Nicaragua vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 98th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Nicaragua and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP

Nicaragua

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	GDP
	Nicaragua	Sierra Leone
1960	$227,223,322	$322,151,961
1961	$244,144,237	$327,978,758
1962	$269,283,804	$342,872,549
1963	$297,324,163	$348,700,980
1964	$347,119,918	$372,011,438
1965	$564,290,020	$359,523,810
1966	$607,140,010	$375,630,252
1967	$657,140,011	$348,895,028
1968	$692,859,985	$329,991,597
1969	$750,000,003	$408,853,541
1970	$778,569,939	$434,584,634
1971	$828,569,953	$419,495,788
1972	$878,570,045	$465,254,682
1973	$1,092,900,015	$575,471,814
1974	$1,521,400,012	$648,940,351
1975	$1,581,599,959	$679,352,876
1976	$1,836,899,999	$594,810,422
1977	$2,226,999,874	$692,079,407
1978	$2,127,699,979	$960,765,043
1979	$1,567,599,982	$1,109,343,425
1980	$2,144,300,006	$1,100,476,190
1981	$2,474,700,227	$1,114,926,661
1982	$2,454,499,872	$1,294,995,964
1983	$2,753,100,058	$995,278,515
1984	$3,117,599,872	$1,087,450,199
1985	$2,683,699,935	$856,890,459
1986	$2,885,799,994	$490,181,457
1987	$3,851,200,118	$660,106,336
1988	$2,630,900,096	$1,055,083,933
1989	$1,013,184,756	$932,974,420
1990	$1,009,455,484	$649,644,098
1991	$1,488,804,124	$779,981,987
1992	$1,792,800,000	$679,940,814
1993	$1,756,454,248	$768,867,883
1994	$3,863,185,119	$911,853,802
1995	$4,140,470,000	$870,740,292
1996	$4,308,351,903	$941,709,423
1997	$4,389,973,490	$850,232,760
1998	$4,635,347,386	$672,368,187
1999	$4,856,026,259	$669,386,624
2000	$5,109,587,050	$635,866,404
2001	$5,351,752,034	$1,681,473,894
2002	$5,223,727,303	$1,933,863,911
2003	$5,322,228,351	$2,142,618,046
2004	$5,792,932,838	$2,237,350,687
2005	$6,321,324,279	$2,545,275,313
2006	$6,763,672,381	$3,263,697,467
2007	$7,423,375,015	$3,632,957,611
2008	$8,496,967,597	$4,157,895,298
2009	$8,298,702,489	$3,953,403,098
2010	$8,758,602,233	$4,262,805,967
2011	$9,774,329,333	$4,861,632,885
2012	$10,532,017,232	$6,141,666,509
2013	$10,982,988,249	$7,502,762,863
2014	$11,880,438,824	$7,686,138,791
2015	$12,756,696,261	$6,788,352,975
2016	$13,286,093,388	$6,084,297,211
2017	$13,785,893,007	$5,749,846,528
2018	$13,025,221,974	$6,390,514,689
2019	$12,699,023,614	$6,526,183,564
2020	$12,726,422,432	$6,693,888,876
2021	$14,209,020,362	$7,173,379,137
2022	$15,634,572,502	$7,124,465,160
2023	$17,805,842,284	$6,411,787,856
2024	$19,693,982,968	$7,547,843,281

Nicaragua and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita

Nicaragua

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Nicaragua	Sierra Leone
1960	$127.5	$142
1961	$132.9	$142.3
1962	$142.3	$146.4
1963	$152.5	$146.4
1964	$172.7	$153.4
1965	$272.3	$145.6
1966	$284	$149.4
1967	$297.9	$136.2
1968	$304	$126.4
1969	$319	$153.6
1970	$321	$160.2
1971	$331	$151.8
1972	$341	$165.3
1973	$413	$200.7
1974	$557	$222.2
1975	$561	$228.4
1976	$633	$196.4
1977	$744	$224.3
1978	$691	$305
1979	$495	$346
1980	$659	$336
1981	$740	$334
1982	$714	$380
1983	$780	$285.9
1984	$861	$306
1985	$724	$235.5
1986	$761	$131.5
1987	$992	$172.4
1988	$662	$268.2
1989	$249.2	$231.3
1990	$242.5	$154.8
1991	$350	$183.7
1992	$411	$163.2
1993	$394	$185
1994	$849	$218.5
1995	$892	$208.4
1996	$911	$224.3
1997	$913	$199.9
1998	$949	$156.5
1999	$980	$155
2000	$1,017	$143.7
2001	$1,052	$358
2002	$1,014	$389
2003	$1,021	$414
2004	$1,099	$418
2005	$1,183	$463
2006	$1,248	$580
2007	$1,350	$632
2008	$1,524	$705
2009	$1,467	$653
2010	$1,527	$685
2011	$1,680	$761
2012	$1,785	$938
2013	$1,835	$1,117
2014	$1,958	$1,118
2015	$2,074	$965
2016	$2,132	$844
2017	$2,183	$779
2018	$2,035	$846
2019	$1,959	$844
2020	$1,938	$846
2021	$2,138	$886
2022	$2,323	$861
2023	$2,609	$758
2024	$2,848	$873

