Nicaragua vs Peru: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

Nicaragua
425,074 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru
405,679 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
144th
Peru rank
145th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Peru
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020062023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 425,074 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 405,679 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Peru, a difference of 19,395 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 144th and Peru ranks 145th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 161,704 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 132,277 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 29,427 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Nicaragua
2000s 234,429 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 198,974 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 35,455 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Nicaragua
2010s 338,205 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 338,667 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 462.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Peru
2020s 395,277 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 389,460 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 5,817 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Nicaragua or Peru?
Nicaragua, at 425,074 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 405,679 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Nicaragua and Peru?
19,395 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Peru rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Nicaragua ranks 144th and Peru ranks 145th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,456 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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