Nicaragua vs Vanuatu: Population density
Nicaragua
71.56 people per km²
in 2100
Vanuatu
71.82 people per km²
in 2100
Nicaragua rank
148th
Vanuatu rank
146th
Population density over time
- Nicaragua
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 71.82 people per km² against 71.56 people per km² in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.26 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 Vanuatu ranks 146th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 26 and Vanuatu in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.75 people per km² | 0.0758 people per km² | 1.67 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1100s | 1.91 people per km² | 0.1137 people per km² | 1.79 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1200s | 2.08 people per km² | 0.1706 people per km² | 1.91 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1300s | 2.27 people per km² | 0.2559 people per km² | 2.01 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1400s | 2.48 people per km² | 0.3838 people per km² | 2.09 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1500s | 2.7 people per km² | 0.5757 people per km² | 2.13 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1600s | 1.35 people per km² | 0.8637 people per km² | 0.4871 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1700s | 0.6754 people per km² | 1.3 people per km² | 0.6201 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1710s | 0.7236 people per km² | 1.36 people per km² | 0.6401 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1720s | 0.7753 people per km² | 1.44 people per km² | 0.6601 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1730s | 0.8307 people per km² | 1.51 people per km² | 0.6803 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1740s | 0.89 people per km² | 1.59 people per km² | 0.7005 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1750s | 0.9536 people per km² | 1.67 people per km² | 0.7207 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1760s | 1.02 people per km² | 1.76 people per km² | 0.7407 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1770s | 1.09 people per km² | 1.86 people per km² | 0.7605 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1780s | 1.17 people per km² | 1.95 people per km² | 0.7799 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1790s | 1.26 people per km² | 2.06 people per km² | 0.7989 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1800s | 1.55 people per km² | 2.28 people per km² | 0.7342 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1810s | 1.55 people per km² | 2.28 people per km² | 0.7342 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1820s | 1.66 people per km² | 2.39 people per km² | 0.7207 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1830s | 1.95 people per km² | 2.63 people per km² | 0.6785 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1840s | 2.29 people per km² | 2.9 people per km² | 0.6121 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1850s | 2.59 people per km² | 3.19 people per km² | 0.5978 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 2.84 people per km² | 3.51 people per km² | 0.6727 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 3.18 people per km² | 3.86 people per km² | 0.6764 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 3.68 people per km² | 4.24 people per km² | 0.5646 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 4.25 people per km² | 4.66 people per km² | 0.4152 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 4.97 people per km² | 5.12 people per km² | 0.1527 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 5.9 people per km² | 5.12 people per km² | 0.7729 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 6.61 people per km² | 4.82 people per km² | 1.78 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 7.5 people per km² | 4.44 people per km² | 3.05 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 9.5 people per km² | 4.1 people per km² | 5.4 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 12.64 people per km² | 4.63 people per km² | 8.01 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 17.04 people per km² | 6.04 people per km² | 11 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 23.13 people per km² | 8.14 people per km² | 15 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 30.42 people per km² | 10.6 people per km² | 19.82 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 38.06 people per km² | 13.55 people per km² | 24.51 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 44.24 people per km² | 17.12 people per km² | 27.11 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 50.76 people per km² | 21.65 people per km² | 29.11 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 57.84 people per km² | 27.2 people per km² | 30.63 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2030s | 64.75 people per km² | 33.42 people per km² | 31.33 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2040s | 70.31 people per km² | 40.1 people per km² | 30.21 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2050s | 74.23 people per km² | 46.83 people per km² | 27.4 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2060s | 76.31 people per km² | 53.31 people per km² | 23 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2070s | 76.6 people per km² | 59.45 people per km² | 17.15 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2080s | 75.39 people per km² | 64.94 people per km² | 10.45 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2090s | 73.11 people per km² | 69.61 people per km² | 3.51 people per km² | Nicaragua |
| 2100s | 71.56 people per km² | 71.82 people per km² | 0.2576 people per km² | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Nicaragua or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 71.82 people per km² against 71.56 people per km² in Nicaragua as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Nicaragua and Vanuatu?
- 0.26 people per km², with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Vanuatu?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Nicaragua and Vanuatu rank globally for population density?
- Nicaragua ranks 148th and Vanuatu ranks 146th 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.