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Nicaragua vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 98th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Nicaragua Yemen
Population
7079664
42727988
Population rank 107/197 37/197
GDP
$19.7B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 131/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$2,848
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 141/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,709
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$7.7B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.4%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,114
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 139/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,445
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
46,464 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.22
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
26.6 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Nicaragua and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Nicaragua

Yemen
Year GDP
Nicaragua Yemen
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 -
1988 $2,630,900,096 -
1989 $1,013,184,756 -
1990 $1,009,455,484 $12,643,821,569
1991 $1,488,804,124 $14,665,445,462
1992 $1,792,800,000 $17,959,367,194
1993 $1,756,454,248 $21,736,802,664
1994 $3,863,185,119 $28,019,483,764
1995 $4,140,470,000 $12,796,345,679
1996 $4,308,351,903 $6,496,163,616
1997 $4,389,973,490 $6,838,298,531
1998 $4,635,347,386 $6,322,175,566
1999 $4,856,026,259 $7,639,325,296
2000 $5,109,587,050 $9,679,316,770
2001 $5,351,752,034 $9,852,990,693
2002 $5,223,727,303 $10,693,430,511
2003 $5,322,228,351 $11,777,532,662
2004 $5,792,932,838 $13,867,634,371
2005 $6,321,324,279 $16,731,566,717
2006 $6,763,672,381 $19,063,143,370
2007 $7,423,375,015 $21,650,528,674
2008 $8,496,967,597 $26,910,855,807
2009 $8,298,702,489 $25,130,278,213
2010 $8,758,602,233 $30,906,749,533
2011 $9,774,329,333 $32,726,417,878
2012 $10,532,017,232 $35,401,331,609
2013 $10,982,988,249 $40,415,233,436
2014 $11,880,438,824 $43,228,585,321
2015 $12,756,696,261 $42,444,490,074
2016 $13,286,093,388 $31,317,825,274
2017 $13,785,893,007 $26,842,229,045
2018 $13,025,221,974 $21,606,160,663
2019 $12,699,023,614 -
2020 $12,726,422,432 -
2021 $14,209,020,362 -
2022 $15,634,572,502 -
2023 $17,805,842,284 -
2024 $19,693,982,968 -

Nicaragua and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Nicaragua

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Nicaragua Yemen
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 -
1988 $662 -
1989 $249.2 -
1990 $242.5 $910
1991 $350 $1,016
1992 $411 $1,198
1993 $394 $1,397
1994 $849 $1,735
1995 $892 $764
1996 $911 $375
1997 $913 $383
1998 $949 $343
1999 $980 $401
2000 $1,017 $493
2001 $1,052 $487
2002 $1,014 $513
2003 $1,021 $549
2004 $1,099 $628
2005 $1,183 $734
2006 $1,248 $810
2007 $1,350 $890
2008 $1,524 $1,072
2009 $1,467 $969
2010 $1,527 $1,155
2011 $1,680 $1,186
2012 $1,785 $1,245
2013 $1,835 $1,379
2014 $1,958 $1,430
2015 $2,074 $1,362
2016 $2,132 $975
2017 $2,183 $811
2018 $2,035 $634
2019 $1,959 -
2020 $1,938 -
2021 $2,138 -
2022 $2,323 -
2023 $2,609 -
2024 $2,848 -

