Iceland vs Nicaragua: Rural population, annual growth rate
Iceland
0.8983 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.8714 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iceland rank
57th
Nicaragua rank
60th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Iceland
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.8983 % change on previous year against 0.8714 % change on previous year in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0269 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Iceland ranks 57th and Nicaragua ranks 60th of 208 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.18 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2.82 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | -1.24 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | 3.41 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | -1.19 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | -0.6444 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | 2.24 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | -0.782 % change on previous year | 0.9745 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.399 % change on previous year | 0.9232 % change on previous year | 0.5242 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.7419 % change on previous year | 0.9322 % change on previous year | 0.1903 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Iceland or Nicaragua?
- Iceland, at 0.8983 % change on previous year against 0.8714 % change on previous year in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Iceland and Nicaragua?
- 0.0269 % change on previous year, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Nicaragua rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Iceland ranks 57th and Nicaragua ranks 60th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural 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 Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.