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Nicaragua vs Uganda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 98th vs. 84th).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

Main facts and rankings

Nicaragua Uganda
Population
7079664
52490669
Population rank 107/197 30/197
GDP
$19.7B
2024
$53.7B
2024
GDP rank 131/197 89/197
GDP per capita
$2,848
2024
$1,073
2024
GDP per capita rank 141/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,709
2024
$3,276
2024
Government debt
$7.7B
2024
$27.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.4%
2025
54%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,114
2024
$556
2024
Government debt per person rank 139/185 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,445
2025
$1,648
2025
Land area
46,464 sq mi
2025
77,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
646 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.22
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
26.6 years
2024
17.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Nicaragua and Uganda: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and Uganda economies compared

GDP
Nicaragua

Uganda
Year GDP
Nicaragua Uganda
1960 $227,223,322 $423,145,605
1961 $244,144,237 $441,667,335
1962 $269,283,804 $449,158,233
1963 $297,324,163 $516,315,231
1964 $347,119,918 $589,247,687
1965 $564,290,020 $884,502,310
1966 $607,140,010 $925,381,492
1967 $657,140,011 $967,240,655
1968 $692,859,985 $1,037,379,252
1969 $750,000,003 $1,168,556,629
1970 $778,569,939 $1,259,554,809
1971 $828,569,953 $1,417,191,656
1972 $878,570,045 $1,490,970,181
1973 $1,092,900,015 $1,701,829,789
1974 $1,521,400,012 $2,098,944,967
1975 $1,581,599,959 $2,359,555,556
1976 $1,836,899,999 $2,447,300,000
1977 $2,226,999,874 $2,936,470,588
1978 $2,127,699,979 $2,420,260,870
1979 $1,567,599,982 $2,139,025,000
1980 $2,144,300,006 $1,244,610,000
1981 $2,474,700,227 $1,337,300,000
1982 $2,454,499,872 $2,177,500,000
1983 $2,753,100,058 $2,240,333,333
1984 $3,117,599,872 $3,615,647,477
1985 $2,683,699,935 $3,519,695,444
1986 $2,885,799,994 $3,923,244,050
1987 $3,851,200,118 $6,269,522,042
1988 $2,630,900,096 $6,508,931,652
1989 $1,013,184,756 $5,276,480,799
1990 $1,009,455,484 $4,304,399,310
1991 $1,488,804,124 $3,321,729,160
1992 $1,792,800,000 $2,857,457,762
1993 $1,756,454,248 $3,220,439,044
1994 $3,863,185,119 $3,990,430,447
1995 $4,140,470,000 $5,755,818,842
1996 $4,308,351,903 $6,044,585,327
1997 $4,389,973,490 $6,269,333,313
1998 $4,635,347,386 $6,584,815,847
1999 $4,856,026,259 $5,998,563,258
2000 $5,109,587,050 $6,193,246,837
2001 $5,351,752,034 $5,840,503,869
2002 $5,223,727,303 $6,178,563,591
2003 $5,322,228,351 $6,606,884,275
2004 $5,792,932,838 $7,939,487,548
2005 $6,321,324,279 $9,239,221,763
2006 $6,763,672,381 $9,977,647,683
2007 $7,423,375,015 $11,902,564,495
2008 $8,496,967,597 $14,440,404,132
2009 $8,298,702,489 $25,127,805,567
2010 $8,758,602,233 $26,673,441,431
2011 $9,774,329,333 $27,871,725,241
2012 $10,532,017,232 $27,305,915,911
2013 $10,982,988,249 $28,915,786,517
2014 $11,880,438,824 $32,612,397,257
2015 $12,756,696,261 $32,387,183,730
2016 $13,286,093,388 $29,203,988,696
2017 $13,785,893,007 $30,744,473,841
2018 $13,025,221,974 $32,927,025,620
2019 $12,699,023,614 $35,353,061,008
2020 $12,726,422,432 $37,600,368,240
2021 $14,209,020,362 $40,529,788,744
2022 $15,634,572,502 $45,565,333,216
2023 $17,805,842,284 $48,768,955,859
2024 $19,693,982,968 $53,651,874,314

