Nicaragua vs South Korea statistics compared

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 98th vs. 105th).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).

Nicaragua and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and South Korea economies compared

GDP

Nicaragua

South Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Nicaragua	South Korea
1960	$227,223,322	$3,958,811,881
1961	$244,144,237	$2,417,628,737
1962	$269,283,804	$2,814,615,385
1963	$297,324,163	$3,988,461,538
1964	$347,119,918	$3,459,019,943
1965	$564,290,020	$3,120,861,499
1966	$607,140,010	$3,929,055,144
1967	$657,140,011	$4,855,892,446
1968	$692,859,985	$6,119,394,892
1969	$750,000,003	$7,678,698,838
1970	$778,569,939	$9,005,144,969
1971	$828,569,953	$9,903,571,249
1972	$878,570,045	$10,862,211,761
1973	$1,092,900,015	$13,876,472,208
1974	$1,521,400,012	$19,543,973,941
1975	$1,581,599,959	$21,784,297,521
1976	$1,836,899,999	$29,902,479,339
1977	$2,226,999,874	$38,446,487,603
1978	$2,127,699,979	$51,972,107,438
1979	$1,567,599,982	$66,946,900,826
1980	$2,144,300,006	$65,398,377,598
1981	$2,474,700,227	$72,933,533,012
1982	$2,454,499,872	$78,358,416,171
1983	$2,753,100,058	$87,760,553,262
1984	$3,117,599,872	$97,510,744,119
1985	$2,683,699,935	$101,296,177,099
1986	$2,885,799,994	$116,836,246,285
1987	$3,851,200,118	$147,948,709,376
1988	$2,630,900,096	$199,591,287,825
1989	$1,013,184,756	$246,928,837,311
1990	$1,009,455,484	$283,365,844,161
1991	$1,488,804,124	$330,647,042,837
1992	$1,792,800,000	$355,524,903,068
1993	$1,756,454,248	$392,665,710,525
1994	$3,863,185,119	$463,619,823,515
1995	$4,140,470,000	$566,581,003,128
1996	$4,308,351,903	$610,167,053,824
1997	$4,389,973,490	$569,755,022,973
1998	$4,635,347,386	$383,331,833,682
1999	$4,856,026,259	$497,514,040,642
2000	$5,109,587,050	$576,179,387,820
2001	$5,351,752,034	$547,656,279,895
2002	$5,223,727,303	$627,246,933,730
2003	$5,322,228,351	$702,714,855,194
2004	$5,792,932,838	$793,175,561,887
2005	$6,321,324,279	$934,901,071,333
2006	$6,763,672,381	$1,053,216,909,888
2007	$7,423,375,015	$1,172,614,086,540
2008	$8,496,967,597	$1,047,339,010,225
2009	$8,298,702,489	$943,941,876,219
2010	$8,758,602,233	$1,143,672,241,150
2011	$9,774,329,333	$1,253,289,537,501
2012	$10,532,017,232	$1,278,046,536,287
2013	$10,982,988,249	$1,370,632,955,321
2014	$11,880,438,824	$1,484,488,526,272
2015	$12,756,696,261	$1,466,038,936,206
2016	$13,286,093,388	$1,499,679,823,910
2017	$13,785,893,007	$1,623,074,183,502
2018	$13,025,221,974	$1,725,373,496,825
2019	$12,699,023,614	$1,651,422,932,448
2020	$12,726,422,432	$1,644,312,831,906
2021	$14,209,020,362	$1,818,432,106,880
2022	$15,634,572,502	$1,673,916,511,800
2023	$17,805,842,284	$1,712,792,854,202
2024	$19,693,982,968	-

