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Nicaragua vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 98th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Nicaragua Seychelles
Population
7079664
125181
Population rank 107/197 181/197
GDP
$19.7B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 131/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$2,848
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 141/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,709
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$7.7B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.4%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,114
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 139/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,445
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
46,464 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.22
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
26.6 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Nicaragua and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Nicaragua

Seychelles
Year GDP
Nicaragua Seychelles
1960 $227,223,322 $12,012,025
1961 $244,144,237 $11,592,024
1962 $269,283,804 $12,642,026
1963 $297,324,163 $13,923,029
1964 $347,119,918 $15,393,032
1965 $564,290,020 $15,603,032
1966 $607,140,010 $16,443,034
1967 $657,140,011 $16,632,032
1968 $692,859,985 $16,074,028
1969 $750,000,003 $16,452,028
1970 $778,569,939 $18,432,032
1971 $828,569,953 $21,965,951
1972 $878,570,045 $30,645,123
1973 $1,092,900,015 $36,896,280
1974 $1,521,400,012 $43,134,496
1975 $1,581,599,959 $47,803,146
1976 $1,836,899,999 $49,278,982
1977 $2,226,999,874 $64,526,401
1978 $2,127,699,979 $85,552,366
1979 $1,567,599,982 $127,261,099
1980 $2,144,300,006 $156,783,830
1981 $2,474,700,227 $163,750,728
1982 $2,454,499,872 $157,211,790
1983 $2,753,100,058 $156,098,237
1984 $3,117,599,872 $160,992,921
1985 $2,683,699,935 $179,691,483
1986 $2,885,799,994 $221,147,061
1987 $3,851,200,118 $265,212,957
1988 $2,630,900,096 $301,985,618
1989 $1,013,184,756 $324,333,367
1990 $1,009,455,484 $392,163,561
1991 $1,488,804,124 $398,307,170
1992 $1,792,800,000 $461,409,399
1993 $1,756,454,248 $504,230,621
1994 $3,863,185,119 $517,570,058
1995 $4,140,470,000 $540,733,048
1996 $4,308,351,903 $535,250,347
1997 $4,389,973,490 $598,966,982
1998 $4,635,347,386 $647,287,376
1999 $4,856,026,259 $662,838,615
2000 $5,109,587,050 $654,212,394
2001 $5,351,752,034 $662,064,156
2002 $5,223,727,303 $742,134,838
2003 $5,322,228,351 $750,847,230
2004 $5,792,932,838 $893,012,218
2005 $6,321,324,279 $977,899,382
2006 $6,763,672,381 $1,081,441,283
2007 $7,423,375,015 $1,077,308,814
2008 $8,496,967,597 $979,597,394
2009 $8,298,702,489 $850,901,620
2010 $8,758,602,233 $981,616,542
2011 $9,774,329,333 $1,058,918,707
2012 $10,532,017,232 $1,089,407,839
2013 $10,982,988,249 $1,333,160,407
2014 $11,880,438,824 $1,387,577,870
2015 $12,756,696,261 $1,432,403,352
2016 $13,286,093,388 $1,568,513,348
2017 $13,785,893,007 $1,675,370,641
2018 $13,025,221,974 $1,784,313,927
2019 $12,699,023,614 $1,868,690,097
2020 $12,726,422,432 $1,382,551,752
2021 $14,209,020,362 $1,487,173,795
2022 $15,634,572,502 $2,018,346,589
2023 $17,805,842,284 $2,187,379,755
2024 $19,693,982,968 $2,167,239,562

Nicaragua and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Nicaragua

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Nicaragua Seychelles
1960 $127.5 $288.1
1961 $132.9 $270.3
1962 $142.3 $287
1963 $152.5 $308
1964 $172.7 $332
1965 $272.3 $328
1966 $284 $338
1967 $297.9 $333
1968 $304 $314
1969 $319 $314
1970 $321 $344
1971 $331 $402
1972 $341 $547
1973 $413 $649
1974 $557 $745
1975 $561 $806
1976 $633 $814
1977 $744 $1,044
1978 $691 $1,377
1979 $495 $2,030
1980 $659 $2,478
1981 $740 $2,557
1982 $714 $2,441
1983 $780 $2,426
1984 $861 $2,488
1985 $724 $2,754
1986 $761 $3,368
1987 $992 $3,872
1988 $662 $4,392
1989 $249.2 $4,689
1990 $242.5 $5,642
1991 $350 $5,655
1992 $411 $6,520
1993 $394 $6,979
1994 $849 $6,975
1995 $892 $7,181
1996 $911 $7,004
1997 $913 $7,747
1998 $949 $8,210
1999 $980 $8,243
2000 $1,017 $8,064
2001 $1,052 $8,153
2002 $1,014 $8,864
2003 $1,021 $9,070
2004 $1,099 $10,828
2005 $1,183 $11,802
2006 $1,248 $12,783
2007 $1,350 $12,669
2008 $1,524 $11,265
2009 $1,467 $9,747
2010 $1,527 $10,935
2011 $1,680 $12,110
2012 $1,785 $12,337
2013 $1,835 $14,821
2014 $1,958 $15,188
2015 $2,074 $15,333
2016 $2,132 $16,567
2017 $2,183 $17,480
2018 $2,035 $18,440
2019 $1,959 $19,142
2020 $1,938 $14,041
2021 $2,138 $14,983
2022 $2,323 $16,837
2023 $2,609 $18,263
2024 $2,848 $17,859