Nicaragua and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita
Nicaragua

Uganda
Year GDP per capita
Nicaragua Uganda
1960 $127.5 $55.4
1961 $132.9 $56.2
1962 $142.3 $55.5
1963 $152.5 $62
1964 $172.7 $68.6
1965 $272.3 $100
1966 $284 $101.4
1967 $297.9 $102.8
1968 $304 $106.9
1969 $319 $116.7
1970 $321 $122
1971 $331 $133.5
1972 $341 $137
1973 $413 $152.7
1974 $557 $183.7
1975 $561 $201.2
1976 $633 $203.3
1977 $744 $237.6
1978 $691 $190.7
1979 $495 $164.5
1980 $659 $93.8
1981 $740 $98.6
1982 $714 $157
1983 $780 $157.5
1984 $861 $247.5
1985 $724 $234.3
1986 $761 $253.6
1987 $992 $393
1988 $662 $395
1989 $249.2 $310
1990 $242.5 $245
1991 $350 $183
1992 $411 $152.1
1993 $394 $165.6
1994 $849 $198.4
1995 $892 $278.5
1996 $911 $284.7
1997 $913 $286.8
1998 $949 $292.5
1999 $980 $257.9
2000 $1,017 $258.1
2001 $1,052 $236
2002 $1,014 $242
2003 $1,021 $250.7
2004 $1,099 $292.4
2005 $1,183 $330
2006 $1,248 $347
2007 $1,350 $401
2008 $1,524 $473
2009 $1,467 $799
2010 $1,527 $823
2011 $1,680 $836
2012 $1,785 $795
2013 $1,835 $818
2014 $1,958 $896
2015 $2,074 $863
2016 $2,132 $753
2017 $2,183 $765
2018 $2,035 $792
2019 $1,959 $822
2020 $1,938 $846
2021 $2,138 $883
2022 $2,323 $963
2023 $2,609 $1,002
2024 $2,848 $1,073

Nicaragua vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nicaragua

Uganda
Year Life expectancy, years
Nicaragua Uganda
1950 40.6 39.7
1951 40.8 40.2
1952 41.9 40.8
1953 42.4 41.3
1954 43.1 41.8
1955 43.7 42.4
1956 44.3 43
1957 44.9 43.7
1958 45.5 44.3
1959 46.1 45
1960 46.4 45.6
1961 47.3 46.3
1962 48 46.8
1963 48.8 47.4
1964 49.6 47.8
1965 50.6 48.3
1966 51.6 48.5
1967 52.3 49
1968 52.9 49.3
1969 53.4 49.5
1970 53.8 49.6
1971 54.2 47.1
1972 48 47.2
1973 55 47
1974 55.4 46.9
1975 55.8 46.5
1976 56.1 46.2
1977 56.1 45.8
1978 53.5 45.6
1979 50.8 45.4
1980 58 43.5
1981 58.3 43.5
1982 58.7 43.3
1983 56.9 43.5
1984 56.1 43.7
1985 56.4 45.5
1986 57.6 45.7
1987 57.3 47.4
1988 59.8 47.5
1989 61.9 47.5
1990 62.5 47.6
1991 63.3 47.5
1992 63.7 47.7
1993 64.1 47.7
1994 64.5 47.7
1995 64.9 47.7
1996 65.2 47.8
1997 65.5 48
1998 64.1 48.3
1999 65.9 49
2000 66.4 49.6
2001 67 50.6
2002 68 51.4
2003 68.7 52.4
2004 69.5 53.7
2005 70.4 54.9
2006 71 56.1
2007 71.2 57.2
2008 71.4 58.3
2009 71.5 59.2
2010 71.8 60
2011 72 60.8
2012 72.4 61.6
2013 72.6 62.4
2014 72.8 63.1
2015 72.9 63.8
2016 73.2 64.5
2017 73.4 65.2
2018 73.9 65.8
2019 73.8 66.4
2020 70.8 66.4
2021 70.5 66.4
2022 74.5 67.7
2023 74.9 68.3
2024 75.1 68.5
2025 75.3 68.7

