Afghanistan vs Nicaragua: Number of cattle
Afghanistan
5.56 million animals
in 2024
Nicaragua
5.62 million animals
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
51st
Nicaragua rank
49th
Number of cattle over time
- Afghanistan
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 5.62 million animals against 5.56 million animals in Afghanistan, a difference of 64,160 animals.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 51st and Nicaragua ranks 49th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.40 million animals | 1.86 million animals | 1.54 million animals | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 3.59 million animals | 2.49 million animals | 1.10 million animals | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 2.59 million animals | 2.27 million animals | 316,451 animals | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 2.27 million animals | 2.89 million animals | 622,456 animals | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 3.78 million animals | 3.48 million animals | 306,800 animals | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5.29 million animals | 4.70 million animals | 589,740 animals | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5.37 million animals | 5.47 million animals | 95,980 animals | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of cattle, Afghanistan or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 5.62 million animals against 5.56 million animals in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of cattle between Afghanistan and Nicaragua?
- 64,160 animals, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Nicaragua rank globally for number of cattle?
- Afghanistan ranks 51st and Nicaragua ranks 49th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of cattle. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.