Nicaragua vs Panama: Population, annual growth rate
Nicaragua
1.36 % change on previous year
in 2024
Panama
1.27 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
78th
Panama rank
81st
Population, annual growth rate over time
- Nicaragua
- Panama
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.36 % change on previous year against 1.27 % change on previous year in Panama, a difference of 0.09 % change on previous year.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 78th and Panama ranks 81st of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.11 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | 0.0984 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 3.03 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | 0.3725 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 0.2217 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | 0.0805 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.34 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | 0.5685 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.37 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year | 0.3642 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.3 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | 0.0071 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, annual growth rate, Nicaragua or Panama?
- Nicaragua, at 1.36 % change on previous year against 1.27 % change on previous year in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population, annual growth rate between Nicaragua and Panama?
- 0.09 % change on previous year, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Panama?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Panama rank globally for population, annual growth rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 78th and Panama ranks 81st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.