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Nicaragua vs Tuvalu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 98th vs. 194th).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Nicaragua Tuvalu
Population
7079664
9493
Population rank 107/197 196/197
GDP
$19.7B
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 131/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$2,848
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 141/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,709
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$7.7B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.4%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,114
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 139/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,445
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
46,464 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.22
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
26.6 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Nicaragua and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Nicaragua

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Nicaragua Tuvalu
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 $2,585,956
1971 $828,569,953 $2,716,990
1972 $878,570,045 $2,968,458
1973 $1,092,900,015 $3,411,915
1974 $1,521,400,012 $4,122,329
1975 $1,581,599,959 $4,014,748
1976 $1,836,899,999 $3,919,072
1977 $2,226,999,874 $3,669,420
1978 $2,127,699,979 $3,798,782
1979 $1,567,599,982 $4,065,659
1980 $2,144,300,006 $4,206,128
1981 $2,474,700,227 $4,773,018
1982 $2,454,499,872 $4,118,945
1983 $2,753,100,058 $4,152,550
1984 $3,117,599,872 $4,481,978
1985 $2,683,699,935 $3,862,852
1986 $2,885,799,994 $4,574,706
1987 $3,851,200,118 $5,020,513
1988 $2,630,900,096 $7,011,059
1989 $1,013,184,756 $8,454,523
1990 $1,009,455,484 $9,542,901
1991 $1,488,804,124 $10,127,314
1992 $1,792,800,000 $10,535,028
1993 $1,756,454,248 $10,414,400
1994 $3,863,185,119 $11,772,611
1995 $4,140,470,000 $11,922,614
1996 $4,308,351,903 $13,338,597
1997 $4,389,973,490 $13,734,210
1998 $4,635,347,386 $13,795,146
1999 $4,856,026,259 $14,800,503
2000 $5,109,587,050 $15,073,976
2001 $5,351,752,034 $13,964,732
2002 $5,223,727,303 $16,842,673
2003 $5,322,228,351 $19,456,338
2004 $5,792,932,838 $22,798,275
2005 $6,321,324,279 $22,909,980
2006 $6,763,672,381 $24,096,875
2007 $7,423,375,015 $28,450,169
2008 $8,496,967,597 $31,874,435
2009 $8,298,702,489 $28,076,984
2010 $8,758,602,233 $32,105,408
2011 $9,774,329,333 $39,196,957
2012 $10,532,017,232 $39,345,579
2013 $10,982,988,249 $38,615,891
2014 $11,880,438,824 $38,760,983
2015 $12,756,696,261 $36,811,936
2016 $13,286,093,388 $41,629,064
2017 $13,785,893,007 $45,276,595
2018 $13,025,221,974 $48,015,260
2019 $12,699,023,614 $54,123,199
2020 $12,726,422,432 $51,746,594
2021 $14,209,020,362 $60,196,406
2022 $15,634,572,502 $59,065,982
2023 $17,805,842,284 $62,280,312
2024 $19,693,982,968 -

Nicaragua and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Nicaragua

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Nicaragua Tuvalu
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 $457
1971 $331 $478
1972 $341 $522
1973 $413 $601
1974 $557 $708
1975 $561 $656
1976 $633 $612
1977 $744 $549
1978 $691 $546
1979 $495 $566
1980 $659 $571
1981 $740 $634
1982 $714 $537
1983 $780 $533
1984 $861 $567
1985 $724 $480
1986 $761 $557
1987 $992 $600
1988 $662 $823
1989 $249.2 $976
1990 $242.5 $1,085
1991 $350 $1,134
1992 $411 $1,166
1993 $394 $1,141
1994 $849 $1,279
1995 $892 $1,285
1996 $911 $1,428
1997 $913 $1,461
1998 $949 $1,460
1999 $980 $1,559
2000 $1,017 $1,579
2001 $1,052 $1,457
2002 $1,014 $1,750
2003 $1,021 $2,007
2004 $1,099 $2,323
2005 $1,183 $2,305
2006 $1,248 $2,396
2007 $1,350 $2,794
2008 $1,524 $3,088
2009 $1,467 $2,684
2010 $1,527 $3,025
2011 $1,680 $3,636
2012 $1,785 $3,598
2013 $1,835 $3,510
2014 $1,958 $3,529
2015 $2,074 $3,358
2016 $2,132 $3,809
2017 $2,183 $4,166
2018 $2,035 $4,466
2019 $1,959 $5,115
2020 $1,938 $4,976
2021 $2,138 $5,905
2022 $2,323 $5,911
2023 $2,609 $6,345
2024 $2,848 -