Nicaragua vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Nicaragua

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Nicaragua	Sierra Leone
1950	40.6	28.9
1951	40.8	29.3
1952	41.9	29.7
1953	42.4	30.1
1954	43.1	30.5
1955	43.7	30.9
1956	44.3	31.3
1957	44.9	31.8
1958	45.5	32.1
1959	46.1	32.6
1960	46.4	33.1
1961	47.3	33.6
1962	48	34.2
1963	48.8	34.7
1964	49.6	35.3
1965	50.6	35.9
1966	51.6	36.6
1967	52.3	37.3
1968	52.9	37.8
1969	53.4	38.2
1970	53.8	38.6
1971	54.2	39.1
1972	48	39.5
1973	55	40
1974	55.4	40.4
1975	55.8	41
1976	56.1	41.4
1977	56.1	41.8
1978	53.5	42.2
1979	50.8	42.5
1980	58	42.8
1981	58.3	43.1
1982	58.7	43.3
1983	56.9	43.5
1984	56.1	43.6
1985	56.4	43.6
1986	57.6	43.5
1987	57.3	43.7
1988	59.8	43.8
1989	61.9	43.7
1990	62.5	43.7
1991	63.3	43.3
1992	63.7	43.5
1993	64.1	43.4
1994	64.5	42.8
1995	64.9	42.6
1996	65.2	43.5
1997	65.5	43.6
1998	64.1	42.7
1999	65.9	42
2000	66.4	44.8
2001	67	45.4
2002	68	46.2
2003	68.7	46.8
2004	69.5	47.5
2005	70.4	48.3
2006	71	49.5
2007	71.2	50
2008	71.4	50.7
2009	71.5	51.3
2010	71.8	51.9
2011	72	52.6
2012	72.4	53.2
2013	72.6	54.1
2014	72.8	54.3
2015	72.9	55.5
2016	73.2	56.9
2017	73.4	57.8
2018	73.9	59.1
2019	73.8	59.6
2020	70.8	59.7
2021	70.5	60.3
2022	74.5	61.3
2023	74.9	61.8
2024	75.1	62
2025	75.3	62.2

Nicaragua and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population

Nicaragua

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Population
	Nicaragua	Sierra Leone
1960	1,782,370	2,268,356
1961	1,836,451	2,304,227
1962	1,892,320	2,342,242
1963	1,950,159	2,382,258
1964	2,010,176	2,424,390
1965	2,072,681	2,468,666
1966	2,137,820	2,514,638
1967	2,205,567	2,562,384
1968	2,275,836	2,611,532
1969	2,348,398	2,661,365
1970	2,423,065	2,712,286
1971	2,499,825	2,763,222
1972	2,573,578	2,814,388
1973	2,649,278	2,866,955
1974	2,732,075	2,920,459
1975	2,816,943	2,974,657
1976	2,903,851	3,028,820
1977	2,992,534	3,085,354
1978	3,080,314	3,145,517
1979	3,164,525	3,207,499
1980	3,252,403	3,272,089
1981	3,345,674	3,338,940
1982	3,438,745	3,408,183
1983	3,530,282	3,481,646
1984	3,619,104	3,558,758
1985	3,706,479	3,638,438
1986	3,794,157	3,728,380
1987	3,882,164	3,829,718
1988	3,972,320	3,934,517
1989	4,066,476	4,034,037
1990	4,162,559	4,196,828
1991	4,259,637	4,246,267
1992	4,357,026	4,166,366
1993	4,453,732	4,157,130
1994	4,549,316	4,173,105
1995	4,642,931	4,179,179
1996	4,729,974	4,199,210
1997	4,809,573	4,253,716
1998	4,883,655	4,295,785
1999	4,954,018	4,318,043
2000	5,022,633	4,423,611
2001	5,087,825	4,692,716
2002	5,149,909	4,971,435
2003	5,210,963	5,177,687
2004	5,272,912	5,355,717
2005	5,342,105	5,501,712
2006	5,418,855	5,624,466
2007	5,497,243	5,749,352
2008	5,576,593	5,894,722
2009	5,656,601	6,055,646
2010	5,737,450	6,222,714
2011	5,819,051	6,387,251
2012	5,901,287	6,551,080
2013	5,983,845	6,714,051
2014	6,066,492	6,876,385
2015	6,149,417	7,037,655
2016	6,232,666	7,205,328
2017	6,316,231	7,379,299
2018	6,400,080	7,554,563
2019	6,483,657	7,731,991
2020	6,565,267	7,912,558
2021	6,644,741	8,094,602
2022	6,730,654	8,276,807
2023	6,823,613	8,460,512
2024	6,916,140	8,642,022

