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

Nicaragua
272,269 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Peru
266,936 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Nicaragua rank
120th
Peru rank
122nd

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Peru
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 272,269 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 266,936 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Peru, a difference of 5,333 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 120th and Peru ranks 122nd of 164 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 60,213 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 50,756 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 9,457 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Nicaragua
1970s 91,799 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 76,312 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 15,488 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Nicaragua
1980s 80,312 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 92,871 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 12,559 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Peru
1990s 83,827 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 86,994 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 3,167 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Peru
2000s 145,030 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 128,980 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 16,050 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Nicaragua
2010s 227,152 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 222,271 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 4,881 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 257,504 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 251,917 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 5,588 international-$ in 2011 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 272,269 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 266,936 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Peru as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Nicaragua and Peru?
5,333 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Nicaragua and Peru rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Nicaragua ranks 120th and Peru ranks 122nd of 164 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 2011 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2022
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.