Nicaragua vs Portugal: Population regions with projections

Nicaragua
8.61 million
in 2100
Portugal
8.75 million
in 2100
Nicaragua rank
110th
Portugal rank
109th

Population regions with projections over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Portugal
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M100015502100

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 8.75 million against 8.61 million in Nicaragua, a difference of 142,260.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Portugal ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 110th and Portugal ranks 109th of 232 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 45.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Portugal Difference Ahead
1000s 210,412 550,565 340,153 Portugal
1100s 229,540 688,207 458,667 Portugal
1200s 250,408 825,848 575,440 Portugal
1300s 273,172 1.15 million 873,838 Portugal
1400s 298,006 825,848 527,842 Portugal
1500s 325,097 1.15 million 821,913 Portugal
1600s 162,548 1.84 million 1.67 million Portugal
1700s 81,274 1.84 million 1.75 million Portugal
1710s 87,079 2.43 million 2.34 million Portugal
1720s 93,299 2.51 million 2.41 million Portugal
1730s 99,964 2.56 million 2.46 million Portugal
1740s 107,104 2.61 million 2.50 million Portugal
1750s 114,754 2.66 million 2.55 million Portugal
1760s 122,951 2.72 million 2.59 million Portugal
1770s 131,733 2.77 million 2.64 million Portugal
1780s 141,143 2.83 million 2.69 million Portugal
1790s 151,224 2.89 million 2.74 million Portugal
1800s 186,000 2.87 million 2.68 million Portugal
1810s 186,060 3.14 million 2.95 million Portugal
1820s 200,322 3.38 million 3.18 million Portugal
1830s 234,651 3.59 million 3.35 million Portugal
1840s 275,124 3.75 million 3.48 million Portugal
1850s 312,133 3.90 million 3.59 million Portugal
1860s 341,288 4.14 million 3.80 million Portugal
1870s 382,787 4.45 million 4.07 million Portugal
1880s 442,343 4.79 million 4.35 million Portugal
1890s 511,013 5.19 million 4.68 million Portugal
1900s 598,040 5.61 million 5.01 million Portugal
1910s 709,547 5.94 million 5.23 million Portugal
1920s 794,857 6.36 million 5.56 million Portugal
1930s 901,981 7.17 million 6.26 million Portugal
1940s 1.14 million 8.00 million 6.86 million Portugal
1950s 1.52 million 8.63 million 7.11 million Portugal
1960s 2.05 million 8.86 million 6.81 million Portugal
1970s 2.78 million 9.13 million 6.35 million Portugal
1980s 3.66 million 9.93 million 6.27 million Portugal
1990s 4.58 million 10.05 million 5.47 million Portugal
2000s 5.32 million 10.47 million 5.15 million Portugal
2010s 6.11 million 10.42 million 4.31 million Portugal
2020s 6.96 million 10.39 million 3.43 million Portugal
2030s 7.79 million 10.22 million 2.43 million Portugal
2040s 8.46 million 9.95 million 1.49 million Portugal
2050s 8.93 million 9.60 million 670,732 Portugal
2060s 9.18 million 9.24 million 55,160 Portugal
2070s 9.22 million 8.96 million 258,440 Nicaragua
2080s 9.07 million 8.83 million 237,479 Nicaragua
2090s 8.80 million 8.78 million 16,245 Nicaragua
2100s 8.61 million 8.75 million 142,260 Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population regions with projections, Nicaragua or Portugal?
Portugal, at 8.75 million against 8.61 million in Nicaragua as of 2100.
What is the difference in population regions with projections between Nicaragua and Portugal?
142,260, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Portugal?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Nicaragua and Portugal rank globally for population regions with projections?
Nicaragua ranks 110th and Portugal ranks 109th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population regions with projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population regions with projections
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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