Nicaragua vs Slovakia: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Nicaragua
65.3%
in 2025
Slovakia
63.2%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
106th
Slovakia rank
109th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Nicaragua
- Slovakia
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 65.3% against 63.2% in Slovakia, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Slovakia ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 106th and Slovakia ranks 109th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 22 and Slovakia in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Slovakia |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Slovakia |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Slovakia |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% | Slovakia |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 5.2% | 5.1% | Slovakia |
| 1500s | 0.4% | 4.8% | 4.4% | Slovakia |
| 1600s | 1.2% | 4.9% | 3.7% | Slovakia |
| 1700s | 3.5% | 4.8% | 1.3% | Slovakia |
| 1710s | 4.0% | 5.3% | 1.3% | Slovakia |
| 1720s | 4.3% | 5.8% | 1.5% | Slovakia |
| 1730s | 4.8% | 6.3% | 1.5% | Slovakia |
| 1740s | 5.2% | 6.8% | 1.6% | Slovakia |
| 1750s | 5.7% | 7.3% | 1.6% | Slovakia |
| 1760s | 6.2% | 7.4% | 1.2% | Slovakia |
| 1770s | 6.8% | 7.5% | 0.7% | Slovakia |
| 1780s | 7.5% | 7.7% | 0.2% | Slovakia |
| 1790s | 8.2% | 7.8% | 0.4% | Nicaragua |
| 1800s | 9.0% | 7.9% | 1.1% | Nicaragua |
| 1810s | 9.8% | 8.0% | 1.9% | Nicaragua |
| 1820s | 10.8% | 8.1% | 2.7% | Nicaragua |
| 1830s | 11.8% | 8.1% | 3.7% | Nicaragua |
| 1840s | 12.9% | 8.2% | 4.7% | Nicaragua |
| 1850s | 14.2% | 8.3% | 5.9% | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 15.5% | 8.4% | 7.1% | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 17.0% | 8.5% | 8.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 18.6% | 8.6% | 10.1% | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 20.4% | 8.6% | 11.8% | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 22.3% | 8.7% | 13.6% | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 24.5% | 10.0% | 14.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 26.8% | 12.5% | 14.3% | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 29.3% | 15.0% | 14.3% | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 32.1% | 20.0% | 12.1% | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 37.2% | 31.5% | 5.6% | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 42.5% | 36.6% | 5.9% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 48.6% | 45.8% | 2.7% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 54.0% | 2.8% | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 53.7% | 56.4% | 2.7% | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 56.0% | 0.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 58.2% | 1.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 62.1% | 2.2% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Nicaragua or Slovakia?
- Nicaragua, at 65.3% against 63.2% in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Nicaragua and Slovakia?
- 2.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Slovakia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Slovakia rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Nicaragua ranks 106th and Slovakia ranks 109th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.