Eritrea vs Nicaragua: Population density
Eritrea
69.76 people per km²
in 2100
Nicaragua
71.56 people per km²
in 2100
Eritrea rank
150th
Nicaragua rank
148th
Population density over time
- Eritrea
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 71.56 people per km² against 69.76 people per km² in Eritrea, a difference of 1.8 people per km².
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Eritrea ranks 150th and Nicaragua ranks 148th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 20 and Nicaragua in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4792 people per km² | 1.75 people per km² | 1.27 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1100s | 0.5511 people per km² | 1.91 people per km² | 1.36 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1200s | 0.6229 people per km² | 2.08 people per km² | 1.46 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1300s | 0.7347 people per km² | 2.27 people per km² | 1.54 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1400s | 0.8465 people per km² | 2.48 people per km² | 1.63 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1500s | 0.9584 people per km² | 2.7 people per km² | 1.74 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1600s | 1.08 people per km² | 1.35 people per km² | 0.2726 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1700s | 1.2 people per km² | 0.6754 people per km² | 0.5226 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1710s | 1.22 people per km² | 0.7236 people per km² | 0.4966 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1720s | 1.24 people per km² | 0.7753 people per km² | 0.4696 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1730s | 1.27 people per km² | 0.8307 people per km² | 0.4405 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1740s | 1.3 people per km² | 0.89 people per km² | 0.4093 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1750s | 1.33 people per km² | 0.9536 people per km² | 0.3759 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1760s | 1.36 people per km² | 1.02 people per km² | 0.3402 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1770s | 1.4 people per km² | 1.09 people per km² | 0.3022 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1780s | 1.43 people per km² | 1.17 people per km² | 0.262 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1790s | 1.48 people per km² | 1.26 people per km² | 0.2196 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1800s | 1.69 people per km² | 1.55 people per km² | 0.1481 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1810s | 1.7 people per km² | 1.55 people per km² | 0.149 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1820s | 2.06 people per km² | 1.66 people per km² | 0.3949 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1830s | 3.09 people per km² | 1.95 people per km² | 1.14 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1840s | 4.66 people per km² | 2.29 people per km² | 2.37 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1850s | 5.66 people per km² | 2.59 people per km² | 3.07 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 5.43 people per km² | 2.84 people per km² | 2.6 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1870s | 5.21 people per km² | 3.18 people per km² | 2.03 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1880s | 5.02 people per km² | 3.68 people per km² | 1.34 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1890s | 4.82 people per km² | 4.25 people per km² | 0.5732 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1900s | 4.74 people per km² | 4.97 people per km² | 0.2269 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 4.79 people per km² | 5.9 people per km² | 1.1 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 5.1 people per km² | 6.61 people per km² | 1.51 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 5.58 people per km² | 7.5 people per km² | 1.92 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 6.24 people per km² | 9.5 people per km² | 3.26 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 7.27 people per km² | 12.64 people per km² | 5.37 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 8.98 people per km² | 17.04 people per km² | 8.06 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 11.54 people per km² | 23.13 people per km² | 11.59 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 14.81 people per km² | 30.42 people per km² | 15.61 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 16.71 people per km² | 38.06 people per km² | 21.36 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 21.36 people per km² | 44.24 people per km² | 22.88 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 25.58 people per km² | 50.76 people per km² | 25.18 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 29.63 people per km² | 57.84 people per km² | 28.2 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2030s | 36.22 people per km² | 64.75 people per km² | 28.53 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2040s | 43.35 people per km² | 70.31 people per km² | 26.96 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2050s | 50 people per km² | 74.23 people per km² | 24.23 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2060s | 56.28 people per km² | 76.31 people per km² | 20.03 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2070s | 61.66 people per km² | 76.6 people per km² | 14.94 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2080s | 65.81 people per km² | 75.39 people per km² | 9.58 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2090s | 68.65 people per km² | 73.11 people per km² | 4.46 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2100s | 69.76 people per km² | 71.56 people per km² | 1.8 people per km² | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Eritrea or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 71.56 people per km² against 69.76 people per km² in Eritrea as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Eritrea and Nicaragua?
- 1.8 people per km², with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nicaragua?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Eritrea and Nicaragua rank globally for population density?
- Eritrea ranks 150th and Nicaragua ranks 148th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.