Nicaragua vs Niger: Population density
Nicaragua
71.56 people per km²
in 2100
Niger
71.7 people per km²
in 2100
Nicaragua rank
148th
Niger rank
147th
Population density over time
- Nicaragua
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 71.7 people per km² against 71.56 people per km² in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.14 people per km².
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 148th and Niger ranks 147th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 42 and Niger in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.75 people per km² | 0.4326 people per km² | 1.32 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1100s | 1.91 people per km² | 0.4651 people per km² | 1.44 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1200s | 2.08 people per km² | 0.4975 people per km² | 1.58 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1300s | 2.27 people per km² | 0.5526 people per km² | 1.72 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1400s | 2.48 people per km² | 0.5921 people per km² | 1.88 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1500s | 2.7 people per km² | 0.6489 people per km² | 2.05 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1600s | 1.35 people per km² | 0.7571 people per km² | 0.5937 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1700s | 0.6754 people per km² | 0.8652 people per km² | 0.1899 people per km² | Niger |
| 1710s | 0.7236 people per km² | 0.9162 people per km² | 0.1926 people per km² | Niger |
| 1720s | 0.7753 people per km² | 0.9239 people per km² | 0.1486 people per km² | Niger |
| 1730s | 0.8307 people per km² | 0.932 people per km² | 0.1013 people per km² | Niger |
| 1740s | 0.89 people per km² | 0.9406 people per km² | 0.0505 people per km² | Niger |
| 1750s | 0.9536 people per km² | 0.9496 people per km² | 0.004 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1760s | 1.02 people per km² | 0.9592 people per km² | 0.0625 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1770s | 1.09 people per km² | 0.9694 people per km² | 0.1253 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1780s | 1.17 people per km² | 0.9803 people per km² | 0.1926 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1790s | 1.26 people per km² | 0.992 people per km² | 0.2647 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1800s | 1.55 people per km² | 0.6732 people per km² | 0.8724 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1810s | 1.55 people per km² | 0.676 people per km² | 0.8701 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1820s | 1.66 people per km² | 0.6933 people per km² | 0.9713 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1830s | 1.95 people per km² | 0.7268 people per km² | 1.22 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1840s | 2.29 people per km² | 0.766 people per km² | 1.52 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1850s | 2.59 people per km² | 0.8022 people per km² | 1.79 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 2.84 people per km² | 0.8404 people per km² | 2 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 3.18 people per km² | 0.889 people per km² | 2.29 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 3.68 people per km² | 0.9451 people per km² | 2.73 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 4.25 people per km² | 1 people per km² | 3.24 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 4.97 people per km² | 1.1 people per km² | 3.87 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 5.9 people per km² | 1.24 people per km² | 4.66 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 6.61 people per km² | 1.38 people per km² | 5.22 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 7.5 people per km² | 1.58 people per km² | 5.91 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 9.5 people per km² | 1.83 people per km² | 7.66 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 12.64 people per km² | 2.36 people per km² | 10.27 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 17.04 people per km² | 3.16 people per km² | 13.89 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 23.13 people per km² | 4.16 people per km² | 18.97 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 30.42 people per km² | 5.56 people per km² | 24.86 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 38.06 people per km² | 7.59 people per km² | 30.47 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 44.24 people per km² | 10.73 people per km² | 33.5 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 50.76 people per km² | 15.51 people per km² | 35.25 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 57.84 people per km² | 21.74 people per km² | 36.1 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2030s | 64.75 people per km² | 29.12 people per km² | 35.63 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2040s | 70.31 people per km² | 37.01 people per km² | 33.3 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2050s | 74.23 people per km² | 45.11 people per km² | 29.12 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2060s | 76.31 people per km² | 52.94 people per km² | 23.36 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2070s | 76.6 people per km² | 59.94 people per km² | 16.66 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2080s | 75.39 people per km² | 65.69 people per km² | 9.7 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2090s | 73.11 people per km² | 69.95 people per km² | 3.17 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2100s | 71.56 people per km² | 71.7 people per km² | 0.1359 people per km² | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Nicaragua or Niger?
- Niger, at 71.7 people per km² against 71.56 people per km² in Nicaragua as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Nicaragua and Niger?
- 0.14 people per km², with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Niger?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Nicaragua and Niger rank globally for population density?
- Nicaragua ranks 148th and Niger ranks 147th 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.