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Nicaragua vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 98th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Nicaragua Tonga
Population
7079664
103744
Population rank 107/197 183/197
GDP
$19.7B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 131/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$2,848
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 141/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,709
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$7.7B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.4%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,114
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 139/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,445
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
46,464 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.22
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
26.6 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Nicaragua and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Nicaragua

Tonga
Year GDP
Nicaragua Tonga
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 $32,506,742
1976 $1,836,899,999 $30,036,417
1977 $2,226,999,874 $34,139,388
1978 $2,127,699,979 $41,567,472
1979 $1,567,599,982 $44,667,002
1980 $2,144,300,006 $53,260,077
1981 $2,474,700,227 $62,242,013
1982 $2,454,499,872 $62,068,161
1983 $2,753,100,058 $60,863,964
1984 $3,117,599,872 $64,248,355
1985 $2,683,699,935 $60,058,663
1986 $2,885,799,994 $68,195,856
1987 $3,851,200,118 $81,667,133
1988 $2,630,900,096 $106,657,267
1989 $1,013,184,756 $106,344,855
1990 $1,009,455,484 $113,563,822
1991 $1,488,804,124 $132,201,141
1992 $1,792,800,000 $137,066,291
1993 $1,756,454,248 $138,489,884
1994 $3,863,185,119 $195,990,986
1995 $4,140,470,000 $208,871,666
1996 $4,308,351,903 $222,100,576
1997 $4,389,973,490 $214,991,452
1998 $4,635,347,386 $191,504,893
1999 $4,856,026,259 $199,208,718
2000 $5,109,587,050 $204,848,488
2001 $5,351,752,034 $181,117,230
2002 $5,223,727,303 $182,764,281
2003 $5,322,228,351 $202,246,591
2004 $5,792,932,838 $230,678,011
2005 $6,321,324,279 $261,823,805
2006 $6,763,672,381 $292,232,703
2007 $7,423,375,015 $298,519,623
2008 $8,496,967,597 $344,438,844
2009 $8,298,702,489 $312,415,028
2010 $8,758,602,233 $366,887,375
2011 $9,774,329,333 $414,143,828
2012 $10,532,017,232 $471,122,971
2013 $10,982,988,249 $451,788,498
2014 $11,880,438,824 $440,997,735
2015 $12,756,696,261 $437,525,539
2016 $13,286,093,388 $420,828,255
2017 $13,785,893,007 $459,976,847
2018 $13,025,221,974 $489,714,530
2019 $12,699,023,614 $494,197,854
2020 $12,726,422,432 $496,856,304
2021 $14,209,020,362 $518,228,029
2022 $15,634,572,502 $518,180,029
2023 $17,805,842,284 $508,735,107
2024 $19,693,982,968 -

Nicaragua and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Nicaragua

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Nicaragua Tonga
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 $349
1976 $633 $315
1977 $744 $353
1978 $691 $428
1979 $495 $458
1980 $659 $545
1981 $740 $636
1982 $714 $633
1983 $780 $621
1984 $861 $656
1985 $724 $613
1986 $761 $696
1987 $992 $830
1988 $662 $1,078
1989 $249.2 $1,070
1990 $242.5 $1,139
1991 $350 $1,323
1992 $411 $1,370
1993 $394 $1,383
1994 $849 $1,957
1995 $892 $2,084
1996 $911 $2,215
1997 $913 $2,136
1998 $949 $1,889
1999 $980 $1,952
2000 $1,017 $1,995
2001 $1,052 $1,754
2002 $1,014 $1,759
2003 $1,021 $1,936
2004 $1,099 $2,195
2005 $1,183 $2,478
2006 $1,248 $2,750
2007 $1,350 $2,797
2008 $1,524 $3,218
2009 $1,467 $2,914
2010 $1,527 $3,416
2011 $1,680 $3,850
2012 $1,785 $4,384
2013 $1,835 $4,219
2014 $1,958 $4,137
2015 $2,074 $4,124
2016 $2,132 $3,988
2017 $2,183 $4,366
2018 $2,035 $4,639
2019 $1,959 $4,677
2020 $1,938 $4,700
2021 $2,138 $4,913
2022 $2,323 $4,933
2023 $2,609 $4,864
2024 $2,848 -

