Nicaragua vs Sudan: Population density
Nicaragua
71.56 people per km²
in 2100
Sudan
73.28 people per km²
in 2100
Nicaragua rank
148th
Sudan rank
145th
Population density over time
- Nicaragua
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 73.28 people per km² against 71.56 people per km² in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.72 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 Sudan ranks 145th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 31 and Sudan in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.75 people per km² | 1.61 people per km² | 0.1425 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1100s | 1.91 people per km² | 1.66 people per km² | 0.2479 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1200s | 2.08 people per km² | 1.71 people per km² | 0.3678 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1300s | 2.27 people per km² | 1.86 people per km² | 0.4142 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1400s | 2.48 people per km² | 2 people per km² | 0.4778 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1500s | 2.7 people per km² | 2.14 people per km² | 0.5602 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1600s | 1.35 people per km² | 2.3 people per km² | 0.9512 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1700s | 0.6754 people per km² | 2.46 people per km² | 1.79 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1710s | 0.7236 people per km² | 2.25 people per km² | 1.52 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1720s | 0.7753 people per km² | 2.26 people per km² | 1.49 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1730s | 0.8307 people per km² | 2.28 people per km² | 1.45 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1740s | 0.89 people per km² | 2.3 people per km² | 1.41 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1750s | 0.9536 people per km² | 2.32 people per km² | 1.36 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1760s | 1.02 people per km² | 2.34 people per km² | 1.32 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1770s | 1.09 people per km² | 2.36 people per km² | 1.27 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1780s | 1.17 people per km² | 2.38 people per km² | 1.21 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1790s | 1.26 people per km² | 2.41 people per km² | 1.15 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1800s | 1.55 people per km² | 2.15 people per km² | 0.6053 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1810s | 1.55 people per km² | 2.19 people per km² | 0.639 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1820s | 1.66 people per km² | 2.25 people per km² | 0.5833 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1830s | 1.95 people per km² | 2.34 people per km² | 0.3928 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1840s | 2.29 people per km² | 2.45 people per km² | 0.163 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1850s | 2.59 people per km² | 2.53 people per km² | 0.0606 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 2.84 people per km² | 2.59 people per km² | 0.2507 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 3.18 people per km² | 2.64 people per km² | 0.5444 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 3.68 people per km² | 2.69 people per km² | 0.9884 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 4.25 people per km² | 2.74 people per km² | 1.51 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 4.97 people per km² | 2.79 people per km² | 2.18 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 5.9 people per km² | 2.84 people per km² | 3.06 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 6.61 people per km² | 2.94 people per km² | 3.66 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 7.5 people per km² | 3.08 people per km² | 4.42 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 9.5 people per km² | 3.22 people per km² | 6.28 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 12.64 people per km² | 3.8 people per km² | 8.83 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 17.04 people per km² | 5.22 people per km² | 11.83 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 23.13 people per km² | 7.43 people per km² | 15.7 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 30.42 people per km² | 10.47 people per km² | 19.95 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 38.06 people per km² | 13.07 people per km² | 24.99 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 44.24 people per km² | 16.61 people per km² | 27.63 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 50.76 people per km² | 21.35 people per km² | 29.41 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 57.84 people per km² | 27.71 people per km² | 30.12 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2030s | 64.75 people per km² | 34.52 people per km² | 30.23 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2040s | 70.31 people per km² | 41.62 people per km² | 28.68 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2050s | 74.23 people per km² | 48.89 people per km² | 25.34 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2060s | 76.31 people per km² | 55.8 people per km² | 20.5 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2070s | 76.6 people per km² | 61.92 people per km² | 14.68 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2080s | 75.39 people per km² | 67.17 people per km² | 8.22 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2090s | 73.11 people per km² | 71.42 people per km² | 1.7 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2100s | 71.56 people per km² | 73.28 people per km² | 1.72 people per km² | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Nicaragua or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 73.28 people per km² against 71.56 people per km² in Nicaragua as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Nicaragua and Sudan?
- 1.72 people per km², with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sudan?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Nicaragua and Sudan rank globally for population density?
- Nicaragua ranks 148th and Sudan ranks 145th 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.