El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Population peak status

El Salvador
6.31 million
in 2023
Nicaragua
6.82 million
in 2023
El Salvador rank
112th
Nicaragua rank
109th

Population peak status over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 6.82 million against 6.31 million in El Salvador, a difference of 513,990.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 112th and Nicaragua ranks 109th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 7 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1950s 2.44 million 1.52 million 916,159 El Salvador
1960s 3.17 million 2.05 million 1.12 million El Salvador
1970s 4.07 million 2.78 million 1.29 million El Salvador
1980s 4.87 million 3.66 million 1.21 million El Salvador
1990s 5.71 million 4.58 million 1.13 million El Salvador
2000s 6.00 million 5.32 million 676,094 El Salvador
2010s 6.16 million 6.11 million 52,412 El Salvador
2020s 6.27 million 6.69 million 420,970 Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population peak status, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 6.82 million against 6.31 million in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in population peak status between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
513,990, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for population peak status?
El Salvador ranks 112th and Nicaragua ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population peak status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population peak status
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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