How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Switzerland?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Switzerland: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Nicaragua

16.0%

in 2025

Switzerland

16.0%

in 2025

Nicaragua rank

86th

Switzerland rank

85th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Nicaragua
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 16.0% against 16.0% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 86th and Switzerland ranks 85th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12.8%	10.5%	2.3%	Nicaragua
1970s	15.7%	11.4%	4.3%	Nicaragua
1980s	16.7%	12.8%	4.0%	Nicaragua
1990s	18.1%	15.3%	2.9%	Nicaragua
2000s	17.3%	16.0%	1.4%	Nicaragua
2010s	16.8%	16.1%	0.7%	Nicaragua
2020s	16.1%	16.1%	0.0%	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Nicaragua or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 16.0% against 16.0% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Nicaragua and Switzerland?: 0.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Switzerland?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Switzerland rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Nicaragua ranks 86th and Switzerland ranks 85th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.