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Nicaragua vs Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 98th vs. 15th).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Nicaragua Sudan
Population
7079664
52963918
Population rank 107/197 29/197
GDP
$19.7B
2024
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 131/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$2,848
2024
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 141/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,709
2024
$2,127
2024
Government debt
$7.7B
2024
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.4%
2025
252%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,114
2024
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank 139/185 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,445
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
46,464 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.22
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
26.6 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Nicaragua and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Nicaragua

Sudan
Year GDP
Nicaragua Sudan
1960 $227,223,322 $1,126,364,162
1961 $244,144,237 $1,222,860,429
1962 $269,283,804 $1,328,259,625
1963 $297,324,163 $1,351,234,926
1964 $347,119,918 $1,388,282,600
1965 $564,290,020 $1,446,869,619
1966 $607,140,010 $1,484,491,676
1967 $657,140,011 $1,607,409,539
1968 $692,859,985 $1,677,771,401
1969 $750,000,003 $1,847,501,441
1970 $778,569,939 $2,100,229,759
1971 $828,569,953 $2,288,340,041
1972 $878,570,045 $2,483,055,722
1973 $1,092,900,015 $3,077,254,460
1974 $1,521,400,012 $3,958,931,660
1975 $1,581,599,959 $4,823,090,192
1976 $1,836,899,999 $6,013,210,816
1977 $2,226,999,874 $7,499,005,639
1978 $2,127,699,979 $8,128,719,315
1979 $1,567,599,982 $8,418,407,787
1980 $2,144,300,006 $8,951,800,000
1981 $2,474,700,227 $10,753,888,154
1982 $2,454,499,872 $8,732,542,274
1983 $2,753,100,058 $8,230,153,846
1984 $3,117,599,872 $10,447,615,385
1985 $2,683,699,935 $8,075,259,600
1986 $2,885,799,994 $10,092,200,000
1987 $3,851,200,118 $12,093,333,333
1988 $2,630,900,096 $14,372,555,556
1989 $1,013,184,756 $21,408,111,111
1990 $1,009,455,484 $33,641,222,222
1991 $1,488,804,124 $44,171,194,366
1992 $1,792,800,000 $7,031,933,492
1993 $1,756,454,248 $8,881,005,436
1994 $3,863,185,119 $12,793,794,737
1995 $4,140,470,000 $13,830,363,900
1996 $4,308,351,903 $9,018,300,725
1997 $4,389,973,490 $11,681,175,864
1998 $4,635,347,386 $11,250,221,537
1999 $4,856,026,259 $10,682,028,340
2000 $5,109,587,050 $12,257,299,147
2001 $5,351,752,034 $15,716,361,792
2002 $5,223,727,303 $18,137,128,388
2003 $5,322,228,351 $21,355,298,460
2004 $5,792,932,838 $26,646,007,251
2005 $6,321,324,279 $35,182,711,988
2006 $6,763,672,381 $45,263,831,634
2007 $7,423,375,015 $59,440,139,775
2008 $8,496,967,597 $64,833,083,257
2009 $8,298,702,489 $51,621,044,077
2010 $8,758,602,233 $58,962,978,034
2011 $9,774,329,333 $55,018,567,211
2012 $10,532,017,232 $37,632,919,967
2013 $10,982,988,249 $43,024,018,082
2014 $11,880,438,824 $49,516,748,618
2015 $12,756,696,261 $51,726,758,677
2016 $13,286,093,388 $42,630,376,000
2017 $13,785,893,007 $41,283,617,976
2018 $13,025,221,974 $32,333,780,383
2019 $12,699,023,614 $32,338,079,165
2020 $12,726,422,432 $27,034,593,750
2021 $14,209,020,362 $34,229,513,775
2022 $15,634,572,502 $51,666,875,363
2023 $17,805,842,284 $39,898,289,821
2024 $19,693,982,968 $49,909,807,030

Nicaragua and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Nicaragua

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Nicaragua Sudan
1960 $127.5 $134.7
1961 $132.9 $141.6
1962 $142.3 $148.9
1963 $152.5 $146.6
1964 $172.7 $145.7
1965 $272.3 $146.8
1966 $284 $145.6
1967 $297.9 $152.4
1968 $304 $153.7
1969 $319 $163.5
1970 $321 $179.6
1971 $331 $189
1972 $341 $198.2
1973 $413 $235.8
1974 $557 $291.5
1975 $561 $343
1976 $633 $413
1977 $744 $497
1978 $691 $518
1979 $495 $515
1980 $659 $525
1981 $740 $605
1982 $714 $472
1983 $780 $431
1984 $861 $534
1985 $724 $406
1986 $761 $497
1987 $992 $584
1988 $662 $680
1989 $249.2 $992
1990 $242.5 $1,528
1991 $350 $1,966
1992 $411 $307
1993 $394 $379
1994 $849 $532
1995 $892 $561
1996 $911 $357
1997 $913 $453
1998 $949 $425
1999 $980 $394
2000 $1,017 $441
2001 $1,052 $551
2002 $1,014 $621
2003 $1,021 $714
2004 $1,099 $872
2005 $1,183 $1,125
2006 $1,248 $1,415
2007 $1,350 $1,814
2008 $1,524 $1,928
2009 $1,467 $1,493
2010 $1,527 $1,665
2011 $1,680 $1,522
2012 $1,785 $1,019
2013 $1,835 $1,139
2014 $1,958 $1,275
2015 $2,074 $1,292
2016 $2,132 $1,033
2017 $2,183 $967
2018 $2,035 $731
2019 $1,959 $710
2020 $1,938 $578
2021 $2,138 $712
2022 $2,323 $1,046
2023 $2,609 $797
2024 $2,848 $989