Nicaragua vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nicaragua

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Nicaragua Yemen
1950 40.6 28.9
1951 40.8 29.3
1952 41.9 29.6
1953 42.4 30
1954 43.1 30.4
1955 43.7 30.8
1956 44.3 31.3
1957 44.9 31.8
1958 45.5 32.4
1959 46.1 32.9
1960 46.4 33.5
1961 47.3 34.1
1962 48 33.7
1963 48.8 33.4
1964 49.6 34.9
1965 50.6 35.6
1966 51.6 36.3
1967 52.3 37.1
1968 52.9 38
1969 53.4 39.6
1970 53.8 40.6
1971 54.2 41.8
1972 48 42.7
1973 55 43.6
1974 55.4 44.5
1975 55.8 45.5
1976 56.1 46.4
1977 56.1 47.4
1978 53.5 48.5
1979 50.8 49.5
1980 58 50.6
1981 58.3 51.7
1982 58.7 52.4
1983 56.9 53.6
1984 56.1 54.6
1985 56.4 55.4
1986 57.6 54
1987 57.3 56.8
1988 59.8 57.4
1989 61.9 58
1990 62.5 58.5
1991 63.3 58.8
1992 63.7 59.3
1993 64.1 59.7
1994 64.5 59.8
1995 64.9 60.5
1996 65.2 60.9
1997 65.5 61.3
1998 64.1 61.8
1999 65.9 62.3
2000 66.4 62.8
2001 67 63.3
2002 68 63.8
2003 68.7 64.4
2004 69.5 64.9
2005 70.4 65.4
2006 71 65.8
2007 71.2 66.2
2008 71.4 66.6
2009 71.5 66.9
2010 71.8 67.2
2011 72 67.4
2012 72.4 67.6
2013 72.6 68
2014 72.8 68
2015 72.9 66.8
2016 73.2 67.1
2017 73.4 67.1
2018 73.9 65.9
2019 73.8 66.6
2020 70.8 66.4
2021 70.5 66
2022 74.5 68
2023 74.9 69.3
2024 75.1 69.4
2025 75.3 69.6

Nicaragua and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Nicaragua

Yemen
Year Population
Nicaragua Yemen
1960 1,782,370 5,532,301
1961 1,836,451 5,655,232
1962 1,892,320 5,782,221
1963 1,950,159 5,911,135
1964 2,010,176 6,048,006
1965 2,072,681 6,195,593
1966 2,137,820 6,351,494
1967 2,205,567 6,516,444
1968 2,275,836 6,690,524
1969 2,348,398 6,875,859
1970 2,423,065 7,065,279
1971 2,499,825 7,257,462
1972 2,573,578 7,460,068
1973 2,649,278 7,672,796
1974 2,732,075 7,896,783
1975 2,816,943 8,133,598
1976 2,903,851 8,384,113
1977 2,992,534 8,648,222
1978 3,080,314 8,926,586
1979 3,164,525 9,224,194
1980 3,252,403 9,543,358
1981 3,345,674 9,882,362
1982 3,438,745 10,241,006
1983 3,530,282 10,621,499
1984 3,619,104 11,025,597
1985 3,706,479 11,453,825
1986 3,794,157 11,901,040
1987 3,882,164 12,369,912
1988 3,972,320 12,859,708
1989 4,066,476 13,364,174
1990 4,162,559 13,887,862
1991 4,259,637 14,430,201
1992 4,357,026 14,989,494
1993 4,453,732 15,563,914
1994 4,549,316 16,149,147
1995 4,642,931 16,740,058
1996 4,729,974 17,313,177
1997 4,809,573 17,873,936
1998 4,883,655 18,446,013
1999 4,954,018 19,029,420
2000 5,022,633 19,624,141
2001 5,087,825 20,226,147
2002 5,149,909 20,835,086
2003 5,210,963 21,456,379
2004 5,272,912 22,095,167
2005 5,342,105 22,790,085
2006 5,418,855 23,543,083
2007 5,497,243 24,318,082
2008 5,576,593 25,111,941
2009 5,656,601 25,927,724
2010 5,737,450 26,754,387
2011 5,819,051 27,582,897
2012 5,901,287 28,433,647
2013 5,983,845 29,312,952
2014 6,066,492 30,226,309
2015 6,149,417 31,159,379
2016 6,232,666 32,109,010
2017 6,316,231 33,090,921
2018 6,400,080 34,085,182
2019 6,483,657 35,111,408
2020 6,565,267 36,134,863
2021 6,644,741 37,140,230
2022 6,730,654 38,222,876
2023 6,823,613 39,390,799
2024 6,916,140 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and Yemen