Nicaragua vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nicaragua

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Nicaragua Tonga
1950 40.6 48.4
1951 40.8 49.8
1952 41.9 51.2
1953 42.4 52.4
1954 43.1 53.6
1955 43.7 54.7
1956 44.3 55.7
1957 44.9 56.5
1958 45.5 57.2
1959 46.1 57.8
1960 46.4 58.3
1961 47.3 58.8
1962 48 59.3
1963 48.8 59.8
1964 49.6 60.3
1965 50.6 60.7
1966 51.6 61.2
1967 52.3 61.7
1968 52.9 62.2
1969 53.4 62.7
1970 53.8 63.2
1971 54.2 63.6
1972 48 64.1
1973 55 64.4
1974 55.4 64.8
1975 55.8 65.1
1976 56.1 65.4
1977 56.1 65.6
1978 53.5 65.9
1979 50.8 66
1980 58 66.2
1981 58.3 66.4
1982 58.7 66.3
1983 56.9 66.7
1984 56.1 66.8
1985 56.4 66.9
1986 57.6 67.1
1987 57.3 67.2
1988 59.8 67.3
1989 61.9 67.4
1990 62.5 67.5
1991 63.3 67.7
1992 63.7 67.9
1993 64.1 68.2
1994 64.5 68.4
1995 64.9 68.6
1996 65.2 68.8
1997 65.5 69
1998 64.1 69.2
1999 65.9 69.4
2000 66.4 69.6
2001 67 69.8
2002 68 70
2003 68.7 70.2
2004 69.5 70.4
2005 70.4 70.6
2006 71 70.7
2007 71.2 70.9
2008 71.4 71
2009 71.5 70.9
2010 71.8 71.3
2011 72 71.4
2012 72.4 71.5
2013 72.6 71.6
2014 72.8 71.7
2015 72.9 71.9
2016 73.2 72
2017 73.4 72.1
2018 73.9 72.2
2019 73.8 72.3
2020 70.8 72.4
2021 70.5 72.1
2022 74.5 72.6
2023 74.9 72.9
2024 75.1 73.1
2025 75.3 73.2

Nicaragua and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Nicaragua

Tonga
Year Population
Nicaragua Tonga
1960 1,782,370 66,170
1961 1,836,451 68,037
1962 1,892,320 69,940
1963 1,950,159 71,885
1964 2,010,176 73,879
1965 2,072,681 75,924
1966 2,137,820 78,002
1967 2,205,567 79,814
1968 2,275,836 81,353
1969 2,348,398 82,885
1970 2,423,065 84,401
1971 2,499,825 85,896
1972 2,573,578 87,356
1973 2,649,278 88,805
1974 2,732,075 90,683
1975 2,816,943 93,017
1976 2,903,851 95,325
1977 2,992,534 96,725
1978 3,080,314 97,204
1979 3,164,525 97,544
1980 3,252,403 97,769
1981 3,345,674 97,909
1982 3,438,745 97,980
1983 3,530,282 97,998
1984 3,619,104 97,990
1985 3,706,479 97,984
1986 3,794,157 98,010
1987 3,882,164 98,376
1988 3,972,320 98,969
1989 4,066,476 99,403
1990 4,162,559 99,700
1991 4,259,637 99,895
1992 4,357,026 100,022
1993 4,453,732 100,103
1994 4,549,316 100,166
1995 4,642,931 100,225
1996 4,729,974 100,275
1997 4,809,573 100,674
1998 4,883,655 101,388
1999 4,954,018 102,046
2000 5,022,633 102,677
2001 5,087,825 103,288
2002 5,149,909 103,874
2003 5,210,963 104,464
2004 5,272,912 105,071
2005 5,342,105 105,671
2006 5,418,855 106,253
2007 5,497,243 106,726
2008 5,576,593 107,020
2009 5,656,601 107,203
2010 5,737,450 107,400
2011 5,819,051 107,570
2012 5,901,287 107,460
2013 5,983,845 107,078
2014 6,066,492 106,609
2015 6,149,417 106,095
2016 6,232,666 105,524
2017 6,316,231 105,356
2018 6,400,080 105,567
2019 6,483,657 105,669
2020 6,565,267 105,704
2021 6,644,741 105,490
2022 6,730,654 105,042
2023 6,823,613 104,597
2024 6,916,140 104,175

