Nicaragua vs Switzerland statistics compared

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 98th vs. 131st).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Nicaragua and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and Switzerland economies compared

GDP

Nicaragua

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP
	Nicaragua	Switzerland
1960	$227,223,322	$10,412,232,621
1961	$244,144,237	$11,713,348,834
1962	$269,283,804	$12,989,649,694
1963	$297,324,163	$14,283,872,299
1964	$347,119,918	$15,833,133,858
1965	$564,290,020	$16,780,226,225
1966	$607,140,010	$18,019,402,374
1967	$657,140,011	$19,397,044,714
1968	$692,859,985	$20,712,102,794
1969	$750,000,003	$22,442,043,274
1970	$778,569,939	$24,998,066,773
1971	$828,569,953	$30,040,171,751
1972	$878,570,045	$36,844,318,854
1973	$1,092,900,015	$49,550,006,320
1974	$1,521,400,012	$57,103,011,446
1975	$1,581,599,959	$65,466,081,819
1976	$1,836,899,999	$68,476,524,644
1977	$2,226,999,874	$73,135,771,167
1978	$2,127,699,979	$102,280,472,036
1979	$1,567,599,982	$114,970,094,425
1980	$2,144,300,006	$122,557,843,886
1981	$2,474,700,227	$112,244,805,519
1982	$2,454,499,872	$115,043,365,512
1983	$2,753,100,058	$114,634,358,535
1984	$3,117,599,872	$109,455,312,168
1985	$2,683,699,935	$110,980,314,192
1986	$2,885,799,994	$159,089,921,063
1987	$3,851,200,118	$199,236,370,038
1988	$2,630,900,096	$215,540,625,299
1989	$1,013,184,756	$208,105,846,934
1990	$1,009,455,484	$265,763,573,999
1991	$1,488,804,124	$268,901,693,863
1992	$1,792,800,000	$279,921,425,828
1993	$1,756,454,248	$272,237,527,071
1994	$3,863,185,119	$301,375,055,202
1995	$4,140,470,000	$352,835,806,342
1996	$4,308,351,903	$340,103,959,547
1997	$4,389,973,490	$294,788,198,856
1998	$4,635,347,386	$303,459,014,347
1999	$4,856,026,259	$297,873,643,323
2000	$5,109,587,050	$279,216,033,870
2001	$5,351,752,034	$286,582,672,434
2002	$5,223,727,303	$309,301,422,430
2003	$5,322,228,351	$362,075,086,508
2004	$5,792,932,838	$403,912,891,033
2005	$6,321,324,279	$418,284,865,885
2006	$6,763,672,381	$441,634,672,197
2007	$7,423,375,015	$490,740,715,595
2008	$8,496,967,597	$567,267,767,519
2009	$8,298,702,489	$554,212,916,092
2010	$8,758,602,233	$598,851,027,948
2011	$9,774,329,333	$715,888,126,682
2012	$10,532,017,232	$686,420,221,558
2013	$10,982,988,249	$706,234,937,371
2014	$11,880,438,824	$726,537,809,430
2015	$12,756,696,261	$694,118,186,380
2016	$13,286,093,388	$687,895,460,903
2017	$13,785,893,007	$695,200,834,102
2018	$13,025,221,974	$725,568,717,468
2019	$12,699,023,614	$721,369,112,727
2020	$12,726,422,432	$741,999,406,006
2021	$14,209,020,362	$815,309,330,987
2022	$15,634,572,502	$828,508,926,958
2023	$17,805,842,284	$894,424,821,645
2024	$19,693,982,968	$936,564,198,049

Nicaragua and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita

Nicaragua

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Nicaragua	Switzerland
1960	$127.5	$1,954
1961	$132.9	$2,155
1962	$142.3	$2,330
1963	$152.5	$2,508
1964	$172.7	$2,735
1965	$272.3	$2,865
1966	$284	$3,045
1967	$297.9	$3,237
1968	$304	$3,413
1969	$319	$3,657
1970	$321	$4,044
1971	$331	$4,835
1972	$341	$5,885
1973	$413	$7,856
1974	$557	$9,005
1975	$561	$10,328
1976	$633	$10,865
1977	$744	$11,644
1978	$691	$16,282
1979	$495	$18,266
1980	$659	$19,394
1981	$740	$17,665
1982	$714	$18,000
1983	$780	$17,859
1984	$861	$16,991
1985	$724	$17,152
1986	$761	$24,460
1987	$992	$30,441
1988	$662	$32,690
1989	$249.2	$31,309
1990	$242.5	$39,575
1991	$350	$39,544
1992	$411	$40,714
1993	$394	$39,237
1994	$849	$43,092
1995	$892	$50,114
1996	$911	$48,093
1997	$913	$41,584
1998	$949	$42,681
1999	$980	$41,696
2000	$1,017	$38,865
2001	$1,052	$39,639
2002	$1,014	$42,459
2003	$1,021	$49,336
2004	$1,099	$54,659
2005	$1,183	$56,243
2006	$1,248	$59,011
2007	$1,350	$64,989
2008	$1,524	$74,175
2009	$1,467	$71,568
2010	$1,527	$76,531
2011	$1,680	$90,477
2012	$1,785	$85,836
2013	$1,835	$87,304
2014	$1,958	$88,725
2015	$2,074	$83,806
2016	$2,132	$82,153
2017	$2,183	$82,254
2018	$2,035	$85,217
2019	$1,959	$84,122
2020	$1,938	$85,898
2021	$2,138	$93,665
2022	$2,323	$94,395
2023	$2,609	$100,632
2024	$2,848	$103,670

