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Nicaragua vs Slovakia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 5.42M in Slovakia (ranked 119/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 18,564 sq mi for Slovakia (ranked 98th vs. 128th).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and Slovakia ranks 61/197 ($142B). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while Slovakia ranks 46/197 ($26,148).

Main facts and rankings

Nicaragua Slovakia
Population
7079664
5390674
Population rank 107/197 125/197
GDP
$19.7B
2024
$142B
2024
GDP rank 131/197 61/197
GDP per capita
$2,848
2024
$26,148
2024
GDP per capita rank 141/197 46/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,709
2024
$47,181
2024
Government debt
$7.7B
2024
$82.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.4%
2025
60.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,114
2024
$15,170
2024
Government debt per person rank 139/185 40/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,445
2025
$17,365
2025
Land area
46,464 sq mi
2025
18,564 sq mi
2025
Population density
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
292.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.22
2023
1.49
2023
Median age
26.6 years
2024
42.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
78.7 years
2025

Nicaragua and Slovakia: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and Slovakia economies compared

GDP
Nicaragua

Slovakia
Year GDP
Nicaragua Slovakia
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 $12,915,046,978
1991 $1,488,804,124 $14,459,924,589
1992 $1,792,800,000 $15,699,327,209
1993 $1,756,454,248 $16,737,973,764
1994 $3,863,185,119 $20,428,139,756
1995 $4,140,470,000 $26,180,022,222
1996 $4,308,351,903 $28,197,790,875
1997 $4,389,973,490 $27,844,628,979
1998 $4,635,347,386 $29,976,207,629
1999 $4,856,026,259 $30,496,272,225
2000 $5,109,587,050 $29,215,726,005
2001 $5,351,752,034 $30,726,659,551
2002 $5,223,727,303 $35,243,658,399
2003 $5,322,228,351 $46,616,149,117
2004 $5,792,932,838 $57,215,475,076
2005 $6,321,324,279 $62,547,753,148
2006 $6,763,672,381 $70,751,813,443
2007 $7,423,375,015 $86,587,749,518
2008 $8,496,967,597 $100,830,060,553
2009 $8,298,702,489 $89,342,984,698
2010 $8,758,602,233 $91,112,160,801
2011 $9,774,329,333 $99,705,104,723
2012 $10,532,017,232 $94,724,394,278
2013 $10,982,988,249 $99,134,277,850
2014 $11,880,438,824 $101,713,075,599
2015 $12,756,696,261 $89,178,548,717
2016 $13,286,093,388 $90,347,173,229
2017 $13,785,893,007 $95,978,130,735
2018 $13,025,221,974 $106,611,673,365
2019 $12,699,023,614 $105,843,498,304
2020 $12,726,422,432 $107,732,602,896
2021 $14,209,020,362 $120,560,912,621
2022 $15,634,572,502 $115,884,262,198
2023 $17,805,842,284 $133,896,931,490
2024 $19,693,982,968 $141,775,733,420

Nicaragua and Slovakia economies compared

GDP per capita
Nicaragua

Slovakia
Year GDP per capita
Nicaragua Slovakia
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 $2,437
1991 $350 $2,727
1992 $411 $2,959
1993 $394 $3,143
1994 $849 $3,821
1995 $892 $4,883
1996 $911 $5,248
1997 $913 $5,172
1998 $949 $5,561
1999 $980 $5,652
2000 $1,017 $5,422
2001 $1,052 $5,712
2002 $1,014 $6,555
2003 $1,021 $8,675
2004 $1,099 $10,650
2005 $1,183 $11,642
2006 $1,248 $13,168
2007 $1,350 $16,110
2008 $1,524 $18,744
2009 $1,467 $16,587
2010 $1,527 $16,899
2011 $1,680 $18,469
2012 $1,785 $17,517
2013 $1,835 $18,313
2014 $1,958 $18,771
2015 $2,074 $16,442
2016 $2,132 $16,636
2017 $2,183 $17,646
2018 $2,035 $19,573
2019 $1,959 $19,406
2020 $1,938 $19,735
2021 $2,138 $22,132
2022 $2,323 $21,335
2023 $2,609 $24,674
2024 $2,848 $26,148

Nicaragua vs. Slovakia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nicaragua

