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Nicaragua vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 98th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Nicaragua Vatican
Population
7079664
949
Population rank 107/197 197/197
GDP
$19.7B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 131/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$2,848
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 141/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,709
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$7.7B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,114
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 139/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,445
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
46,464 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
2.22
2023
n/a
Median age
26.6 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Nicaragua and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nicaragua

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Nicaragua Vatican
1950 40.6 65.9
1951 40.8 65.3
1952 41.9 65.7
1953 42.4 66.3
1954 43.1 67.5
1955 43.7 67.8
1956 44.3 67.3
1957 44.9 67.5
1958 45.5 68.7
1959 46.1 69.2
1960 46.4 69.2
1961 47.3 69.8
1962 48 69.2
1963 48.8 69.3
1964 49.6 70.3
1965 50.6 70.1
1966 51.6 70.9
1967 52.3 70.9
1968 52.9 70.7
1969 53.4 70.7
1970 53.8 71.5
1971 54.2 71.7
1972 48 72
1973 55 71.9
1974 55.4 72.7
1975 55.8 72.6
1976 56.1 72.9
1977 56.1 73.3
1978 53.5 73.7
1979 50.8 74
1980 58 74.1
1981 58.3 74.3
1982 58.7 74.8
1983 56.9 74.7
1984 56.1 75.1
1985 56.4 75.5
1986 57.6 75.7
1987 57.3 76.2
1988 59.8 76.4
1989 61.9 76.8
1990 62.5 76.9
1991 63.3 76.9
1992 63.7 77.3
1993 64.1 77
1994 64.5 77.7
1995 64.9 77.8
1996 65.2 78.5
1997 65.5 78.2
1998 64.1 78.3
1999 65.9 78.7
2000 66.4 79.3
2001 67 79.9
2002 68 80
2003 68.7 79.8
2004 69.5 80.2
2005 70.4 80.6
2006 71 81.2
2007 71.2 81.3
2008 71.4 81.4
2009 71.5 81.3
2010 71.8 81.5
2011 72 81.7
2012 72.4 82
2013 72.6 82.5
2014 72.8 82.6
2015 72.9 82.5
2016 73.2 82.9
2017 73.4 82.7
2018 73.9 83.3
2019 73.8 83.6
2020 70.8 83
2021 70.5 82.9
2022 74.5 83.3
2023 74.9 83
2024 75.1 83.1
2025 75.3 83.3

Nicaragua and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Nicaragua

Vatican
Year Population
Nicaragua Vatican
1960 1,782,370 -
1961 1,836,451 -
1962 1,892,320 -
1963 1,950,159 -
1964 2,010,176 -
1965 2,072,681 -
1966 2,137,820 -
1967 2,205,567 -
1968 2,275,836 -
1969 2,348,398 -
1970 2,423,065 -
1971 2,499,825 -
1972 2,573,578 -
1973 2,649,278 -
1974 2,732,075 -
1975 2,816,943 -
1976 2,903,851 -
1977 2,992,534 -
1978 3,080,314 -
1979 3,164,525 -
1980 3,252,403 -
1981 3,345,674 -
1982 3,438,745 -
1983 3,530,282 -
1984 3,619,104 -
1985 3,706,479 -
1986 3,794,157 -
1987 3,882,164 -
1988 3,972,320 -
1989 4,066,476 -
1990 4,162,559 -
1991 4,259,637 -
1992 4,357,026 -
1993 4,453,732 -
1994 4,549,316 -
1995 4,642,931 -
1996 4,729,974 -
1997 4,809,573 -
1998 4,883,655 -
1999 4,954,018 -
2000 5,022,633 880
2001 5,087,825 890
2002 5,149,909 900
2003 5,210,963 911
2004 5,272,912 921
2005 5,342,105 921
2006 5,418,855 932
2007 5,497,243 821
2008 5,576,593 824
2009 5,656,601 826
2010 5,737,450 829
2011 5,819,051 832
2012 5,901,287 836
2013 5,983,845 839
2014 6,066,492 842
2015 6,149,417 1,000
2016 6,232,666 -
2017 6,316,231 1,000
2018 6,400,080 -
2019 6,483,657 1,000
2020 6,565,267 -
2021 6,644,741 -
2022 6,730,654 -
2023 6,823,613 -
2024 6,916,140 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nicaragua Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$17.4B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.2%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.86%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2018
n/a
Services, % of GDP
46.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
27.6%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
54
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.2%
2014
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2014
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.1B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$5.25B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
474,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
15.2%
1999
n/a
Banked people share
23.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Nicaragua Vatican
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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.84 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
50.4%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
14.9%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
88.3%
2023
n/a

Society

Nicaragua Vatican
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-8,189
2024
n/a
Urban population
60.2%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
28.5
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
14
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
25
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11
2021
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.9
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
126
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.6%
2015
100%
2013
English speaking
1%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
58.2%
2023
n/a

Health

Nicaragua Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$208.5
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$74.3
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.16%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2018
n/a
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
60
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.4
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
10.4%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
58
2025
72
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Nicaragua Vatican
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
6,718 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
19,656 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
11,998 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
14,849 mi
2014
5.59 mi
2003

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