Nicaragua vs South Africa: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square

Nicaragua
0.0567 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0521 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
129th
South Africa rank
132nd

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square over time

  • Nicaragua
  • South Africa
0.010.020.030.040.050.06196119922023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.0567 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0521 1000 No per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0046 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 132nd of 191 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0173 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre Nicaragua
1970s 0.0231 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0209 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre Nicaragua
1980s 0.0304 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0284 1000 No per square kilometre 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre Nicaragua
1990s 0.0381 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0363 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre Nicaragua
2000s 0.0442 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0406 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0036 1000 No per square kilometre Nicaragua
2010s 0.0508 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0461 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0047 1000 No per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 0.0556 1000 No per square kilometre 0.051 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0046 1000 No per square kilometre Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square, Nicaragua or South Africa?
Nicaragua, at 0.0567 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0521 1000 No per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square between Nicaragua and South Africa?
0.0046 1000 No per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and South Africa rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
Nicaragua ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 132nd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.