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Nicaragua vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 98th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Nicaragua Syria
Population
7079664
26304877
Population rank 107/197 57/197
GDP
$19.7B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 131/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$2,848
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 141/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,709
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$7.7B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.4%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$1,114
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 139/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,445
2025
$731
2025
Land area
46,464 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.22
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
26.6 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
73 years
2025

Nicaragua and Syria: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and Syria economies compared

GDP
Nicaragua

Syria
Year GDP
Nicaragua Syria
1960 $227,223,322 $857,704,413
1961 $244,144,237 $945,244,972
1962 $269,283,804 $1,110,565,881
1963 $297,324,163 $1,200,447,408
1964 $347,119,918 $1,339,494,267
1965 $564,290,020 $1,472,036,540
1966 $607,140,010 $1,342,287,553
1967 $657,140,011 $1,580,229,799
1968 $692,859,985 $1,753,746,430
1969 $750,000,003 $2,245,011,515
1970 $778,569,939 $2,140,384,010
1971 $828,569,953 $2,589,851,325
1972 $878,570,045 $3,059,681,698
1973 $1,092,900,015 $3,239,487,516
1974 $1,521,400,012 $5,159,557,148
1975 $1,581,599,959 $6,826,980,444
1976 $1,836,899,999 $7,633,528,867
1977 $2,226,999,874 $7,696,011,396
1978 $2,127,699,979 $9,275,200,458
1979 $1,567,599,982 $9,929,681,529
1980 $2,144,300,006 $13,062,420,382
1981 $2,474,700,227 $15,518,201,335
1982 $2,454,499,872 $16,298,929,011
1983 $2,753,100,058 $17,589,277,143
1984 $3,117,599,872 $17,503,078,174
1985 $2,683,699,935 $16,403,539,893
1986 $2,885,799,994 $13,293,205,278
1987 $3,851,200,118 $11,356,215,543
1988 $2,630,900,096 $10,577,041,645
1989 $1,013,184,756 $9,853,395,762
1990 $1,009,455,484 $12,308,624,418
1991 $1,488,804,124 $12,981,833,333
1992 $1,792,800,000 $13,253,565,861
1993 $1,756,454,248 $13,695,962,055
1994 $3,863,185,119 $10,122,020,000
1995 $4,140,470,000 $11,396,706,587
1996 $4,308,351,903 $13,789,560,878
1997 $4,389,973,490 $14,505,233,463
1998 $4,635,347,386 $15,200,846,154
1999 $4,856,026,259 $15,873,875,969
2000 $5,109,587,050 $18,937,052,543
2001 $5,351,752,034 $20,237,024,725
2002 $5,223,727,303 $20,669,357,462
2003 $5,322,228,351 $21,828,144,686
2004 $5,792,932,838 $25,086,950,495
2005 $6,321,324,279 $28,858,965,517
2006 $6,763,672,381 $33,751,788,856
2007 $7,423,375,015 $40,465,318,382
2008 $8,496,967,597 $52,557,913,569
2009 $8,298,702,489 $54,111,735,629
2010 $8,758,602,233 $61,390,830,875
2011 $9,774,329,333 $67,539,428,159
2012 $10,532,017,232 $43,190,318,033
2013 $10,982,988,249 $21,361,254,635
2014 $11,880,438,824 $21,502,061,466
2015 $12,756,696,261 $16,466,863,117
2016 $13,286,093,388 $12,597,854,877
2017 $13,785,893,007 $16,369,843,352
2018 $13,025,221,974 $21,497,782,868
2019 $12,699,023,614 $22,583,045,060
2020 $12,726,422,432 $12,047,752,036
2021 $14,209,020,362 $14,353,205,678
2022 $15,634,572,502 $23,622,827,080
2023 $17,805,842,284 $19,993,439,950
2024 $19,693,982,968 -

Nicaragua and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Nicaragua

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Nicaragua Syria
1960 $127.5 $183.5
1961 $132.9 $196.3
1962 $142.3 $223.9
1963 $152.5 $234.9
1964 $172.7 $254.2
1965 $272.3 $270.8
1966 $284 $239.3
1967 $297.9 $272.9
1968 $304 $293.3
1969 $319 $364
1970 $321 $335
1971 $331 $393
1972 $341 $448
1973 $413 $459
1974 $557 $707
1975 $561 $904
1976 $633 $976
1977 $744 $951
1978 $691 $1,108
1979 $495 $1,146
1980 $659 $1,458
1981 $740 $1,676
1982 $714 $1,703
1983 $780 $1,776
1984 $861 $1,706
1985 $724 $1,544
1986 $761 $1,208
1987 $992 $997
1988 $662 $898
1989 $249.2 $809
1990 $242.5 $978
1991 $350 $1,000
1992 $411 $990
1993 $394 $993
1994 $849 $712
1995 $892 $780
1996 $911 $918
1997 $913 $941
1998 $949 $961
1999 $980 $978
2000 $1,017 $1,138
2001 $1,052 $1,187
2002 $1,014 $1,183
2003 $1,021 $1,220
2004 $1,099 $1,368
2005 $1,183 $1,534
2006 $1,248 $1,719
2007 $1,350 $1,938
2008 $1,524 $2,429
2009 $1,467 $2,462
2010 $1,527 $2,731
2011 $1,680 $2,952
2012 $1,785 $1,898
2013 $1,835 $986
2014 $1,958 $1,061
2015 $2,074 $848
2016 $2,132 $656
2017 $2,183 $852
2018 $2,035 $1,098
2019 $1,959 $1,110
2020 $1,938 $572
2021 $2,138 $664
2022 $2,323 $1,052
2023 $2,609 $847
2024 $2,848 -

