Nicaragua vs Peru: Population growth rate

Nicaragua
-0.43
in 2100
Peru
-0.438
in 2100
Nicaragua rank
145th
Peru rank
146th

Population growth rate over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Peru
-10123170019002100

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports -0.43 against -0.438 in Peru, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Peru ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 145th and Peru ranks 146th of 239 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 19 and Peru in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Peru Difference Ahead
1700s -0.6931 0.1434 0.8366 Peru
1800s 0.3449 0.0345 0.3104 Nicaragua
1900s 1.64 1.14 0.498 Nicaragua
1910s 1.72 1.26 0.4656 Nicaragua
1920s 0.8598 1.47 0.6076 Peru
1930s 1.58 1.6 0.0151 Peru
1940s 2.56 1.67 0.8879 Nicaragua
1950s 2.91 2.81 0.101 Nicaragua
1960s 3.06 2.86 0.2009 Nicaragua
1970s 2.96 2.5 0.4551 Nicaragua
1980s 2.5 2.39 0.1057 Nicaragua
1990s 1.93 1.93 0.0007 Peru
2000s 1.33 0.9333 0.3933 Nicaragua
2010s 1.36 1.19 0.1643 Nicaragua
2020s 1.26 0.9859 0.2724 Nicaragua
2030s 0.9734 0.7068 0.2666 Nicaragua
2040s 0.6827 0.4625 0.2202 Nicaragua
2050s 0.4063 0.2422 0.1641 Nicaragua
2060s 0.1521 0.0364 0.1157 Nicaragua
2070s -0.0678 -0.1522 0.0844 Nicaragua
2080s -0.2429 -0.3026 0.0597 Nicaragua
2090s -0.366 -0.4003 0.0343 Nicaragua
2100s -0.43 -0.438 0.008 Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Nicaragua or Peru?
Nicaragua, at -0.43 against -0.438 in Peru as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Nicaragua and Peru?
0.008, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?
163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do Nicaragua and Peru rank globally for population growth rate?
Nicaragua ranks 145th and Peru ranks 146th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population growth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
Last refreshed