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate

Nicaragua

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Nicaragua	Sierra Leone
1960	7.16	6.18
1961	7.11	6.21
1962	7.1	6.22
1963	7.08	6.26
1964	7.06	6.29
1965	7.03	6.31
1966	6.99	6.35
1967	6.94	6.38
1968	6.89	6.39
1969	6.83	6.39
1970	6.77	6.41
1971	6.71	6.43
1972	6.65	6.45
1973	6.59	6.47
1974	6.52	6.53
1975	6.45	6.55
1976	6.37	6.55
1977	6.28	6.57
1978	6.16	6.59
1979	6.07	6.58
1980	5.96	6.56
1981	5.84	6.55
1982	5.74	6.56
1983	5.61	6.57
1984	5.49	6.59
1985	5.36	6.59
1986	5.22	6.6
1987	5.07	6.61
1988	4.93	6.59
1989	4.76	6.57
1990	4.6	6.57
1991	4.43	6.55
1992	4.27	6.56
1993	4.1	6.57
1994	3.94	6.56
1995	3.78	6.56
1996	3.62	6.55
1997	3.47	6.53
1998	3.34	6.5
1999	3.22	6.42
2000	3.12	6.36
2001	3	6.31
2002	2.89	6.23
2003	2.83	6.09
2004	2.78	5.92
2005	2.77	5.81
2006	2.73	5.74
2007	2.7	5.64
2008	2.66	5.56
2009	2.63	5.45
2010	2.6	5.33
2011	2.56	5.21
2012	2.53	5.06
2013	2.49	4.87
2014	2.46	4.7
2015	2.43	4.55
2016	2.41	4.47
2017	2.38	4.39
2018	2.35	4.29
2019	2.32	4.19
2020	2.3	4.08
2021	2.27	3.98
2022	2.24	3.88
2023	2.22	3.79

Nicaragua and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age

Nicaragua

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Nicaragua	Sierra Leone
1960	16.2	21.1
1961	16.1	21.1
1962	16	21.1
1963	15.9	21
1964	15.9	21
1965	15.9	20.9
1966	16	20.9
1967	16	20.8
1968	16	20.7
1969	16.1	20.6
1970	16.1	20.4
1971	16.1	20.2
1972	16.2	20.1
1973	16.2	19.9
1974	16.2	19.8
1975	16.2	19.6
1976	16.2	19.5
1977	16.2	19.4
1978	16.2	19.3
1979	16.2	19.2
1980	16.2	19.1
1981	16.2	19.1
1982	16.2	19
1983	16.3	18.9
1984	16.3	18.9
1985	16.3	18.8
1986	16.3	18.7
1987	16.4	18.7
1988	16.4	18.6
1989	16.5	18.6
1990	16.7	18.5
1991	16.8	18.5
1992	17	18.4
1993	17.2	18.4
1994	17.4	18.3
1995	17.6	18.2
1996	17.9	18.2
1997	18.1	18.1
1998	18.4	18.1
1999	18.8	18
2000	19.1	18
2001	19.4	18
2002	19.7	17.9
2003	20.1	17.9
2004	20.4	17.9
2005	20.8	18
2006	21.1	18
2007	21.4	18
2008	21.7	18.1
2009	22	18.1
2010	22.2	18.2
2011	22.5	18.3
2012	22.8	18.4
2013	23.1	18.5
2014	23.4	18.6
2015	23.7	18.7
2016	24	18.9
2017	24.3	19.1
2018	24.7	19.2
2019	25	19.4
2020	25.3	19.6
2021	25.6	19.8
2022	25.9	20
2023	26.3	20.3
2024	26.6	20.5

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