Nicaragua vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nicaragua

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Nicaragua Syria
1950 40.6 42.5
1951 40.8 43.4
1952 41.9 44.3
1953 42.4 45.3
1954 43.1 46.4
1955 43.7 47.4
1956 44.3 48.5
1957 44.9 49.6
1958 45.5 50.7
1959 46.1 51.7
1960 46.4 52.7
1961 47.3 53.7
1962 48 54.6
1963 48.8 55.4
1964 49.6 56.2
1965 50.6 56.9
1966 51.6 57.6
1967 52.3 58
1968 52.9 59.1
1969 53.4 59.8
1970 53.8 60.6
1971 54.2 61.3
1972 48 62
1973 55 60.8
1974 55.4 63.4
1975 55.8 64.2
1976 56.1 64.8
1977 56.1 65.4
1978 53.5 65.9
1979 50.8 66.2
1980 58 66.5
1981 58.3 64.6
1982 58.7 60.8
1983 56.9 67.4
1984 56.1 67.7
1985 56.4 68
1986 57.6 68.4
1987 57.3 68.8
1988 59.8 69.2
1989 61.9 69.5
1990 62.5 69.8
1991 63.3 70.1
1992 63.7 70.2
1993 64.1 70.3
1994 64.5 70.3
1995 64.9 70.2
1996 65.2 70.2
1997 65.5 70.2
1998 64.1 70.2
1999 65.9 70.5
2000 66.4 70.9
2001 67 71.3
2002 68 71.7
2003 68.7 72.2
2004 69.5 72.5
2005 70.4 72.8
2006 71 73
2007 71.2 73.3
2008 71.4 73.4
2009 71.5 73.5
2010 71.8 73.5
2011 72 72.3
2012 72.4 66.2
2013 72.6 65.1
2014 72.8 65.5
2015 72.9 63.3
2016 73.2 65.2
2017 73.4 65.7
2018 73.9 67.4
2019 73.8 71
2020 70.8 71.9
2021 70.5 72.4
2022 74.5 72.8
2023 74.9 72.1
2024 75.1 72.6
2025 75.3 73

Nicaragua and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Nicaragua

Syria
Year Population
Nicaragua Syria
1960 1,782,370 4,673,500
1961 1,836,451 4,815,466
1962 1,892,320 4,959,340
1963 1,950,159 5,110,467
1964 2,010,176 5,269,087
1965 2,072,681 5,435,267
1966 2,137,820 5,609,047
1967 2,205,567 5,790,198
1968 2,275,836 5,978,742
1969 2,348,398 6,175,166
1970 2,423,065 6,380,609
1971 2,499,825 6,598,094
1972 2,573,578 6,826,024
1973 2,649,278 7,060,321
1974 2,732,075 7,302,160
1975 2,816,943 7,554,364
1976 2,903,851 7,817,320
1977 2,992,534 8,090,501
1978 3,080,314 8,372,759
1979 3,164,525 8,661,909
1980 3,252,403 8,957,663
1981 3,345,674 9,260,189
1982 3,438,745 9,572,511
1983 3,530,282 9,904,809
1984 3,619,104 10,258,398
1985 3,706,479 10,625,672
1986 3,794,157 11,002,844
1987 3,882,164 11,388,923
1988 3,972,320 11,782,264
1989 4,066,476 12,179,060
1990 4,162,559 12,579,208
1991 4,259,637 12,980,821
1992 4,357,026 13,385,571
1993 4,453,732 13,795,686
1994 4,549,316 14,208,583
1995 4,642,931 14,616,801
1996 4,729,974 15,018,104
1997 4,809,573 15,417,542
1998 4,883,655 15,820,413
1999 4,954,018 16,228,061
2000 5,022,633 16,637,888
2001 5,087,825 17,051,338
2002 5,149,909 17,468,332
2003 5,210,963 17,889,296
2004 5,272,912 18,336,875
2005 5,342,105 18,814,091
2006 5,418,855 19,637,022
2007 5,497,243 20,884,125
2008 5,576,593 21,636,564
2009 5,656,601 21,976,969
2010 5,737,450 22,482,421
2011 5,819,051 22,878,098
2012 5,901,287 22,759,763
2013 5,983,845 21,666,917
2014 6,066,492 20,273,659
2015 6,149,417 19,424,618
2016 6,232,666 19,193,834
2017 6,316,231 19,224,668
2018 6,400,080 19,577,845
2019 6,483,657 20,353,534
2020 6,565,267 21,049,429
2021 6,644,741 21,628,839
2022 6,730,654 22,462,173
2023 6,823,613 23,594,623
2024 6,916,140 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and Syria