Nicaragua vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nicaragua

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Nicaragua Seychelles
1950 40.6 57.8
1951 40.8 58
1952 41.9 58.4
1953 42.4 58.7
1954 43.1 59
1955 43.7 59.4
1956 44.3 59.8
1957 44.9 60.2
1958 45.5 60.4
1959 46.1 60.4
1960 46.4 60.5
1961 47.3 60.6
1962 48 60.7
1963 48.8 60.9
1964 49.6 61.2
1965 50.6 61.4
1966 51.6 61.7
1967 52.3 62.1
1968 52.9 62.6
1969 53.4 63.3
1970 53.8 64
1971 54.2 64.6
1972 48 65.3
1973 55 65.9
1974 55.4 66.4
1975 55.8 66.8
1976 56.1 67.2
1977 56.1 67.6
1978 53.5 67.9
1979 50.8 68.2
1980 58 68.5
1981 58.3 68.7
1982 58.7 69
1983 56.9 69.3
1984 56.1 69.5
1985 56.4 69.6
1986 57.6 69.8
1987 57.3 69.9
1988 59.8 70
1989 61.9 70.1
1990 62.5 70.2
1991 63.3 70.3
1992 63.7 70.3
1993 64.1 70.4
1994 64.5 70.5
1995 64.9 70.6
1996 65.2 70.8
1997 65.5 70.8
1998 64.1 71.1
1999 65.9 71.2
2000 66.4 71.3
2001 67 71.4
2002 68 71.5
2003 68.7 71.7
2004 69.5 71.7
2005 70.4 71.9
2006 71 72
2007 71.2 72.2
2008 71.4 72.3
2009 71.5 72.4
2010 71.8 72.5
2011 72 72.5
2012 72.4 72.5
2013 72.6 72.4
2014 72.8 72.4
2015 72.9 72.3
2016 73.2 72.2
2017 73.4 72.2
2018 73.9 72.2
2019 73.8 72.1
2020 70.8 74.1
2021 70.5 71.2
2022 74.5 71.2
2023 74.9 72.9
2024 75.1 73
2025 75.3 73.1

Nicaragua and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Nicaragua

Seychelles
Year Population
Nicaragua Seychelles
1960 1,782,370 41,700
1961 1,836,451 42,889
1962 1,892,320 44,042
1963 1,950,159 45,176
1964 2,010,176 46,322
1965 2,072,681 47,500
1966 2,137,820 48,699
1967 2,205,567 49,911
1968 2,275,836 51,134
1969 2,348,398 52,365
1970 2,423,065 53,600
1971 2,499,825 54,695
1972 2,573,578 56,029
1973 2,649,278 56,892
1974 2,732,075 57,937
1975 2,816,943 59,292
1976 2,903,851 60,504
1977 2,992,534 61,786
1978 3,080,314 62,150
1979 3,164,525 62,686
1980 3,252,403 63,261
1981 3,345,674 64,035
1982 3,438,745 64,413
1983 3,530,282 64,335
1984 3,619,104 64,717
1985 3,706,479 65,244
1986 3,794,157 65,652
1987 3,882,164 68,499
1988 3,972,320 68,755
1989 4,066,476 69,167
1990 4,162,559 69,507
1991 4,259,637 70,439
1992 4,357,026 70,763
1993 4,453,732 72,253
1994 4,549,316 74,205
1995 4,642,931 75,304
1996 4,729,974 76,417
1997 4,809,573 77,319
1998 4,883,655 78,846
1999 4,954,018 80,410
2000 5,022,633 81,131
2001 5,087,825 81,202
2002 5,149,909 83,723
2003 5,210,963 82,781
2004 5,272,912 82,475
2005 5,342,105 82,858
2006 5,418,855 84,600
2007 5,497,243 85,033
2008 5,576,593 86,956
2009 5,656,601 87,298
2010 5,737,450 89,770
2011 5,819,051 87,441
2012 5,901,287 88,303
2013 5,983,845 89,949
2014 6,066,492 91,359
2015 6,149,417 93,419
2016 6,232,666 94,677
2017 6,316,231 95,843
2018 6,400,080 96,762
2019 6,483,657 97,625
2020 6,565,267 98,462
2021 6,644,741 99,258
2022 6,730,654 119,878
2023 6,823,613 119,773
2024 6,916,140 121,354

