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Nicaragua vs Ukraine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 37.9M in Ukraine (ranked 41/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 223,708 sq mi for Ukraine (ranked 98th vs. 46th).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and Ukraine ranks 57/197 ($191B). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while Ukraine ranks 118/197 ($5,038).

Main facts and rankings

Nicaragua Ukraine
Population
7079664
39426577
Population rank 107/197 40/197
GDP
$19.7B
2024
$191B
2024
GDP rank 131/197 57/197
GDP per capita
$2,848
2024
$5,038
2024
GDP per capita rank 141/197 118/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,709
2024
$18,550
2024
Government debt
$7.7B
2024
$171B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.4%
2025
110%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,114
2024
$4,526
2024
Government debt per person rank 139/185 85/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,445
2025
$5,178
2025
Land area
46,464 sq mi
2025
223,708 sq mi
2025
Population density
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
169.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.22
2023
0.98
2023
Median age
26.6 years
2024
43.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Nicaragua and Ukraine: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and Ukraine economies compared

GDP
Nicaragua

Ukraine
Year GDP
Nicaragua Ukraine
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 -
1976 $1,836,899,999 -
1977 $2,226,999,874 -
1978 $2,127,699,979 -
1979 $1,567,599,982 -
1980 $2,144,300,006 -
1981 $2,474,700,227 -
1982 $2,454,499,872 -
1983 $2,753,100,058 -
1984 $3,117,599,872 -
1985 $2,683,699,935 -
1986 $2,885,799,994 -
1987 $3,851,200,118 $64,087,694,038
1988 $2,630,900,096 $74,703,517,903
1989 $1,013,184,756 $82,709,161,099
1990 $1,009,455,484 $81,393,558,423
1991 $1,488,804,124 $77,350,733,982
1992 $1,792,800,000 $73,945,908,384
1993 $1,756,454,248 $65,648,559,903
1994 $3,863,185,119 $52,549,580,265
1995 $4,140,470,000 $48,213,856,469
1996 $4,308,351,903 $44,558,831,005
1997 $4,389,973,490 $50,151,531,592
1998 $4,635,347,386 $41,882,523,345
1999 $4,856,026,259 $31,580,639,554
2000 $5,109,587,050 $32,375,083,935
2001 $5,351,752,034 $39,309,580,983
2002 $5,223,727,303 $43,956,163,612
2003 $5,322,228,351 $52,010,355,753
2004 $5,792,932,838 $67,220,154,164
2005 $6,321,324,279 $89,238,865,119
2006 $6,763,672,381 $111,884,752,475
2007 $7,423,375,015 $148,733,861,386
2008 $8,496,967,597 $188,110,390,660
2009 $8,298,702,489 $121,552,153,444
2010 $8,758,602,233 $141,209,170,427
2011 $9,774,329,333 $169,333,835,202
2012 $10,532,017,232 $182,591,753,828
2013 $10,982,988,249 $190,498,811,460
2014 $11,880,438,824 $133,503,871,862
2015 $12,756,696,261 $91,030,967,789
2016 $13,286,093,388 $93,355,869,404
2017 $13,785,893,007 $112,090,505,082
2018 $13,025,221,974 $130,891,088,294
2019 $12,699,023,614 $153,883,047,510
2020 $12,726,422,432 $156,617,722,013
2021 $14,209,020,362 $199,765,859,571
2022 $15,634,572,502 $161,989,520,721
2023 $17,805,842,284 $181,221,517,869
2024 $19,693,982,968 $190,741,263,732