Fertility rate
Nicaragua

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Nicaragua Yemen
1960 7.16 7.99
1961 7.11 8
1962 7.1 8.01
1963 7.08 8.03
1964 7.06 8.07
1965 7.03 8.1
1966 6.99 8.14
1967 6.94 8.17
1968 6.89 8.19
1969 6.83 8.22
1970 6.77 8.23
1971 6.71 8.26
1972 6.65 8.27
1973 6.59 8.29
1974 6.52 8.33
1975 6.45 8.37
1976 6.37 8.42
1977 6.28 8.47
1978 6.16 8.5
1979 6.07 8.67
1980 5.96 8.71
1981 5.84 8.75
1982 5.74 8.79
1983 5.61 8.83
1984 5.49 8.85
1985 5.36 8.86
1986 5.22 8.86
1987 5.07 8.83
1988 4.93 8.79
1989 4.76 8.71
1990 4.6 8.61
1991 4.43 8.46
1992 4.27 8.27
1993 4.1 8.05
1994 3.94 7.8
1995 3.78 7.53
1996 3.62 7
1997 3.47 6.82
1998 3.34 6.64
1999 3.22 6.49
2000 3.12 6.32
2001 3 6.14
2002 2.89 5.97
2003 2.83 5.84
2004 2.78 5.71
2005 2.77 5.56
2006 2.73 5.41
2007 2.7 5.26
2008 2.66 5.11
2009 2.63 5
2010 2.6 4.81
2011 2.56 4.63
2012 2.53 4.63
2013 2.49 4.62
2014 2.46 4.62
2015 2.43 4.62
2016 2.41 4.61
2017 2.38 4.61
2018 2.35 4.61
2019 2.32 4.6
2020 2.3 4.6
2021 2.27 4.6
2022 2.24 4.59
2023 2.22 4.59

Nicaragua and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Nicaragua

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Nicaragua Yemen
1960 16.2 19.7
1961 16.1 19.6
1962 16 19.6
1963 15.9 19.5
1964 15.9 19.4
1965 15.9 19.3
1966 16 19.2
1967 16 19.1
1968 16 18.9
1969 16.1 18.7
1970 16.1 18.4
1971 16.1 18.1
1972 16.2 17.8
1973 16.2 17.6
1974 16.2 17.3
1975 16.2 17
1976 16.2 16.8
1977 16.2 16.6
1978 16.2 16.3
1979 16.2 16.1
1980 16.2 15.9
1981 16.2 15.7
1982 16.2 15.5
1983 16.3 15.3
1984 16.3 15.1
1985 16.3 15
1986 16.3 14.9
1987 16.4 14.8
1988 16.4 14.7
1989 16.5 14.6
1990 16.7 14.6
1991 16.8 14.6
1992 17 14.6
1993 17.2 14.6
1994 17.4 14.6
1995 17.6 14.7
1996 17.9 14.8
1997 18.1 14.9
1998 18.4 15
1999 18.8 15.2
2000 19.1 15.4
2001 19.4 15.6
2002 19.7 15.8
2003 20.1 16
2004 20.4 16.2
2005 20.8 16.4
2006 21.1 16.7
2007 21.4 16.9
2008 21.7 17.2
2009 22 17.4
2010 22.2 17.7
2011 22.5 17.9
2012 22.8 18.1
2013 23.1 18.3
2014 23.4 18.5
2015 23.7 18.7
2016 24 18.8
2017 24.3 18.9
2018 24.7 19
2019 25 19.1
2020 25.3 19.1
2021 25.6 19.1
2022 25.9 19.2
2023 26.3 19.2
2024 26.6 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nicaragua Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$17.4B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.2%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.86%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2018
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
46.8%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
27.6%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
54
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
37.2%
2014
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2014
3%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$6.1B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$5.25B
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
474,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
15.2%
1999
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
23.5%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Nicaragua Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
608 kg
2022
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.8
2022
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
5.73 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.84 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.9%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.4%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17%
2022
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
46.5%
2022
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
682 kWh
2022
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.5%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
14.9%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
88.3%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Nicaragua Yemen
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-8,189
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
60.2%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.5
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
14
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
25
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11
2021
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.9
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.6%
2015
54.1%
2004
English speaking
1%
2025
9%
2023
People using the Internet
58.2%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Nicaragua Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$208.5
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$74.3
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.16%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2018
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
60
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.4
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.4%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Nicaragua Yemen
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
6,718 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,656 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,998 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,849 mi
2014
n/a

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