Nicaragua vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Nicaragua

Switzerland

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Nicaragua	Switzerland
1950	40.6	68.9
1951	40.8	68.7
1952	41.9	69.6
1953	42.4	69.5
1954	43.1	70
1955	43.7	70.1
1956	44.3	70.2
1957	44.9	70.5
1958	45.5	71.3
1959	46.1	71.5
1960	46.4	71.4
1961	47.3	71.7
1962	48	71.3
1963	48.8	71.3
1964	49.6	72.2
1965	50.6	72.3
1966	51.6	72.4
1967	52.3	72.7
1968	52.9	72.7
1969	53.4	72.7
1970	53.8	73.1
1971	54.2	73.2
1972	48	73.8
1973	55	74.1
1974	55.4	74.4
1975	55.8	74.8
1976	56.1	74.9
1977	56.1	75.4
1978	53.5	75.3
1979	50.8	75.6
1980	58	75.6
1981	58.3	75.8
1982	58.7	76.2
1983	56.9	76.2
1984	56.1	76.8
1985	56.4	76.9
1986	57.6	77
1987	57.3	77.3
1988	59.8	77.4
1989	61.9	77.6
1990	62.5	77.4
1991	63.3	77.6
1992	63.7	77.9
1993	64.1	78.2
1994	64.5	78.5
1995	64.9	78.6
1996	65.2	79
1997	65.5	79.2
1998	64.1	79.5
1999	65.9	79.7
2000	66.4	79.8
2001	67	80.3
2002	68	80.4
2003	68.7	80.5
2004	69.5	81.1
2005	70.4	81.2
2006	71	81.5
2007	71.2	81.7
2008	71.4	82
2009	71.5	82
2010	71.8	82.3
2011	72	82.6
2012	72.4	82.6
2013	72.6	82.7
2014	72.8	83.1
2015	72.9	82.8
2016	73.2	83.4
2017	73.4	83.4
2018	73.9	83.6
2019	73.8	83.8
2020	70.8	83.1
2021	70.5	83.6
2022	74.5	83.2
2023	74.9	84
2024	75.1	84.1
2025	75.3	84.2

Nicaragua and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population

Nicaragua

Switzerland

Table

Year	Population
	Nicaragua	Switzerland
1960	1,782,370	5,327,827
1961	1,836,451	5,434,294
1962	1,892,320	5,573,815
1963	1,950,159	5,694,247
1964	2,010,176	5,789,228
1965	2,072,681	5,856,472
1966	2,137,820	5,918,002
1967	2,205,567	5,991,785
1968	2,275,836	6,067,714
1969	2,348,398	6,136,387
1970	2,423,065	6,180,877
1971	2,499,825	6,213,399
1972	2,573,578	6,260,956
1973	2,649,278	6,307,347
1974	2,732,075	6,341,405
1975	2,816,943	6,338,632
1976	2,903,851	6,302,504
1977	2,992,534	6,281,174
1978	3,080,314	6,281,738
1979	3,164,525	6,294,365
1980	3,252,403	6,319,408
1981	3,345,674	6,354,074
1982	3,438,745	6,391,309
1983	3,530,282	6,418,773
1984	3,619,104	6,441,865
1985	3,706,479	6,470,365
1986	3,794,157	6,504,124
1987	3,882,164	6,545,106
1988	3,972,320	6,593,386
1989	4,066,476	6,646,912
1990	4,162,559	6,715,519
1991	4,259,637	6,799,978
1992	4,357,026	6,875,364
1993	4,453,732	6,938,265
1994	4,549,316	6,993,795
1995	4,642,931	7,040,687
1996	4,729,974	7,071,850
1997	4,809,573	7,088,906
1998	4,883,655	7,110,001
1999	4,954,018	7,143,991
2000	5,022,633	7,184,250
2001	5,087,825	7,229,854
2002	5,149,909	7,284,753
2003	5,210,963	7,339,001
2004	5,272,912	7,389,625
2005	5,342,105	7,437,115
2006	5,418,855	7,483,934
2007	5,497,243	7,551,117
2008	5,576,593	7,647,675
2009	5,656,601	7,743,831
2010	5,737,450	7,824,909
2011	5,819,051	7,912,398
2012	5,901,287	7,996,861
2013	5,983,845	8,089,346
2014	6,066,492	8,188,649
2015	6,149,417	8,282,396
2016	6,232,666	8,373,338
2017	6,316,231	8,451,840
2018	6,400,080	8,514,329
2019	6,483,657	8,575,280
2020	6,565,267	8,638,167
2021	6,644,741	8,704,546
2022	6,730,654	8,777,088
2023	6,823,613	8,888,093
2024	6,916,140	9,034,102