Nicaragua and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Nicaragua

South Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Nicaragua	South Korea
1960	$127.5	$158.3
1961	$132.9	$93.8
1962	$142.3	$106.2
1963	$152.5	$146.3
1964	$172.7	$123.6
1965	$272.3	$108.7
1966	$284	$133.5
1967	$297.9	$161.2
1968	$304	$198.4
1969	$319	$243.4
1970	$321	$279.3
1971	$331	$301
1972	$341	$324
1973	$413	$407
1974	$557	$563
1975	$561	$617
1976	$633	$834
1977	$744	$1,056
1978	$691	$1,406
1979	$495	$1,784
1980	$659	$1,715
1981	$740	$1,883
1982	$714	$1,993
1983	$780	$2,199
1984	$861	$2,413
1985	$724	$2,482
1986	$761	$2,835
1987	$992	$3,555
1988	$662	$4,749
1989	$249.2	$5,817
1990	$242.5	$6,610
1991	$350	$7,637
1992	$411	$8,127
1993	$394	$8,885
1994	$849	$10,385
1995	$892	$12,565
1996	$911	$13,403
1997	$913	$12,398
1998	$949	$8,282
1999	$980	$10,672
2000	$1,017	$12,257
2001	$1,052	$11,561
2002	$1,014	$13,165
2003	$1,021	$14,673
2004	$1,099	$16,496
2005	$1,183	$19,403
2006	$1,248	$21,743
2007	$1,350	$24,086
2008	$1,524	$21,350
2009	$1,467	$19,144
2010	$1,527	$23,079
2011	$1,680	$25,098
2012	$1,785	$25,459
2013	$1,835	$27,180
2014	$1,958	$29,253
2015	$2,074	$28,737
2016	$2,132	$29,280
2017	$2,183	$31,601
2018	$2,035	$33,447
2019	$1,959	$31,902
2020	$1,938	$31,721
2021	$2,138	$35,126
2022	$2,323	$32,395
2023	$2,609	$33,121
2024	$2,848	-

Nicaragua vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Nicaragua

South Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Nicaragua	South Korea
1950	40.6	22.2
1951	40.8	26.6
1952	41.9	36.6
1953	42.4	40.5
1954	43.1	46.1
1955	43.7	48.4
1956	44.3	50.2
1957	44.9	51.6
1958	45.5	51.8
1959	46.1	52.9
1960	46.4	53.8
1961	47.3	54.4
1962	48	55
1963	48.8	55
1964	49.6	55.3
1965	50.6	55.8
1966	51.6	55.4
1967	52.3	60.9
1968	52.9	60.9
1969	53.4	61.4
1970	53.8	62.2
1971	54.2	62.7
1972	48	63.2
1973	55	63.8
1974	55.4	64.2
1975	55.8	64.7
1976	56.1	65
1977	56.1	64.6
1978	53.5	65
1979	50.8	66.1
1980	58	64.8
1981	58.3	67.1
1982	58.7	67.1
1983	56.9	66.7
1984	56.1	68.1
1985	56.4	68.4
1986	57.6	69
1987	57.3	69.3
1988	59.8	70.2
1989	61.9	70.7
1990	62.5	71
1991	63.3	71.4
1992	63.7	72.2
1993	64.1	72.7
1994	64.5	72.9
1995	64.9	73.4
1996	65.2	74
1997	65.5	74.5
1998	64.1	75
1999	65.9	75.6
2000	66.4	76.2
2001	67	76.9
2002	68	77.2
2003	68.7	77.5
2004	69.5	78
2005	70.4	78.4
2006	71	79
2007	71.2	79.4
2008	71.4	80
2009	71.5	80.6
2010	71.8	80.7
2011	72	81.2
2012	72.4	81.3
2013	72.6	81.8
2014	72.8	82.4
2015	72.9	82.5
2016	73.2	82.9
2017	73.4	83.3
2018	73.9	83.3
2019	73.8	83.7
2020	70.8	83.7
2021	70.5	83.9
2022	74.5	82.7
2023	74.9	84.3
2024	75.1	84.4
2025	75.3	84.5

Nicaragua and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Nicaragua

South Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Nicaragua	South Korea
1960	1,782,370	25,012,374
1961	1,836,451	25,765,673
1962	1,892,320	26,513,030
1963	1,950,159	27,261,747
1964	2,010,176	27,984,155
1965	2,072,681	28,704,674
1966	2,137,820	29,435,571
1967	2,205,567	30,130,983
1968	2,275,836	30,838,302
1969	2,348,398	31,544,266
1970	2,423,065	32,240,827
1971	2,499,825	32,882,704
1972	2,573,578	33,505,406
1973	2,649,278	34,103,149
1974	2,732,075	34,692,266
1975	2,816,943	35,280,725
1976	2,903,851	35,848,523
1977	2,992,534	36,411,795
1978	3,080,314	36,969,185
1979	3,164,525	37,534,236
1980	3,252,403	38,123,775
1981	3,345,674	38,723,248
1982	3,438,745	39,326,352
1983	3,530,282	39,910,403
1984	3,619,104	40,405,956
1985	3,706,479	40,805,744
1986	3,794,157	41,213,674
1987	3,882,164	41,621,690
1988	3,972,320	42,031,247
1989	4,066,476	42,449,038
1990	4,162,559	42,869,283
1991	4,259,637	43,295,704
1992	4,357,026	43,747,962
1993	4,453,732	44,194,628
1994	4,549,316	44,641,540
1995	4,642,931	45,092,991
1996	4,729,974	45,524,681
1997	4,809,573	45,953,580
1998	4,883,655	46,286,503
1999	4,954,018	46,616,677
2000	5,022,633	47,008,111
2001	5,087,825	47,370,164
2002	5,149,909	47,644,736
2003	5,210,963	47,892,330
2004	5,272,912	48,082,519
2005	5,342,105	48,184,561
2006	5,418,855	48,438,292
2007	5,497,243	48,683,638
2008	5,576,593	49,054,708
2009	5,656,601	49,307,835
2010	5,737,450	49,554,112
2011	5,819,051	49,936,638
2012	5,901,287	50,199,853
2013	5,983,845	50,428,893
2014	6,066,492	50,746,659
2015	6,149,417	51,014,947
2016	6,232,666	51,217,803
2017	6,316,231	51,361,911
2018	6,400,080	51,585,058
2019	6,483,657	51,764,822
2020	6,565,267	51,836,239
2021	6,644,741	51,769,539
2022	6,730,654	51,672,569
2023	6,823,613	51,712,619
2024	6,916,140	51,751,065

