How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nicaragua?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Nicaragua: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Jamaica

0.5943 people per person

in 2025

Nicaragua

0.5944 people per person

in 2025

Jamaica rank

130th

Nicaragua rank

129th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

Jamaica
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.5944 people per person against 0.5943 people per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 130th and Nicaragua ranks 129th of 215 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3517 people per person	0.425 people per person	0.0733 people per person	Nicaragua
1970s	0.4431 people per person	0.492 people per person	0.0489 people per person	Nicaragua
1980s	0.4834 people per person	0.5227 people per person	0.0393 people per person	Nicaragua
1990s	0.5046 people per person	0.5433 people per person	0.0387 people per person	Nicaragua
2000s	0.5266 people per person	0.5589 people per person	0.0324 people per person	Nicaragua
2010s	0.551 people per person	0.5771 people per person	0.026 people per person	Nicaragua
2020s	0.5824 people per person	0.5907 people per person	0.0082 people per person	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Jamaica or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 0.5944 people per person against 0.5943 people per person in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Jamaica and Nicaragua?: 0.0001 people per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nicaragua?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Nicaragua rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Jamaica ranks 130th and Nicaragua ranks 129th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit: people per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.