Nicaragua vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nicaragua

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Nicaragua Sudan
1950 40.6 45.8
1951 40.8 46.2
1952 41.9 46.5
1953 42.4 46.9
1954 43.1 47.3
1955 43.7 47.7
1956 44.3 48.1
1957 44.9 48.5
1958 45.5 48.9
1959 46.1 49.2
1960 46.4 49.6
1961 47.3 50
1962 48 50.4
1963 48.8 50.8
1964 49.6 50.9
1965 50.6 51
1966 51.6 51.3
1967 52.3 51.5
1968 52.9 51.8
1969 53.4 52
1970 53.8 52.3
1971 54.2 52.5
1972 48 52.8
1973 55 53
1974 55.4 53.2
1975 55.8 53.3
1976 56.1 53.3
1977 56.1 53.5
1978 53.5 53.3
1979 50.8 53.4
1980 58 54.1
1981 58.3 54.4
1982 58.7 54.4
1983 56.9 49.6
1984 56.1 49.8
1985 56.4 50
1986 57.6 54.6
1987 57.3 54.7
1988 59.8 55
1989 61.9 54.9
1990 62.5 55.5
1991 63.3 55.6
1992 63.7 56
1993 64.1 56.1
1994 64.5 57
1995 64.9 57.4
1996 65.2 57.6
1997 65.5 58.1
1998 64.1 58.3
1999 65.9 58.6
2000 66.4 58.9
2001 67 59.3
2002 68 59.3
2003 68.7 58.3
2004 69.5 56.8
2005 70.4 57.2
2006 71 60.4
2007 71.2 61.4
2008 71.4 61.3
2009 71.5 62.7
2010 71.8 63
2011 72 63.2
2012 72.4 63.4
2013 72.6 63.4
2014 72.8 64
2015 72.9 64.4
2016 73.2 64.7
2017 73.4 65.1
2018 73.9 65.5
2019 73.8 65.8
2020 70.8 65.1
2021 70.5 64.5
2022 74.5 65.7
2023 74.9 66.3
2024 75.1 66.5
2025 75.3 66.7

Nicaragua and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Nicaragua

Sudan
Year Population
Nicaragua Sudan
1960 1,782,370 8,364,489
1961 1,836,451 8,634,941
1962 1,892,320 8,919,028
1963 1,950,159 9,218,077
1964 2,010,176 9,531,109
1965 2,072,681 9,858,030
1966 2,137,820 10,197,578
1967 2,205,567 10,550,597
1968 2,275,836 10,917,999
1969 2,348,398 11,298,936
1970 2,423,065 11,695,771
1971 2,499,825 12,105,539
1972 2,573,578 12,527,856
1973 2,649,278 13,049,315
1974 2,732,075 13,580,723
1975 2,816,943 14,064,798
1976 2,903,851 14,569,716
1977 2,992,534 15,086,614
1978 3,080,314 15,695,003
1979 3,164,525 16,355,352
1980 3,252,403 17,058,905
1981 3,345,674 17,780,572
1982 3,438,745 18,486,645
1983 3,530,282 19,109,770
1984 3,619,104 19,546,528
1985 3,706,479 19,905,872
1986 3,794,157 20,288,238
1987 3,882,164 20,704,904
1988 3,972,320 21,138,431
1989 4,066,476 21,578,022
1990 4,162,559 22,021,481
1991 4,259,637 22,470,676
1992 4,357,026 22,927,355
1993 4,453,732 23,445,592
1994 4,549,316 24,043,948
1995 4,642,931 24,672,143
1996 4,729,974 25,231,528
1997 4,809,573 25,799,821
1998 4,883,655 26,458,999
1999 4,954,018 27,130,613
2000 5,022,633 27,816,745
2001 5,087,825 28,516,770
2002 5,149,909 29,228,727
2003 5,210,963 29,896,035
2004 5,272,912 30,556,637
2005 5,342,105 31,262,444
2006 5,418,855 31,992,435
2007 5,497,243 32,764,135
2008 5,576,593 33,623,980
2009 5,656,601 34,569,113
2010 5,737,450 35,414,399
2011 5,819,051 36,140,806
2012 5,901,287 36,923,178
2013 5,983,845 37,785,849
2014 6,066,492 38,823,318
2015 6,149,417 40,024,431
2016 6,232,666 41,259,892
2017 6,316,231 42,714,306
2018 6,400,080 44,230,596
2019 6,483,657 45,548,175
2020 6,565,267 46,789,231
2021 6,644,741 48,066,924
2022 6,730,654 49,383,346
2023 6,823,613 50,042,791
2024 6,916,140 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and Sudan