Slovakia
Year Life expectancy, years
Nicaragua Slovakia
1950 40.6 60.8
1951 40.8 61.1
1952 41.9 64.3
1953 42.4 65.7
1954 43.1 66.7
1955 43.7 67.8
1956 44.3 68.4
1957 44.9 67.5
1958 45.5 69.4
1959 46.1 69
1960 46.4 70.3
1961 47.3 70.8
1962 48 70.3
1963 48.8 70.7
1964 49.6 71.1
1965 50.6 70.3
1966 51.6 70.4
1967 52.3 71
1968 52.9 70.5
1969 53.4 69.8
1970 53.8 69.7
1971 54.2 69.9
1972 48 70.3
1973 55 70
1974 55.4 70.2
1975 55.8 70.3
1976 56.1 70.5
1977 56.1 70.4
1978 53.5 70.4
1979 50.8 70.7
1980 58 70.4
1981 58.3 70.6
1982 58.7 70.8
1983 56.9 70.5
1984 56.1 70.7
1985 56.4 70.7
1986 57.6 70.9
1987 57.3 71.1
1988 59.8 71.1
1989 61.9 70.9
1990 62.5 70.8
1991 63.3 70.9
1992 63.7 71.4
1993 64.1 71.9
1994 64.5 72.3
1995 64.9 72.3
1996 65.2 72.7
1997 65.5 72.7
1998 64.1 72.6
1999 65.9 73
2000 66.4 73.1
2001 67 73.6
2002 68 73.8
2003 68.7 73.8
2004 69.5 74.2
2005 70.4 74.2
2006 71 74.4
2007 71.2 74.5
2008 71.4 74.9
2009 71.5 75.2
2010 71.8 75.5
2011 72 76
2012 72.4 76.2
2013 72.6 76.5
2014 72.8 76.8
2015 72.9 76.7
2016 73.2 77.2
2017 73.4 77.2
2018 73.9 77.3
2019 73.8 77.7
2020 70.8 76.9
2021 70.5 74.6
2022 74.5 77
2023 74.9 78.3
2024 75.1 78.5
2025 75.3 78.7

Nicaragua and Slovakia population clocks and comparison

Population
Nicaragua

Slovakia
Year Population
Nicaragua Slovakia
1960 1,782,370 4,068,095
1961 1,836,451 4,191,667
1962 1,892,320 4,238,188
1963 1,950,159 4,282,017
1964 2,010,176 4,327,341
1965 2,072,681 4,370,983
1966 2,137,820 4,411,666
1967 2,205,567 4,449,367
1968 2,275,836 4,483,915
1969 2,348,398 4,518,607
1970 2,423,065 4,538,223
1971 2,499,825 4,557,449
1972 2,573,578 4,596,622
1973 2,649,278 4,641,445
1974 2,732,075 4,689,623
1975 2,816,943 4,739,105
1976 2,903,851 4,789,507
1977 2,992,534 4,840,501
1978 3,080,314 4,890,125
1979 3,164,525 4,938,973
1980 3,252,403 4,979,815
1981 3,345,674 5,016,105
1982 3,438,745 5,055,099
1983 3,530,282 5,091,971
1984 3,619,104 5,127,097
1985 3,706,479 5,161,768
1986 3,794,157 5,193,838
1987 3,882,164 5,222,840
1988 3,972,320 5,250,596
1989 4,066,476 5,275,942
1990 4,162,559 5,299,187
1991 4,259,637 5,303,294
1992 4,357,026 5,305,016
1993 4,453,732 5,325,305
1994 4,549,316 5,346,331
1995 4,642,931 5,361,999
1996 4,729,974 5,373,361
1997 4,809,573 5,383,291
1998 4,883,655 5,390,516
1999 4,954,018 5,396,020
2000 5,022,633 5,388,720
2001 5,087,825 5,378,867
2002 5,149,909 5,376,912
2003 5,210,963 5,373,374
2004 5,272,912 5,372,280
2005 5,342,105 5,372,807
2006 5,418,855 5,373,054
2007 5,497,243 5,374,622
2008 5,576,593 5,379,233
2009 5,656,601 5,386,406
2010 5,737,450 5,391,428
2011 5,819,051 5,398,384
2012 5,901,287 5,407,579
2013 5,983,845 5,413,393
2014 6,066,492 5,418,649
2015 6,149,417 5,423,801
2016 6,232,666 5,430,798
2017 6,316,231 5,439,232
2018 6,400,080 5,446,771
2019 6,483,657 5,454,147
2020 6,565,267 5,458,827
2021 6,644,741 5,447,247
2022 6,730,654 5,431,752
2023 6,823,613 5,426,740
2024 6,916,140 5,422,069

