Maldives vs Nicaragua: Urban population, annual growth rate
Maldives
1.57 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nicaragua
1.63 % change on previous year
in 2025
Maldives rank
90th
Nicaragua rank
88th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Maldives
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.63 % change on previous year against 1.57 % change on previous year in Maldives, a difference of 0.06 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Maldives ranks 90th and Nicaragua ranks 88th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.32 % change on previous year | 5.1 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 9.77 % change on previous year | 3.94 % change on previous year | 5.83 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 1980s | 4.8 % change on previous year | 3.03 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 1990s | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | 0.5704 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 2000s | 5.4 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | 3.78 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 2010s | 4.43 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2.72 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 2020s | 2.4 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | 0.8383 % change on previous year | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Maldives or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1.63 % change on previous year against 1.57 % change on previous year in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Maldives and Nicaragua?
- 0.06 % change on previous year, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Nicaragua rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Maldives ranks 90th and Nicaragua ranks 88th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban 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 Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.