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and Switzerland

Fertility rate

Nicaragua

Switzerland

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Nicaragua	Switzerland
1960	7.16	2.44
1961	7.11	2.52
1962	7.1	2.58
1963	7.08	2.65
1964	7.06	2.66
1965	7.03	2.59
1966	6.99	2.5
1967	6.94	2.39
1968	6.89	2.29
1969	6.83	2.19
1970	6.77	2.1
1971	6.71	2.04
1972	6.65	1.91
1973	6.59	1.81
1974	6.52	1.73
1975	6.45	1.61
1976	6.37	1.55
1977	6.28	1.53
1978	6.16	1.51
1979	6.07	1.52
1980	5.96	1.55
1981	5.84	1.55
1982	5.74	1.56
1983	5.61	1.52
1984	5.49	1.53
1985	5.36	1.52
1986	5.22	1.53
1987	5.07	1.52
1988	4.93	1.57
1989	4.76	1.56
1990	4.6	1.58
1991	4.43	1.58
1992	4.27	1.58
1993	4.1	1.51
1994	3.94	1.49
1995	3.78	1.48
1996	3.62	1.5
1997	3.47	1.48
1998	3.34	1.47
1999	3.22	1.48
2000	3.12	1.5
2001	3	1.38
2002	2.89	1.39
2003	2.83	1.39
2004	2.78	1.42
2005	2.77	1.42
2006	2.73	1.44
2007	2.7	1.46
2008	2.66	1.48
2009	2.63	1.5
2010	2.6	1.52
2011	2.56	1.52
2012	2.53	1.52
2013	2.49	1.52
2014	2.46	1.54
2015	2.43	1.54
2016	2.41	1.54
2017	2.38	1.52
2018	2.35	1.52
2019	2.32	1.48
2020	2.3	1.46
2021	2.27	1.52
2022	2.24	1.39
2023	2.22	1.33

Nicaragua and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age

Nicaragua

Switzerland

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Nicaragua	Switzerland
1960	16.2	32.6
1961	16.1	32.4
1962	16	32
1963	15.9	31.7
1964	15.9	31.5
1965	15.9	31.6
1966	16	31.6
1967	16	31.6
1968	16	31.7
1969	16.1	31.7
1970	16.1	32
1971	16.1	32.2
1972	16.2	32.3
1973	16.2	32.5
1974	16.2	32.7
1975	16.2	33.1
1976	16.2	33.5
1977	16.2	33.8
1978	16.2	34.2
1979	16.2	34.5
1980	16.2	34.8
1981	16.2	35
1982	16.2	35.3
1983	16.3	35.6
1984	16.3	35.9
1985	16.3	36.1
1986	16.3	36.3
1987	16.4	36.5
1988	16.4	36.7
1989	16.5	36.8
1990	16.7	36.9
1991	16.8	36.9
1992	17	36.9
1993	17.2	37
1994	17.4	37.1
1995	17.6	37.3
1996	17.9	37.6
1997	18.1	37.9
1998	18.4	38.2
1999	18.8	38.4
2000	19.1	38.7
2001	19.4	39
2002	19.7	39.3
2003	20.1	39.6
2004	20.4	39.9
2005	20.8	40.3
2006	21.1	40.6
2007	21.4	40.9
2008	21.7	41.1
2009	22	41.3
2010	22.2	41.5
2011	22.5	41.6
2012	22.8	41.8
2013	23.1	42
2014	23.4	42.1
2015	23.7	42.2
2016	24	42.3
2017	24.3	42.4
2018	24.7	42.5
2019	25	42.6
2020	25.3	42.7
2021	25.6	42.8
2022	25.9	43
2023	26.3	43.4
2024	26.6	43.7

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