.88
2015 2.43 4.75
2016 2.41 4.65
2017 2.38 4.49
2018 2.35 4.29
2019 2.32 4.1
2020 2.3 4
2021 2.27 3.94
2022 2.24 3.86
2023 2.22 3.82

Nicaragua and Senegal demographics compared

Median age
Nicaragua

Senegal
Year Median age, years
Nicaragua Senegal
1960 16.2 18.1
1961 16.1 18
1962 16 18
1963 15.9 17.9
1964 15.9 17.9
1965 15.9 17.9
1966 16 17.8
1967 16 17.9
1968 16 17.9
1969 16.1 17.9
1970 16.1 17.9
1971 16.1 17.9
1972 16.2 17.9
1973 16.2 17.9
1974 16.2 17.8
1975 16.2 17.7
1976 16.2 17.6
1977 16.2 17.4
1978 16.2 17.2
1979 16.2 17
1980 16.2 16.8
1981 16.2 16.7
1982 16.2 16.5
1983 16.3 16.4
1984 16.3 16.3
1985 16.3 16.3
1986 16.3 16.3
1987 16.4 16.3
1988 16.4 16.4
1989 16.5 16.5
1990 16.7 16.6
1991 16.8 16.7
1992 17 16.8
1993 17.2 16.9
1994 17.4 17
1995 17.6 17.1
1996 17.9 17.2
1997 18.1 17.3
1998 18.4 17.4
1999 18.8 17.5
2000 19.1 17.6
2001 19.4 17.7
2002 19.7 17.8
2003 20.1 18
2004 20.4 18.1
2005 20.8 18.2
2006 21.1 18.2
2007 21.4 18.3
2008 21.7 18.4
2009 22 18.4
2010 22.2 18.5
2011 22.5 18.5
2012 22.8 18.5
2013 23.1 18.5
2014 23.4 18.6
2015 23.7 18.6
2016 24 18.7
2017 24.3 18.9
2018 24.7 19
2019 25 19.2
2020 25.3 19.4
2021 25.6 19.7
2022 25.9 19.9
2023 26.3 20.1
2024 26.6 20.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nicaragua Senegal
GNI, Atlas method
$17.4B
2024
$31B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.2%
2025
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
6.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
19,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.86%
2025
-7.25%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2018
5.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.8%
2024
49.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.6%
2024
25.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
54
2025
56.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.2%
2014
28.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2014
3%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$6.1B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$5.25B
2024
$3.75B
2024
International tourist arrivals
474,000
2020
1,376,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
15.2%
1999
10.5%
2018
Banked people share
23.5%
2024
76.5%
2024

Energy

Nicaragua Senegal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
608 kg
2022
291.1 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.8
2022
$16.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
5.73 megatons
2023
12 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.84 tons
2023
0.67 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.9%
2022
63.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.4%
2021
35.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17%
2022
1.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share
46.5%
2022
69%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
682 kWh
2022
410 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
69.5%
2021
13.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
14.9%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
88.3%
2023
74.2%
2023

Society

Nicaragua Senegal
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-8,189
2024
-10,307
2024
Urban population
60.2%
2024
50.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.5
2025
32.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
14
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
25
2025
55
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11
2021
0.3
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.9
2019
23.5
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.6%
2015
50.4%
2023
English speaking
1%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
58.2%
2023
60.6%
2023

Health

Nicaragua Senegal
Government health expenditure per capita
$208.5
2022
$63.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$74.3
2022
$31.1
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.16%
2022
21.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2018
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
60
2023
237
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.4
2023
38.5
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
10.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.4%
2024
3.8%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
23
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
6.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
0.38 liters
2020

Territory

Nicaragua Senegal
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
6,718 sq mi
2024
4,018 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,656 sq mi
2025
36,722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,998 sq mi
2025
30,688 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,849 mi
2014
10,355 mi
2017

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