Mongolia vs Nicaragua: Population growth
Mongolia
1.2%
in 2025
Nicaragua
1.3%
in 2025
Mongolia rank
83rd
Nicaragua rank
80th
Population growth over time
- Mongolia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 83rd and Nicaragua ranks 80th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 2.0% | 0.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Mongolia or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Mongolia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Mongolia and Nicaragua?
- 0.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Mongolia and Nicaragua rank globally for population growth?
- Mongolia ranks 83rd and Nicaragua ranks 80th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.