Nicaragua vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nicaragua

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Nicaragua Tuvalu
1950 40.6 40
1951 40.8 40.8
1952 41.9 41.7
1953 42.4 42.5
1954 43.1 43.4
1955 43.7 44.2
1956 44.3 45
1957 44.9 45.8
1958 45.5 46.7
1959 46.1 47.5
1960 46.4 48.3
1961 47.3 49
1962 48 49.8
1963 48.8 50.6
1964 49.6 51.3
1965 50.6 52.1
1966 51.6 52.8
1967 52.3 53.5
1968 52.9 54.1
1969 53.4 54.7
1970 53.8 55.3
1971 54.2 56
1972 48 54.7
1973 55 57.2
1974 55.4 57.7
1975 55.8 58.3
1976 56.1 58.8
1977 56.1 59.2
1978 53.5 59.6
1979 50.8 59.9
1980 58 60.2
1981 58.3 60.5
1982 58.7 60.7
1983 56.9 60.9
1984 56.1 61.1
1985 56.4 61.1
1986 57.6 61.2
1987 57.3 61.3
1988 59.8 61.4
1989 61.9 61.5
1990 62.5 61.6
1991 63.3 61.8
1992 63.7 60.3
1993 64.1 62.1
1994 64.5 62.3
1995 64.9 62.5
1996 65.2 62.7
1997 65.5 62.9
1998 64.1 63.2
1999 65.9 63.3
2000 66.4 63.5
2001 67 63.7
2002 68 63.8
2003 68.7 63.9
2004 69.5 64
2005 70.4 64.1
2006 71 64.2
2007 71.2 64.4
2008 71.4 64.5
2009 71.5 64.7
2010 71.8 64.8
2011 72 65
2012 72.4 65.1
2013 72.6 65.2
2014 72.8 65.3
2015 72.9 65.4
2016 73.2 65.5
2017 73.4 65.7
2018 73.9 65.9
2019 73.8 66.1
2020 70.8 66.4
2021 70.5 65.8
2022 74.5 66.9
2023 74.9 67.1
2024 75.1 67.3
2025 75.3 67.4

Nicaragua and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Nicaragua

Tuvalu
Year Population
Nicaragua Tuvalu
1960 1,782,370 5,598
1961 1,836,451 5,648
1962 1,892,320 5,699
1963 1,950,159 5,751
1964 2,010,176 5,752
1965 2,072,681 5,715
1966 2,137,820 5,686
1967 2,205,567 5,652
1968 2,275,836 5,624
1969 2,348,398 5,631
1970 2,423,065 5,663
1971 2,499,825 5,685
1972 2,573,578 5,692
1973 2,649,278 5,681
1974 2,732,075 5,822
1975 2,816,943 6,117
1976 2,903,851 6,404
1977 2,992,534 6,686
1978 3,080,314 6,957
1979 3,164,525 7,184
1980 3,252,403 7,366
1981 3,345,674 7,526
1982 3,438,745 7,664
1983 3,530,282 7,789
1984 3,619,104 7,902
1985 3,706,479 8,046
1986 3,794,157 8,217
1987 3,882,164 8,371
1988 3,972,320 8,518
1989 4,066,476 8,662
1990 4,162,559 8,798
1991 4,259,637 8,928
1992 4,357,026 9,038
1993 4,453,732 9,126
1994 4,549,316 9,207
1995 4,642,931 9,280
1996 4,729,974 9,342
1997 4,809,573 9,400
1998 4,883,655 9,451
1999 4,954,018 9,496
2000 5,022,633 9,544
2001 5,087,825 9,586
2002 5,149,909 9,623
2003 5,210,963 9,695
2004 5,272,912 9,816
2005 5,342,105 9,940
2006 5,418,855 10,056
2007 5,497,243 10,182
2008 5,576,593 10,321
2009 5,656,601 10,461
2010 5,737,450 10,614
2011 5,819,051 10,780
2012 5,901,287 10,934
2013 5,983,845 11,001
2014 6,066,492 10,984
2015 6,149,417 10,963
2016 6,232,666 10,930
2017 6,316,231 10,869
2018 6,400,080 10,751
2019 6,483,657 10,581
2020 6,565,267 10,399
2021 6,644,741 10,194
2022 6,730,654 9,992
2023 6,823,613 9,816
2024 6,916,140 9,646

