Nicaragua vs Peru: Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita
Nicaragua
12.91 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2014
Peru
13.86 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
73rd
Peru rank
70th
Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita over time
- Nicaragua
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 13.86 international-$ in 2021 prices against 12.91 international-$ in 2021 prices in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.95 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Peru ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 73rd and Peru ranks 70th of 118 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.16 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.79 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.63 international-$ in 2021 prices | Peru |
| 2000s | 9.18 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.84 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0.6562 international-$ in 2021 prices | Peru |
| 2010s | 12.91 international-$ in 2021 prices | 14.07 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.15 international-$ in 2021 prices | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita, Nicaragua or Peru?
- Peru, at 13.86 international-$ in 2021 prices against 12.91 international-$ in 2021 prices in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita between Nicaragua and Peru?
- 0.95 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.
- How do Nicaragua and Peru rank globally for mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 73rd and Peru ranks 70th of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average income or consumption of the population per day.