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
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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About this data
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.