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and South Korea

Fertility rate

Nicaragua

South Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Nicaragua	South Korea
1960	7.16	5.99
1961	7.11	5.8
1962	7.1	5.56
1963	7.08	5.33
1964	7.06	5.07
1965	7.03	4.89
1966	6.99	4.78
1967	6.94	4.62
1968	6.89	4.51
1969	6.83	4.45
1970	6.77	4.53
1971	6.71	4.54
1972	6.65	4.12
1973	6.59	4.07
1974	6.52	3.77
1975	6.45	3.43
1976	6.37	3
1977	6.28	2.99
1978	6.16	2.64
1979	6.07	2.9
1980	5.96	2.82
1981	5.84	2.57
1982	5.74	2.39
1983	5.61	2.06
1984	5.49	1.74
1985	5.36	1.66
1986	5.22	1.58
1987	5.07	1.53
1988	4.93	1.55
1989	4.76	1.56
1990	4.6	1.57
1991	4.43	1.71
1992	4.27	1.76
1993	4.1	1.65
1994	3.94	1.66
1995	3.78	1.63
1996	3.62	1.57
1997	3.47	1.54
1998	3.34	1.46
1999	3.22	1.43
2000	3.12	1.48
2001	3	1.31
2002	2.89	1.18
2003	2.83	1.19
2004	2.78	1.16
2005	2.77	1.09
2006	2.73	1.13
2007	2.7	1.26
2008	2.66	1.19
2009	2.63	1.15
2010	2.6	1.23
2011	2.56	1.24
2012	2.53	1.3
2013	2.49	1.19
2014	2.46	1.21
2015	2.43	1.24
2016	2.41	1.17
2017	2.38	1.05
2018	2.35	0.98
2019	2.32	0.92
2020	2.3	0.84
2021	2.27	0.81
2022	2.24	0.78
2023	2.22	0.72

Nicaragua and South Korea demographics compared

Median age

Nicaragua

South Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Nicaragua	South Korea
1960	16.2	19.3
1961	16.1	19.2
1962	16	19.1
1963	15.9	19
1964	15.9	18.8
1965	15.9	18.6
1966	16	18.5
1967	16	18.6
1968	16	18.7
1969	16.1	18.8
1970	16.1	18.9
1971	16.1	19
1972	16.2	19.1
1973	16.2	19.3
1974	16.2	19.6
1975	16.2	19.9
1976	16.2	20.2
1977	16.2	20.7
1978	16.2	21.1
1979	16.2	21.6
1980	16.2	22.1
1981	16.2	22.5
1982	16.2	22.8
1983	16.3	23.3
1984	16.3	23.7
1985	16.3	24.2
1986	16.3	24.8
1987	16.4	25.3
1988	16.4	25.8
1989	16.5	26.3
1990	16.7	26.7
1991	16.8	27.2
1992	17	27.8
1993	17.2	28.3
1994	17.4	28.9
1995	17.6	29.4
1996	17.9	29.8
1997	18.1	30.2
1998	18.4	30.7
1999	18.8	31.2
2000	19.1	31.7
2001	19.4	32.3
2002	19.7	32.8
2003	20.1	33.4
2004	20.4	33.9
2005	20.8	34.5
2006	21.1	35.2
2007	21.4	35.8
2008	21.7	36.4
2009	22	37
2010	22.2	37.6
2011	22.5	38.2
2012	22.8	38.8
2013	23.1	39.5
2014	23.4	40.2
2015	23.7	40.8
2016	24	41.4
2017	24.3	41.9
2018	24.7	42.5
2019	25	43.1
2020	25.3	43.8
2021	25.6	44.4
2022	25.9	44.9
2023	26.3	45.5
2024	26.6	46.1

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