Nicaragua and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population
Nicaragua

Uganda
Year Population
Nicaragua Uganda
1960 1,782,370 7,640,973
1961 1,836,451 7,862,217
1962 1,892,320 8,092,231
1963 1,950,159 8,333,663
1964 2,010,176 8,586,363
1965 2,072,681 8,849,203
1966 2,137,820 9,122,864
1967 2,205,567 9,408,924
1968 2,275,836 9,708,632
1969 2,348,398 10,014,858
1970 2,423,065 10,321,603
1971 2,499,825 10,618,206
1972 2,573,578 10,885,796
1973 2,649,278 11,144,236
1974 2,732,075 11,424,846
1975 2,816,943 11,725,240
1976 2,903,851 12,037,294
1977 2,992,534 12,359,669
1978 3,080,314 12,692,113
1979 3,164,525 13,002,163
1980 3,252,403 13,275,741
1981 3,345,674 13,556,452
1982 3,438,745 13,873,631
1983 3,530,282 14,221,881
1984 3,619,104 14,607,677
1985 3,706,479 15,023,681
1986 3,794,157 15,467,579
1987 3,882,164 15,954,170
1988 3,972,320 16,470,483
1989 4,066,476 17,010,698
1990 4,162,559 17,569,897
1991 4,259,637 18,155,901
1992 4,357,026 18,785,032
1993 4,453,732 19,445,161
1994 4,549,316 20,108,801
1995 4,642,931 20,665,667
1996 4,729,974 21,231,550
1997 4,809,573 21,856,046
1998 4,883,655 22,515,806
1999 4,954,018 23,257,281
2000 5,022,633 24,000,150
2001 5,087,825 24,745,676
2002 5,149,909 25,532,870
2003 5,210,963 26,352,124
2004 5,272,912 27,154,515
2005 5,342,105 27,963,289
2006 5,418,855 28,794,003
2007 5,497,243 29,653,430
2008 5,576,593 30,539,553
2009 5,656,601 31,451,151
2010 5,737,450 32,390,802
2011 5,819,051 33,354,543
2012 5,901,287 34,337,438
2013 5,983,845 35,337,042
2014 6,066,492 36,395,539
2015 6,149,417 37,531,446
2016 6,232,666 38,799,152
2017 6,316,231 40,177,388
2018 6,400,080 41,565,831
2019 6,483,657 42,999,637
2020 6,565,267 44,457,152
2021 6,644,741 45,910,930
2022 6,730,654 47,312,719
2023 6,823,613 48,656,601
2024 6,916,140 50,015,092

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and Uganda

Fertility rate
Nicaragua

Uganda
Year Fertility rate
Nicaragua Uganda
1960 7.16 6.91
1961 7.11 6.93
1962 7.1 6.96
1963 7.08 6.98
1964 7.06 7.01
1965 7.03 7.04
1966 6.99 7.07
1967 6.94 7.1
1968 6.89 7.13
1969 6.83 7.12
1970 6.77 7.15
1971 6.71 7.18
1972 6.65 7.19
1973 6.59 7.19
1974 6.52 7.19
1975 6.45 7.2
1976 6.37 7.19
1977 6.28 7.18
1978 6.16 7.16
1979 6.07 7.14
1980 5.96 7.11
1981 5.84 7.12
1982 5.74 7.11
1983 5.61 7.07
1984 5.49 7.02
1985 5.36 7.04
1986 5.22 7.08
1987 5.07 7.12
1988 4.93 7.1
1989 4.76 7.05
1990 4.6 7.01
1991 4.43 6.94
1992 4.27 6.91
1993 4.1 6.89
1994 3.94 6.9
1995 3.78 6.87
1996 3.62 6.84
1997 3.47 6.86
1998 3.34 6.84
1999 3.22 6.83
2000 3.12 6.79
2001 3 6.76
2002 2.89 6.74
2003 2.83 6.67
2004 2.78 6.61
2005 2.77 6.53
2006 2.73 6.43
2007 2.7 6.33
2008 2.66 6.2
2009 2.63 6.12
2010 2.6 6.02
2011 2.56 5.89
2012 2.53 5.73
2013 2.49 5.56
2014 2.46 5.41
2015 2.43 5.25
2016 2.41 5.11
2017 2.38 4.99
2018 2.35 4.87
2019 2.32 4.74
2020 2.3 4.62
2021 2.27 4.51
2022 2.24 4.39
2023 2.22 4.28