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Nicaragua

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Nicaragua Tuvalu
1960 7.16 5.15
1961 7.11 5.09
1962 7.1 5
1963 7.08 4.91
1964 7.06 4.83
1965 7.03 4.73
1966 6.99 4.64
1967 6.94 4.49
1968 6.89 4.36
1969 6.83 4.23
1970 6.77 4.08
1971 6.71 3.94
1972 6.65 3.81
1973 6.59 3.71
1974 6.52 3.63
1975 6.45 3.58
1976 6.37 3.55
1977 6.28 3.56
1978 6.16 3.59
1979 6.07 3.65
1980 5.96 3.73
1981 5.84 3.8
1982 5.74 3.88
1983 5.61 3.91
1984 5.49 3.95
1985 5.36 3.97
1986 5.22 3.97
1987 5.07 3.94
1988 4.93 3.88
1989 4.76 3.8
1990 4.6 3.75
1991 4.43 3.79
1992 4.27 3.86
1993 4.1 3.92
1994 3.94 3.92
1995 3.78 3.96
1996 3.62 3.95
1997 3.47 3.95
1998 3.34 3.95
1999 3.22 3.92
2000 3.12 3.84
2001 3 3.75
2002 2.89 3.64
2003 2.83 3.58
2004 2.78 3.55
2005 2.77 3.55
2006 2.73 3.53
2007 2.7 3.45
2008 2.66 3.42
2009 2.63 3.43
2010 2.6 3.44
2011 2.56 3.46
2012 2.53 3.47
2013 2.49 3.39
2014 2.46 3.33
2015 2.43 3.31
2016 2.41 3.3
2017 2.38 3.3
2018 2.35 3.33
2019 2.32 3.33
2020 2.3 3.31
2021 2.27 3.28
2022 2.24 3.24
2023 2.22 3.21

Nicaragua and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Nicaragua

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Nicaragua Tuvalu
1960 16.2 23.1
1961 16.1 23.1
1962 16 23
1963 15.9 22.6
1964 15.9 21
1965 15.9 19.3
1966 16 18.5
1967 16 18.1
1968 16 17.9
1969 16.1 18
1970 16.1 18.2
1971 16.1 18.6
1972 16.2 19
1973 16.2 19.4
1974 16.2 19.7
1975 16.2 19.8
1976 16.2 19.9
1977 16.2 20.2
1978 16.2 20.5
1979 16.2 20.9
1980 16.2 21
1981 16.2 21.4
1982 16.2 21.9
1983 16.3 22.5
1984 16.3 23.2
1985 16.3 23.6
1986 16.3 23.8
1987 16.4 24
1988 16.4 24.2
1989 16.5 24.5
1990 16.7 24.7
1991 16.8 24.9
1992 17 25
1993 17.2 25
1994 17.4 25.1
1995 17.6 25
1996 17.9 24.9
1997 18.1 24.6
1998 18.4 24.4
1999 18.8 24.1
2000 19.1 23.9
2001 19.4 23.7
2002 19.7 23.5
2003 20.1 23.5
2004 20.4 23.5
2005 20.8 23.6
2006 21.1 23.6
2007 21.4 23.7
2008 21.7 23.8
2009 22 23.9
2010 22.2 24
2011 22.5 24.1
2012 22.8 24.2
2013 23.1 24.3
2014 23.4 24.5
2015 23.7 24.7
2016 24 24.9
2017 24.3 25.2
2018 24.7 25.3
2019 25 25.3
2020 25.3 25.3
2021 25.6 25.3
2022 25.9 25.3
2023 26.3 25.3
2024 26.6 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nicaragua Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$17.4B
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.2%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
12.8%
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
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2018
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
46.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
27.6%
2024
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
54
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.2%
2014
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2014
2.7%
2010
Total reserves including gold
$6.1B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$5.25B
2024
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
474,000
2020
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
15.2%
1999
43.4%
2013
Banked people share
23.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Nicaragua Tuvalu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
608 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.8
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
5.73 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.84 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
50.4%
2021
5.2%
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
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
14.9%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
88.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nicaragua Tuvalu
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-8,189
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
60.2%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.5
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
14
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
25
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
11
2021
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.9
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
126
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.6%
2015
100%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
58.2%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

Nicaragua Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$208.5
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$74.3
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.16%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2018
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
60
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.4
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.4%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Nicaragua Tuvalu
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
6,718 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,656 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,998 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,849 mi
2014
4.97 mi
2011

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