Iran vs Nicaragua: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP

Iran
0.0002 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.0002 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iran rank
45th
Nicaragua rank
46th

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

  • Iran
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 0 people per US$ of GDP.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Iran ranks 45th and Nicaragua ranks 46th of 211 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0015 people per US$ of GDP 0.0022 people per US$ of GDP 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1970s 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP 0.001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1980s 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1990s 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP 0.001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2010s 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp, Iran or Nicaragua?
Iran, at 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Iran and Nicaragua?
0 people per US$ of GDP, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Nicaragua?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iran and Nicaragua rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
Iran ranks 45th and Nicaragua ranks 46th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
people per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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