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Nicaragua

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Nicaragua Seychelles
1960 7.16 5.31
1961 7.11 5.42
1962 7.1 5.51
1963 7.08 5.61
1964 7.06 5.69
1965 7.03 5.72
1966 6.99 6.13
1967 6.94 5.9
1968 6.89 5.61
1969 6.83 5.48
1970 6.77 5.31
1971 6.71 5.69
1972 6.65 5.16
1973 6.59 4.78
1974 6.52 5.1
1975 6.45 4.75
1976 6.37 4.09
1977 6.28 3.75
1978 6.16 3.92
1979 6.07 3.66
1980 5.96 3.79
1981 5.84 3.67
1982 5.74 3.13
1983 5.61 3.22
1984 5.49 3.24
1985 5.36 3.09
1986 5.22 3.07
1987 5.07 2.92
1988 4.93 2.79
1989 4.76 2.67
1990 4.6 2.61
1991 4.43 2.69
1992 4.27 2.53
1993 4.1 2.58
1994 3.94 2.6
1995 3.78 2.36
1996 3.62 2.31
1997 3.47 2.1
1998 3.34 2.04
1999 3.22 2.04
2000 3.12 2.08
2001 3 1.98
2002 2.89 2.04
2003 2.83 2.06
2004 2.78 2.01
2005 2.77 2.2
2006 2.73 2.11
2007 2.7 2.24
2008 2.66 2.33
2009 2.63 2.38
2010 2.6 2.16
2011 2.56 2.33
2012 2.53 2.37
2013 2.49 2.26
2014 2.46 2.25
2015 2.43 2.31
2016 2.41 2.39
2017 2.38 2.41
2018 2.35 2.41
2019 2.32 2.36
2020 2.3 2.29
2021 2.27 2.46
2022 2.24 2.01
2023 2.22 2.02

Nicaragua and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Nicaragua

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Nicaragua Seychelles
1960 16.2 21.9
1961 16.1 21.6
1962 16 21.3
1963 15.9 21
1964 15.9 20.6
1965 15.9 20.2
1966 16 19.8
1967 16 19.4
1968 16 19
1969 16.1 18.7
1970 16.1 18.5
1971 16.1 18.4
1972 16.2 18.5
1973 16.2 18.6
1974 16.2 18.7
1975 16.2 18.9
1976 16.2 19
1977 16.2 19.3
1978 16.2 19.6
1979 16.2 19.9
1980 16.2 20.4
1981 16.2 20.7
1982 16.2 21.1
1983 16.3 21.4
1984 16.3 21.7
1985 16.3 22
1986 16.3 22.3
1987 16.4 22.5
1988 16.4 22.9
1989 16.5 23.3
1990 16.7 23.6
1991 16.8 24
1992 17 24.5
1993 17.2 24.8
1994 17.4 25.2
1995 17.6 25.4
1996 17.9 25.7
1997 18.1 26.1
1998 18.4 26.4
1999 18.8 26.8
2000 19.1 27.3
2001 19.4 27.7
2002 19.7 28.1
2003 20.1 28.5
2004 20.4 28.9
2005 20.8 29.3
2006 21.1 29.6
2007 21.4 30
2008 21.7 30.4
2009 22 30.8
2010 22.2 31.2
2011 22.5 31.4
2012 22.8 31.5
2013 23.1 31.6
2014 23.4 31.8
2015 23.7 32.1
2016 24 32.3
2017 24.3 32.6
2018 24.7 32.9
2019 25 33.2
2020 25.3 33.6
2021 25.6 34
2022 25.9 34.4
2023 26.3 34.7
2024 26.6 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nicaragua Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$17.4B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.2%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.86%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2018
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.8%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.6%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
54
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.2%
2014
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2014
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$6.1B
2024
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.25B
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
474,000
2020
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.2%
1999
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
23.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Nicaragua Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
608 kg
2022
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.8
2022
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
5.73 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.84 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
50.4%
2021
1.9%
2022
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
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
14.9%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
88.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nicaragua Seychelles
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-8,189
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
60.2%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.5
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
14
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
25
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11
2021
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.9
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.6%
2015
96.2%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
58.2%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Nicaragua Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$208.5
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$74.3
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.16%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2018
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
60
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.4
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.4%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Nicaragua Seychelles
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
6,718 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,656 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,998 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,849 mi
2014
327 mi
2015

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