Nicaragua and Ukraine economies compared

GDP per capita
Nicaragua

Ukraine
Year GDP per capita
Nicaragua Ukraine
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 -
1976 $633 -
1977 $744 -
1978 $691 -
1979 $495 -
1980 $659 -
1981 $740 -
1982 $714 -
1983 $780 -
1984 $861 -
1985 $724 -
1986 $761 -
1987 $992 $1,244
1988 $662 $1,444
1989 $249.2 $1,593
1990 $242.5 $1,564
1991 $350 $1,483
1992 $411 $1,413
1993 $394 $1,254
1994 $849 $1,009
1995 $892 $933
1996 $911 $870
1997 $913 $987
1998 $949 $831
1999 $980 $632
2000 $1,017 $653
2001 $1,052 $800
2002 $1,014 $903
2003 $1,021 $1,076
2004 $1,099 $1,401
2005 $1,183 $1,875
2006 $1,248 $2,366
2007 $1,350 $3,160
2008 $1,524 $4,018
2009 $1,467 $2,607
2010 $1,527 $3,040
2011 $1,680 $3,657
2012 $1,785 $3,951
2013 $1,835 $4,130
2014 $1,958 $2,904
2015 $2,074 $1,988
2016 $2,132 $2,047
2017 $2,183 $2,467
2018 $2,035 $2,895
2019 $1,959 $3,423
2020 $1,938 $3,505
2021 $2,138 $4,510
2022 $2,323 $3,946
2023 $2,609 $4,803
2024 $2,848 $5,038

Nicaragua vs. Ukraine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nicaragua

Ukraine
Year Life expectancy, years
Nicaragua Ukraine
1950 40.6 61.2
1951 40.8 61.4
1952 41.9 62.1
1953 42.4 63
1954 43.1 64.1
1955 43.7 65.3
1956 44.3 66.3
1957 44.9 67.2
1958 45.5 67.7
1959 46.1 68.7
1960 46.4 69.4
1961 47.3 70
1962 48 70.4
1963 48.8 70.7
1964 49.6 71
1965 50.6 71.1
1966 51.6 71.2
1967 52.3 71.1
1968 52.9 71
1969 53.4 70.8
1970 53.8 70.8
1971 54.2 70.9
1972 48 71
1973 55 70.8
1974 55.4 70.6
1975 55.8 70.4
1976 56.1 70.1
1977 56.1 70
1978 53.5 69.8
1979 50.8 69.8
1980 58 69.8
1981 58.3 69.8
1982 58.7 69.9
1983 56.9 69.9
1984 56.1 70
1985 56.4 70.4
1986 57.6 70.8
1987 57.3 71.2
1988 59.8 71
1989 61.9 70.8
1990 62.5 70.4
1991 63.3 69.7
1992 63.7 68.9
1993 64.1 68.3
1994 64.5 67.5
1995 64.9 67.1
1996 65.2 67.1
1997 65.5 67.7
1998 64.1 68
1999 65.9 68
2000 66.4 67.8
2001 67 67.7
2002 68 67.7
2003 68.7 67.6
2004 69.5 67.5
2005 70.4 67.5
2006 71 67.5
2007 71.2 67.7
2008 71.4 68.3
2009 71.5 69.2
2010 71.8 70.2
2011 72 70.7
2012 72.4 71.1
2013 72.6 71.5
2014 72.8 71.8
2015 72.9 72.7
2016 73.2 73.4
2017 73.4 74
2018 73.9 73.6
2019 73.8 73.9
2020 70.8 73.3
2021 70.5 71.6
2022 74.5 72.7
2023 74.9 73.4
2024 75.1 74.7
2025 75.3 74.9

