Jamaica vs Nicaragua: Urban population, per capita
Jamaica
0.5943 units per person
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.5944 units per person
in 2025
Jamaica rank
129th
Nicaragua rank
128th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Jamaica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.5944 units per person against 0.5943 units per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 129th and Nicaragua ranks 128th of 218 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3517 units per person | 0.425 units per person | 0.0733 units per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.4431 units per person | 0.492 units per person | 0.0489 units per person | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.4834 units per person | 0.5227 units per person | 0.0393 units per person | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.5046 units per person | 0.5433 units per person | 0.0387 units per person | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.5266 units per person | 0.5589 units per person | 0.0324 units per person | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.551 units per person | 0.5771 units per person | 0.026 units per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.5824 units per person | 0.5907 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Jamaica or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.5944 units per person against 0.5943 units per person in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Jamaica and Nicaragua?
- 0.0001 units per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nicaragua?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Nicaragua rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 129th and Nicaragua ranks 128th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.