Nicaragua and Uganda demographics compared

Median age
Nicaragua

Uganda
Year Median age, years
Nicaragua Uganda
1960 16.2 17.1
1961 16.1 16.9
1962 16 16.8
1963 15.9 16.7
1964 15.9 16.6
1965 15.9 16.6
1966 16 16.6
1967 16 16.6
1968 16 16.6
1969 16.1 16.6
1970 16.1 16.6
1971 16.1 16.6
1972 16.2 16.5
1973 16.2 16.3
1974 16.2 16.3
1975 16.2 16.2
1976 16.2 16.2
1977 16.2 16.2
1978 16.2 16.1
1979 16.2 16.1
1980 16.2 16
1981 16.2 15.9
1982 16.2 15.9
1983 16.3 15.9
1984 16.3 15.9
1985 16.3 15.9
1986 16.3 15.9
1987 16.4 15.9
1988 16.4 15.9
1989 16.5 15.8
1990 16.7 15.8
1991 16.8 15.8
1992 17 15.7
1993 17.2 15.7
1994 17.4 15.6
1995 17.6 15.4
1996 17.9 15.3
1997 18.1 15.1
1998 18.4 15
1999 18.8 15
2000 19.1 15
2001 19.4 15
2002 19.7 15
2003 20.1 15
2004 20.4 15
2005 20.8 15
2006 21.1 15
2007 21.4 15
2008 21.7 15.1
2009 22 15.1
2010 22.2 15.2
2011 22.5 15.3
2012 22.8 15.4
2013 23.1 15.5
2014 23.4 15.6
2015 23.7 15.8
2016 24 16
2017 24.3 16.3
2018 24.7 16.5
2019 25 16.8
2020 25.3 17
2021 25.6 17.2
2022 25.9 17.4
2023 26.3 17.6
2024 26.6 17.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nicaragua Uganda
GNI, Atlas method
$17.4B
2024
$50.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.2%
2025
21.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
2.55%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
1.98%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.86%
2025
-6.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2018
3.42%
2021
Services, % of GDP
46.8%
2024
43.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.6%
2024
24.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
54
2025
51.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.2%
2014
34.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2014
2.4%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$6.1B
2024
$3.36B
2018
Personal remittances received
$5.25B
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
474,000
2020
473,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.2%
1999
9.21%
2020
Banked people share
23.5%
2024
72.8%
2024

Energy

Nicaragua Uganda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
608 kg
2022
483 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.8
2022
$6.05
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
5.73 megatons
2023
7.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.84 tons
2023
0.15 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.9%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.4%
2021
90.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17%
2022
1.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share
46.5%
2022
20.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
682 kWh
2022
89.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.5%
2021
90%
2021
Hydroelectric share
14.9%
2022
86.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
88.3%
2023
51.5%
2023

Society

Nicaragua Uganda
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-8,189
2024
-117,924
2024
Urban population
60.2%
2024
27.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.5
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
14
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
25
2025
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11
2021
8.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.9
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.6%
2015
80.6%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
44.7%
2023
People using the Internet
58.2%
2023
8.95%
2024

Health

Nicaragua Uganda
Government health expenditure per capita
$208.5
2022
$44.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$74.3
2022
$15
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.16%
2022
41.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2018
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
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
38.8
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
8.05%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.4%
2024
2.2%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
7.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Nicaragua Uganda
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
6,718 sq mi
2024
1,548 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,656 sq mi
2025
55,657 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,998 sq mi
2025
8,549 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,849 mi
2014
90,720 mi
2019

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