Fertility rate
Nicaragua

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Nicaragua Sudan
1960 7.16 6.66
1961 7.11 6.66
1962 7.1 6.7
1963 7.08 6.76
1964 7.06 6.8
1965 7.03 6.84
1966 6.99 6.88
1967 6.94 6.91
1968 6.89 6.95
1969 6.83 6.97
1970 6.77 6.99
1971 6.71 7.02
1972 6.65 6.98
1973 6.59 6.94
1974 6.52 6.91
1975 6.45 6.87
1976 6.37 6.82
1977 6.28 6.78
1978 6.16 6.72
1979 6.07 6.65
1980 5.96 6.59
1981 5.84 6.53
1982 5.74 6.47
1983 5.61 6.41
1984 5.49 6.34
1985 5.36 6.28
1986 5.22 6.23
1987 5.07 6.18
1988 4.93 6.13
1989 4.76 6.11
1990 4.6 6.07
1991 4.43 6.05
1992 4.27 6.02
1993 4.1 5.97
1994 3.94 5.91
1995 3.78 5.86
1996 3.62 5.79
1997 3.47 5.72
1998 3.34 5.65
1999 3.22 5.62
2000 3.12 5.6
2001 3 5.56
2002 2.89 5.53
2003 2.83 5.49
2004 2.78 5.46
2005 2.77 5.4
2006 2.73 5.33
2007 2.7 5.27
2008 2.66 5.21
2009 2.63 5.17
2010 2.6 5.14
2011 2.56 5.09
2012 2.53 5.03
2013 2.49 4.97
2014 2.46 4.91
2015 2.43 4.9
2016 2.41 4.83
2017 2.38 4.76
2018 2.35 4.68
2019 2.32 4.62
2020 2.3 4.54
2021 2.27 4.46
2022 2.24 4.38
2023 2.22 4.32

Nicaragua and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Nicaragua

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Nicaragua Sudan
1960 16.2 16.7
1961 16.1 16.7
1962 16 16.7
1963 15.9 16.6
1964 15.9 16.5
1965 15.9 16.5
1966 16 16.4
1967 16 16.4
1968 16 16.3
1969 16.1 16.3
1970 16.1 16.2
1971 16.1 16.2
1972 16.2 16.1
1973 16.2 16
1974 16.2 15.9
1975 16.2 16
1976 16.2 16
1977 16.2 16.1
1978 16.2 16.2
1979 16.2 16.4
1980 16.2 16.5
1981 16.2 16.6
1982 16.2 16.7
1983 16.3 16.7
1984 16.3 16.8
1985 16.3 16.8
1986 16.3 16.8
1987 16.4 16.9
1988 16.4 16.9
1989 16.5 16.8
1990 16.7 16.8
1991 16.8 16.8
1992 17 16.8
1993 17.2 16.8
1994 17.4 16.8
1995 17.6 16.8
1996 17.9 16.8
1997 18.1 16.8
1998 18.4 16.8
1999 18.8 16.9
2000 19.1 16.9
2001 19.4 17
2002 19.7 17
2003 20.1 17.1
2004 20.4 17.1
2005 20.8 17.1
2006 21.1 17.2
2007 21.4 17.3
2008 21.7 17.3
2009 22 17.4
2010 22.2 17.5
2011 22.5 17.4
2012 22.8 17.5
2013 23.1 17.5
2014 23.4 17.7
2015 23.7 17.9
2016 24 18.1
2017 24.3 18.3
2018 24.7 18.6
2019 25 18.7
2020 25.3 18.9
2021 25.6 19
2022 25.9 19.2
2023 26.3 19.3
2024 26.6 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nicaragua Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$17.4B
2024
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.2%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.86%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2018
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
46.8%
2024
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.6%
2024
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
54
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.2%
2014
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2014
3.2%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$6.1B
2024
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$5.25B
2024
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals
474,000
2020
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
15.2%
1999
20.9%
2018
Banked people share
23.5%
2024
15.3%
2014

Energy

Nicaragua Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
608 kg
2022
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.8
2022
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
5.73 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.84 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.9%
2022
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.4%
2021
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17%
2022
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share
46.5%
2022
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
682 kWh
2022
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.5%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
14.9%
2022
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
88.3%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Nicaragua Sudan
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
-8,189
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
60.2%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.5
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
14
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
25
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11
2021
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.9
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.6%
2015
60.7%
2018
English speaking
1%
2025
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
58.2%
2023
26.4%
2020

Health

Nicaragua Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$208.5
2022
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$74.3
2022
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.16%
2022
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2018
0.26
2017
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
60
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.4
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.4%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
33
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Nicaragua Sudan
% of world land
0.08%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
6,718 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,656 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,998 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,849 mi
2014
19,263 mi
2019

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