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and Slovakia

Fertility rate
Nicaragua

Slovakia
Year Fertility rate
Nicaragua Slovakia
1960 7.16 3.04
1961 7.11 2.96
1962 7.1 2.83
1963 7.08 2.92
1964 7.06 2.89
1965 7.03 2.78
1966 6.99 2.66
1967 6.94 2.48
1968 6.89 2.39
1969 6.83 2.43
1970 6.77 2.41
1971 6.71 2.43
1972 6.65 2.49
1973 6.59 2.56
1974 6.52 2.61
1975 6.45 2.55
1976 6.37 2.55
1977 6.28 2.49
1978 6.16 2.47
1979 6.07 2.45
1980 5.96 2.32
1981 5.84 2.29
1982 5.74 2.28
1983 5.61 2.28
1984 5.49 2.26
1985 5.36 2.26
1986 5.22 2.2
1987 5.07 2.14
1988 4.93 2.13
1989 4.76 2.07
1990 4.6 2.09
1991 4.43 2.05
1992 4.27 1.93
1993 4.1 1.87
1994 3.94 1.67
1995 3.78 1.52
1996 3.62 1.47
1997 3.47 1.43
1998 3.34 1.37
1999 3.22 1.33
2000 3.12 1.3
2001 3 1.2
2002 2.89 1.19
2003 2.83 1.2
2004 2.78 1.25
2005 2.77 1.27
2006 2.73 1.25
2007 2.7 1.27
2008 2.66 1.34
2009 2.63 1.44
2010 2.6 1.43
2011 2.56 1.45
2012 2.53 1.34
2013 2.49 1.34
2014 2.46 1.37
2015 2.43 1.4
2016 2.41 1.48
2017 2.38 1.52
2018 2.35 1.54
2019 2.32 1.57
2020 2.3 1.59
2021 2.27 1.63
2022 2.24 1.57
2023 2.22 1.49

Nicaragua and Slovakia demographics compared

Median age
Nicaragua

Slovakia
Year Median age, years
Nicaragua Slovakia
1960 16.2 27.6
1961 16.1 27.7
1962 16 27.8
1963 15.9 27.9
1964 15.9 27.9
1965 15.9 28
1966 16 28
1967 16 28.1
1968 16 28.2
1969 16.1 28.3
1970 16.1 28.3
1971 16.1 28.3
1972 16.2 28.3
1973 16.2 28.4
1974 16.2 28.4
1975 16.2 28.4
1976 16.2 28.4
1977 16.2 28.5
1978 16.2 28.6
1979 16.2 28.8
1980 16.2 28.9
1981 16.2 29.1
1982 16.2 29.4
1983 16.3 29.6
1984 16.3 29.8
1985 16.3 30.1
1986 16.3 30.3
1987 16.4 30.6
1988 16.4 30.8
1989 16.5 31.1
1990 16.7 31.3
1991 16.8 31.5
1992 17 31.7
1993 17.2 31.9
1994 17.4 32.2
1995 17.6 32.5
1996 17.9 32.7
1997 18.1 33
1998 18.4 33.3
1999 18.8 33.6
2000 19.1 33.9
2001 19.4 34.3
2002 19.7 34.6
2003 20.1 34.9
2004 20.4 35.2
2005 20.8 35.5
2006 21.1 35.8
2007 21.4 36.2
2008 21.7 36.6
2009 22 36.9
2010 22.2 37.3
2011 22.5 37.6
2012 22.8 38
2013 23.1 38.4
2014 23.4 38.8
2015 23.7 39.2
2016 24 39.6
2017 24.3 40
2018 24.7 40.4
2019 25 40.8
2020 25.3 41.2
2021 25.6 41.5
2022 25.9 41.9
2023 26.3 42.3
2024 26.6 42.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nicaragua Slovakia
GNI, Atlas method
$17.4B
2024
$130B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.2%
2025
48.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
4.66%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
2.02%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
18,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.86%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2018
5.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.8%
2024
60%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.6%
2024
28.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
54
2025
68.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.2%
2014
18.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2014
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
67
2013
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$5.38B
2014
Total reserves including gold
$6.1B
2024
$14.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.25B
2024
$2.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals
474,000
2020
15,299,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
15.2%
1999
1.43%
2020
Banked people share
23.5%
2024
92.2%
2024

Energy

Nicaragua Slovakia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
608 kg
2022
3,055 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.8
2022
$14.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
5.73 megatons
2023
34.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.84 tons
2023
6.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.9%
2022
59.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
50.4%
2021
17.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17%
2022
31.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
46.5%
2022
57.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
682 kWh
2022
4,674 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
69.5%
2021
23.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
14.9%
2022
16.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
61.3%
2023
Electricity access
88.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nicaragua Slovakia
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-8,189
2024
-21,027
2024
Urban population
60.2%
2024
54.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.5
2025
72.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
14
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
25
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11
2021
1.12
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.9
2019
6.1
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.6%
2015
99.6%
2004
English speaking
1%
2025
25.9%
2023
People using the Internet
58.2%
2023
89.8%
2024

Health

Nicaragua Slovakia
Government health expenditure per capita
$208.5
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$74.3
2022
$316
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
78.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.16%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2018
3.68
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
27.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
60
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.4
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.4%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
32.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Nicaragua Slovakia
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
6,718 sq mi
2024
3,424 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,656 sq mi
2025
7,046 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,998 sq mi
2025
7,436 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,849 mi
2014
24,224 mi
2018

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