Iran vs Nicaragua: Number of cattle
Iran
5.60 million animals
in 2024
Nicaragua
5.62 million animals
in 2023
Iran rank
50th
Nicaragua rank
49th
Number of cattle over time
- Iran
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 5.62 million animals against 5.60 million animals in Iran, a difference of 18,730 animals.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 50th and Nicaragua ranks 49th of 197 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.25 million animals | 1.86 million animals | 3.38 million animals | Iran |
| 1970s | 5.57 million animals | 2.49 million animals | 3.08 million animals | Iran |
| 1980s | 6.08 million animals | 2.27 million animals | 3.81 million animals | Iran |
| 1990s | 8.06 million animals | 2.89 million animals | 5.17 million animals | Iran |
| 2000s | 7.74 million animals | 3.48 million animals | 4.27 million animals | Iran |
| 2010s | 6.07 million animals | 4.70 million animals | 1.37 million animals | Iran |
| 2020s | 5.53 million animals | 5.47 million animals | 62,062 animals | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of cattle, Iran or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 5.62 million animals against 5.60 million animals in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of cattle between Iran and Nicaragua?
- 18,730 animals, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Nicaragua rank globally for number of cattle?
- Iran ranks 50th 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.