El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Population: comparison of UN projections
El Salvador
6.31 million people
in 2023
Nicaragua
6.82 million people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
112th
Nicaragua rank
109th
Population: comparison of UN projections over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 6.82 million people against 6.31 million people in El Salvador, a difference of 513,990 people.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 112th and Nicaragua ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 7 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.44 million people | 1.52 million people | 916,159 people | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 3.17 million people | 2.05 million people | 1.12 million people | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 4.07 million people | 2.78 million people | 1.29 million people | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.87 million people | 3.66 million people | 1.21 million people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 5.71 million people | 4.58 million people | 1.13 million people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 6.00 million people | 5.32 million people | 676,094 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6.16 million people | 6.11 million people | 52,412 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 6.27 million people | 6.69 million people | 420,970 people | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population: comparison of un projections, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 6.82 million people against 6.31 million people in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population: comparison of un projections between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 513,990 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for population: comparison of un projections?
- El Salvador ranks 112th and Nicaragua ranks 109th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population: comparison of UN projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.