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and Tonga

Fertility rate
Nicaragua

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Nicaragua Tonga
1960 7.16 6.65
1961 7.11 6.61
1962 7.1 6.57
1963 7.08 6.52
1964 7.06 6.46
1965 7.03 6.41
1966 6.99 6.35
1967 6.94 6.29
1968 6.89 6.23
1969 6.83 6.17
1970 6.77 6.07
1971 6.71 5.96
1972 6.65 5.86
1973 6.59 5.8
1974 6.52 5.77
1975 6.45 5.75
1976 6.37 5.73
1977 6.28 5.7
1978 6.16 5.68
1979 6.07 5.65
1980 5.96 5.6
1981 5.84 5.55
1982 5.74 5.5
1983 5.61 5.45
1984 5.49 5.41
1985 5.36 5.34
1986 5.22 5.27
1987 5.07 5.19
1988 4.93 5.1
1989 4.76 5.01
1990 4.6 4.93
1991 4.43 4.85
1992 4.27 4.79
1993 4.1 4.73
1994 3.94 4.66
1995 3.78 4.56
1996 3.62 4.46
1997 3.47 4.38
1998 3.34 4.31
1999 3.22 4.23
2000 3.12 4.16
2001 3 4.13
2002 2.89 4.14
2003 2.83 4.18
2004 2.78 4.19
2005 2.77 4.2
2006 2.73 4.14
2007 2.7 4.09
2008 2.66 4.01
2009 2.63 3.95
2010 2.6 3.88
2011 2.56 3.83
2012 2.53 3.77
2013 2.49 3.7
2014 2.46 3.62
2015 2.43 3.54
2016 2.41 3.46
2017 2.38 3.39
2018 2.35 3.33
2019 2.32 3.27
2020 2.3 3.23
2021 2.27 3.2
2022 2.24 3.17
2023 2.22 3.13

Nicaragua and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Nicaragua

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Nicaragua Tonga
1960 16.2 17.1
1961 16.1 17.1
1962 16 17.1
1963 15.9 17
1964 15.9 17
1965 15.9 17
1966 16 17
1967 16 17
1968 16 16.9
1969 16.1 16.8
1970 16.1 16.8
1971 16.1 16.7
1972 16.2 16.7
1973 16.2 16.8
1974 16.2 16.8
1975 16.2 16.7
1976 16.2 16.7
1977 16.2 16.8
1978 16.2 17.1
1979 16.2 17.3
1980 16.2 17.4
1981 16.2 17.6
1982 16.2 17.8
1983 16.3 17.9
1984 16.3 18
1985 16.3 18.1
1986 16.3 18.2
1987 16.4 18.3
1988 16.4 18.6
1989 16.5 18.9
1990 16.7 19.1
1991 16.8 19.3
1992 17 19.5
1993 17.2 19.6
1994 17.4 19.6
1995 17.6 19.6
1996 17.9 19.6
1997 18.1 19.7
1998 18.4 19.9
1999 18.8 20.1
2000 19.1 20.3
2001 19.4 20.5
2002 19.7 20.7
2003 20.1 20.8
2004 20.4 20.8
2005 20.8 20.8
2006 21.1 20.8
2007 21.4 20.9
2008 21.7 21
2009 22 21.1
2010 22.2 21.2
2011 22.5 21.2
2012 22.8 21.4
2013 23.1 21.6
2014 23.4 21.7
2015 23.7 21.8
2016 24 21.9
2017 24.3 21.9
2018 24.7 22
2019 25 22
2020 25.3 22.1
2021 25.6 22.1
2022 25.9 22
2023 26.3 21.9
2024 26.6 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nicaragua Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$17.4B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.2%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.86%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2018
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
46.8%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
27.6%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
54
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.2%
2014
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2014
4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$6.1B
2024
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.25B
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
474,000
2020
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
15.2%
1999
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
23.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Nicaragua Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
608 kg
2022
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.8
2022
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
5.73 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.84 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
50.4%
2021
2.3%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
46.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
682 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
69.5%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
14.9%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
88.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nicaragua Tonga
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-8,189
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
60.2%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.5
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
14
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
25
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
11
2021
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.9
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.6%
2015
99.4%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
30%
2023
People using the Internet
58.2%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Nicaragua Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$208.5
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$74.3
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.16%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2018
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
60
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.4
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.4%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Nicaragua Tonga
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
6,718 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,656 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,998 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,849 mi
2014
423 mi
2011

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