Nicaragua and Ukraine population clocks and comparison

Population
Nicaragua

Ukraine
Year Population
Nicaragua Ukraine
1960 1,782,370 42,824,093
1961 1,836,451 43,399,766
1962 1,892,320 43,943,674
1963 1,950,159 44,462,372
1964 2,010,176 44,951,156
1965 2,072,681 45,386,892
1966 2,137,820 45,802,519
1967 2,205,567 46,215,988
1968 2,275,836 46,614,325
1969 2,348,398 46,976,256
1970 2,423,065 47,261,306
1971 2,499,825 47,573,287
1972 2,573,578 47,946,893
1973 2,649,278 48,277,121
1974 2,732,075 48,576,570
1975 2,816,943 48,865,229
1976 2,903,851 49,120,842
1977 2,992,534 49,336,481
1978 3,080,314 49,521,243
1979 3,164,525 49,721,381
1980 3,252,403 49,955,152
1981 3,345,674 50,189,281
1982 3,438,745 50,402,724
1983 3,530,282 50,637,029
1984 3,619,104 50,887,599
1985 3,706,479 51,108,770
1986 3,794,157 51,318,745
1987 3,882,164 51,515,732
1988 3,972,320 51,724,853
1989 4,066,476 51,917,817
1990 4,162,559 52,054,092
1991 4,259,637 52,170,961
1992 4,357,026 52,323,671
1993 4,453,732 52,350,126
1994 4,549,316 52,075,998
1995 4,642,931 51,665,539
1996 4,729,974 51,226,109
1997 4,809,573 50,786,885
1998 4,883,655 50,379,731
1999 4,954,018 49,976,446
2000 5,022,633 49,556,660
2001 5,087,825 49,106,855
2002 5,149,909 48,677,281
2003 5,210,963 48,315,136
2004 5,272,912 47,979,507
2005 5,342,105 47,585,556
2006 5,418,855 47,278,694
2007 5,497,243 47,062,798
2008 5,576,593 46,819,175
2009 5,656,601 46,623,731
2010 5,737,450 46,456,003
2011 5,819,051 46,307,853
2012 5,901,287 46,210,056
2013 5,983,845 46,126,770
2014 6,066,492 45,972,380
2015 6,149,417 45,784,896
2016 6,232,666 45,616,832
2017 6,316,231 45,436,041
2018 6,400,080 45,208,907
2019 6,483,657 44,957,458
2020 6,565,267 44,680,014
2021 6,644,741 44,298,640
2022 6,730,654 41,048,766
2023 6,823,613 37,732,836
2024 6,916,140 37,860,221

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and Ukraine

Fertility rate
Nicaragua

Ukraine
Year Fertility rate
Nicaragua Ukraine
1960 7.16 2.29
1961 7.11 2.2
1962 7.1 2.15
1963 7.08 2.11
1964 7.06 2.01
1965 7.03 1.94
1966 6.99 2.04
1967 6.94 2.04
1968 6.89 2.03
1969 6.83 2.01
1970 6.77 2.08
1971 6.71 2.11
1972 6.65 2.13
1973 6.59 2.04
1974 6.52 2.06
1975 6.45 2.05
1976 6.37 2.04
1977 6.28 1.98
1978 6.16 1.97
1979 6.07 1.96
1980 5.96 1.95
1981 5.84 1.92
1982 5.74 1.95
1983 5.61 2.1
1984 5.49 2.08
1985 5.36 2.03
1986 5.22 2.12
1987 5.07 2.07
1988 4.93 2.04
1989 4.76 1.93
1990 4.6 1.85
1991 4.43 1.77
1992 4.27 1.67
1993 4.1 1.56
1994 3.94 1.47
1995 3.78 1.4
1996 3.62 1.33
1997 3.47 1.27
1998 3.34 1.21
1999 3.22 1.13
2000 3.12 1.11
2001 3 1.09
2002 2.89 1.13
2003 2.83 1.17
2004 2.78 1.22
2005 2.77 1.22
2006 2.73 1.3
2007 2.7 1.34
2008 2.66 1.44
2009 2.63 1.47
2010 2.6 1.44
2011 2.56 1.46
2012 2.53 1.53
2013 2.49 1.52
2014 2.46 1.47
2015 2.43 1.39
2016 2.41 1.39
2017 2.38 1.3
2018 2.35 1.23
2019 2.32 1.22
2020 2.3 1.21
2021 2.27 1.15
2022 2.24 0.9
2023 2.22 0.98

