Nicaragua vs Niger: Population density

Nicaragua
71.56
in 2100
Niger
71.7
in 2100
Nicaragua rank
148th
Niger rank
147th

Population density over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
020406080100015502100

How they compare

Niger currently reports 71.7 against 71.56 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.14.

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 0.4326 1.32 Nicaragua
1100s 1.91 0.4651 1.44 Nicaragua
1200s 2.08 0.4975 1.58 Nicaragua
1300s 2.27 0.5526 1.72 Nicaragua
1400s 2.48 0.5921 1.88 Nicaragua
1500s 2.7 0.6489 2.05 Nicaragua
1600s 1.35 0.7571 0.5937 Nicaragua
1700s 0.6754 0.8652 0.1899 Niger
1710s 0.7236 0.9162 0.1926 Niger
1720s 0.7753 0.9239 0.1486 Niger
1730s 0.8307 0.932 0.1013 Niger
1740s 0.89 0.9406 0.0505 Niger
1750s 0.9536 0.9496 0.004 Nicaragua
1760s 1.02 0.9592 0.0625 Nicaragua
1770s 1.09 0.9694 0.1253 Nicaragua
1780s 1.17 0.9803 0.1926 Nicaragua
1790s 1.26 0.992 0.2647 Nicaragua
1800s 1.55 0.6732 0.8724 Nicaragua
1810s 1.55 0.676 0.8701 Nicaragua
1820s 1.66 0.6933 0.9713 Nicaragua
1830s 1.95 0.7268 1.22 Nicaragua
1840s 2.29 0.766 1.52 Nicaragua
1850s 2.59 0.8022 1.79 Nicaragua
1860s 2.84 0.8404 2 Nicaragua
1870s 3.18 0.889 2.29 Nicaragua
1880s 3.68 0.9451 2.73 Nicaragua
1890s 4.25 1 3.24 Nicaragua
1900s 4.97 1.1 3.87 Nicaragua
1910s 5.9 1.24 4.66 Nicaragua
1920s 6.61 1.38 5.22 Nicaragua
1930s 7.5 1.58 5.91 Nicaragua
1940s 9.5 1.83 7.66 Nicaragua
1950s 12.64 2.36 10.27 Nicaragua
1960s 17.04 3.16 13.89 Nicaragua
1970s 23.13 4.16 18.97 Nicaragua
1980s 30.42 5.56 24.86 Nicaragua
1990s 38.06 7.59 30.47 Nicaragua
2000s 44.24 10.73 33.5 Nicaragua
2010s 50.76 15.51 35.25 Nicaragua
2020s 57.84 21.74 36.1 Nicaragua
2030s 64.75 29.12 35.63 Nicaragua
2040s 70.31 37.01 33.3 Nicaragua
2050s 74.23 45.11 29.12 Nicaragua
2060s 76.31 52.94 23.36 Nicaragua
2070s 76.6 59.94 16.66 Nicaragua
2080s 75.39 65.69 9.7 Nicaragua
2090s 73.11 69.95 3.17 Nicaragua
2100s 71.56 71.7 0.1359 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 against 71.56 in Nicaragua as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Nicaragua and Niger?
0.14, 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?
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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Indicator
Population density
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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