Fertility rate
Nicaragua

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Nicaragua Syria
1960 7.16 7.51
1961 7.11 7.5
1962 7.1 7.51
1963 7.08 7.51
1964 7.06 7.53
1965 7.03 7.53
1966 6.99 7.55
1967 6.94 7.56
1968 6.89 7.57
1969 6.83 7.59
1970 6.77 7.62
1971 6.71 7.6
1972 6.65 7.57
1973 6.59 7.55
1974 6.52 7.52
1975 6.45 7.49
1976 6.37 7.45
1977 6.28 7.42
1978 6.16 7.35
1979 6.07 7.25
1980 5.96 7.12
1981 5.84 6.97
1982 5.74 6.81
1983 5.61 6.69
1984 5.49 6.59
1985 5.36 6.48
1986 5.22 6.37
1987 5.07 6.2
1988 4.93 6
1989 4.76 5.78
1990 4.6 5.56
1991 4.43 5.34
1992 4.27 5.14
1993 4.1 4.99
1994 3.94 4.86
1995 3.78 4.7
1996 3.62 4.54
1997 3.47 4.37
1998 3.34 4.25
1999 3.22 4.14
2000 3.12 4.07
2001 3 3.98
2002 2.89 3.87
2003 2.83 3.76
2004 2.78 3.68
2005 2.77 3.61
2006 2.73 3.56
2007 2.7 3.54
2008 2.66 3.48
2009 2.63 3.42
2010 2.6 3.36
2011 2.56 3.29
2012 2.53 3.22
2013 2.49 3.17
2014 2.46 3.12
2015 2.43 3.07
2016 2.41 3.01
2017 2.38 2.97
2018 2.35 2.93
2019 2.32 2.88
2020 2.3 2.84
2021 2.27 2.8
2022 2.24 2.75
2023 2.22 2.71

Nicaragua and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Nicaragua

Syria
Year Median age, years
Nicaragua Syria
1960 16.2 17.6
1961 16.1 17.3
1962 16 17.1
1963 15.9 16.9
1964 15.9 16.7
1965 15.9 16.5
1966 16 16.4
1967 16 16.2
1968 16 16.1
1969 16.1 16
1970 16.1 15.9
1971 16.1 15.8
1972 16.2 15.8
1973 16.2 15.7
1974 16.2 15.7
1975 16.2 15.7
1976 16.2 15.6
1977 16.2 15.6
1978 16.2 15.6
1979 16.2 15.6
1980 16.2 15.6
1981 16.2 15.6
1982 16.2 15.7
1983 16.3 15.8
1984 16.3 15.8
1985 16.3 15.9
1986 16.3 16
1987 16.4 16.1
1988 16.4 16.2
1989 16.5 16.4
1990 16.7 16.5
1991 16.8 16.7
1992 17 16.9
1993 17.2 17.1
1994 17.4 17.3
1995 17.6 17.5
1996 17.9 17.7
1997 18.1 17.9
1998 18.4 18.1
1999 18.8 18.3
2000 19.1 18.5
2001 19.4 18.8
2002 19.7 19
2003 20.1 19.2
2004 20.4 19.5
2005 20.8 19.7
2006 21.1 20.3
2007 21.4 21
2008 21.7 21.3
2009 22 21.5
2010 22.2 21.7
2011 22.5 21.9
2012 22.8 21.8
2013 23.1 21.2
2014 23.4 20.1
2015 23.7 19.5
2016 24 19.5
2017 24.3 19.6
2018 24.7 20.1
2019 25 20.9
2020 25.3 21.6
2021 25.6 22.2
2022 25.9 22.7
2023 26.3 23.3
2024 26.6 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nicaragua Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$17.4B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.2%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.86%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2018
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
46.8%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
27.6%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
54
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
37.2%
2014
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2014
3.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$6.1B
2024
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$5.25B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
474,000
2020
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
15.2%
1999
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
23.5%
2024
23.3%
2011

Energy

Nicaragua Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
608 kg
2022
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.8
2022
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
5.73 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.84 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.9%
2022
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.4%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17%
2022
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
46.5%
2022
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
682 kWh
2022
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.5%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
14.9%
2022
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
88.3%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Nicaragua Syria
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-8,189
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
60.2%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.5
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
14
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
25
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11
2021
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.9
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.6%
2015
94.4%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
58.2%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

Nicaragua Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$208.5
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$74.3
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.16%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2018
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
60
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.4
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
10.4%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
42
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Nicaragua Syria
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
6,718 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,656 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,998 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,849 mi
2014
n/a

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