Nicaragua and Ukraine demographics compared

Median age
Nicaragua

Ukraine
Year Median age, years
Nicaragua Ukraine
1960 16.2 29.2
1961 16.1 29.6
1962 16 29.7
1963 15.9 29.8
1964 15.9 29.9
1965 15.9 30.1
1966 16 30.6
1967 16 31.2
1968 16 31.6
1969 16.1 32
1970 16.1 32.3
1971 16.1 32.5
1972 16.2 32.8
1973 16.2 33.1
1974 16.2 33.4
1975 16.2 33.7
1976 16.2 34
1977 16.2 34.2
1978 16.2 34.2
1979 16.2 34
1980 16.2 33.8
1981 16.2 33.7
1982 16.2 33.7
1983 16.3 33.6
1984 16.3 33.6
1985 16.3 33.8
1986 16.3 33.9
1987 16.4 34.1
1988 16.4 34.1
1989 16.5 34.1
1990 16.7 34.3
1991 16.8 34.5
1992 17 34.7
1993 17.2 34.9
1994 17.4 35.2
1995 17.6 35.5
1996 17.9 35.8
1997 18.1 36.2
1998 18.4 36.5
1999 18.8 36.9
2000 19.1 37.2
2001 19.4 37.6
2002 19.7 37.9
2003 20.1 38.2
2004 20.4 38.4
2005 20.8 38.7
2006 21.1 38.9
2007 21.4 39.1
2008 21.7 39.2
2009 22 39.3
2010 22.2 39.5
2011 22.5 39.7
2012 22.8 39.8
2013 23.1 39.8
2014 23.4 40
2015 23.7 40.2
2016 24 40.6
2017 24.3 40.9
2018 24.7 41.2
2019 25 41.5
2020 25.3 41.9
2021 25.6 42.2
2022 25.9 42.5
2023 26.3 43.1
2024 26.6 43.2

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Finance

Nicaragua Ukraine
GNI, Atlas method
$17.4B
2024
$185B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.2%
2025
58%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
5.93%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
36.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
298,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.86%
2025
-18.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2018
9.83%
2021
Services, % of GDP
46.8%
2024
60.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.6%
2024
19%
2024
Economic freedom index
54
2025
54.1
2022
Income share by richest 10%
37.2%
2014
21.7%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2014
4.3%
2020
Number of billionaires n/a
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
78
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.42B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$6.1B
2024
$43.8B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.25B
2024
$11.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
474,000
2020
3,382,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.2%
1999
1.13%
2020
Banked people share
23.5%
2024
87.6%
2024

Energy

Nicaragua Ukraine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
608 kg
2022
1,508 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.8
2022
$10.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
5.73 megatons
2023
136.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.84 tons
2023
3.61 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.9%
2022
65.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.4%
2021
8.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17%
2022
26.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share
46.5%
2022
23.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
682 kWh
2022
2,516 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
69.5%
2021
12%
2021
Hydroelectric share
14.9%
2022
11.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
49.4%
2023
Electricity access
88.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nicaragua Ukraine
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.46%
2024
Annual migration change
-8,189
2024
+1,146,012
2024
Urban population
60.2%
2024
70.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.5
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
14
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
25
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11
2021
3.84
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.9
2019
10.2
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
147
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.6%
2015
100%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
51%
2023
People using the Internet
58.2%
2023
82.4%
2023

Health

Nicaragua Ukraine
Government health expenditure per capita
$208.5
2022
$370
2021
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$74.3
2022
$167.5
2021
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.16%
2022
0.68%
2019
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2018
2.99
2014
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
26.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
60
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.4
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
24.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.4%
2024
6%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
24.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
9.24 liters
2020

Territory

Nicaragua Ukraine
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
6,718 sq mi
2024
5,909 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,656 sq mi
2025
159,503 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,998 sq mi
2025
37,483 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,849 mi
2014
105,443 mi
2012

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