What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Iran and Nicaragua?

0.0003 sq. km per person, with Iran ahead.

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

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Nicaragua: Land area (sq. km), per capita

Iran

0.0179 sq. km per person

in 2023

Nicaragua

0.0176 sq. km per person

in 2023

Iran rank

69th

Nicaragua rank

70th

Land area (sq. km), per capita over time

Iran
Nicaragua

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.0179 sq. km per person against 0.0176 sq. km per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0003 sq. km per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 69th and Nicaragua ranks 70th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0653 sq. km per person	0.0582 sq. km per person	0.0071 sq. km per person	Iran
1970s	0.049 sq. km per person	0.0436 sq. km per person	0.0055 sq. km per person	Iran
1980s	0.0339 sq. km per person	0.033 sq. km per person	0.0009 sq. km per person	Iran
1990s	0.0262 sq. km per person	0.0264 sq. km per person	0.0001 sq. km per person	Nicaragua
2000s	0.0229 sq. km per person	0.0226 sq. km per person	0.0003 sq. km per person	Iran
2010s	0.0198 sq. km per person	0.0197 sq. km per person	0.0001 sq. km per person	Iran
2020s	0.0182 sq. km per person	0.018 sq. km per person	0.0002 sq. km per person	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area (sq. km), per capita, Iran or Nicaragua?: Iran, at 0.0179 sq. km per person against 0.0176 sq. km per person in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Iran and Nicaragua?: 0.0003 sq. km per person, with Iran 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 land area (sq. km), per capita?: Iran ranks 69th and Nicaragua ranks 70th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.