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

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.

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

Nicaragua

0.5944 people per person

in 2025

Portugal

0.5926 people per person

in 2025

Nicaragua rank

129th

Portugal rank

132nd

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

Nicaragua
Portugal

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.5944 people per person against 0.5926 people per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0018 people per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 129th and Portugal ranks 132nd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.425 people per person	0.324 people per person	0.101 people per person	Nicaragua
1970s	0.492 people per person	0.3821 people per person	0.1099 people per person	Nicaragua
1980s	0.5227 people per person	0.4408 people per person	0.0819 people per person	Nicaragua
1990s	0.5433 people per person	0.5072 people per person	0.0361 people per person	Nicaragua
2000s	0.5589 people per person	0.5774 people per person	0.0185 people per person	Portugal
2010s	0.5771 people per person	0.6123 people per person	0.0352 people per person	Portugal
2020s	0.5907 people per person	0.6054 people per person	0.0147 people per person	Portugal

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, Nicaragua or Portugal?: Nicaragua, at 0.5944 people per person against 0.5926 people per person in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Nicaragua and Portugal?: 0.0018 people per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Portugal?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Portugal rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Nicaragua ranks 129th and Portugal ranks 132nd 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.