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Australia vs Nicaragua: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 120 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
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Leads on 72 of 120 metrics
Nicaragua
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Leads on 40 of 120 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Nicaragua: Nicaragua leads on Televisions (320,000) against Australia (10.15); Nicaragua leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (37,000) against Australia (1.18); Australia leads on Oil Production (549,200) against Nicaragua (377). Across 120 compared metrics, Australia wins on 72 and Nicaragua wins on 40.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 8 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇮 NicaraguaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)96.13 %★61.4 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★58.23 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 58% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★22.83 points
Radios25.5★1.24
Televisions10.15320,000★
Waterways2,0002,220★

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇮 NicaraguaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★3.05B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★23.03B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.32 %24.69 %★
Apple Import Volume1.04M tonnes4.81M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %3 %
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %10.8 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★8.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7979.6★
Electricity Consumption229.4★3.59
Electricity Exports017.87★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★56
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants11★9
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1735★
Electricity Imports0205★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★1.55
Electricity Production243★4.45
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★10.66 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.346.2★
Gross Fixed Investment28.234.1★
Gross National Saving2124★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %3.6 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★4.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★0.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★0
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★0
Oil Consumption960,800★30,000
Oil Exports312,600★742
Oil Imports731,400★30,290
Oil Production549,200★377
Oil Proved Reserves3.32★0
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★24.9 people
Public Debt5833.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD3.6 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1837,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★460
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★20,120
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★14,720
Remittances0.126.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.131.26★
Robotics Research Funding1.92 USD★0.11 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.5★6.57
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★19.9
Top Exporting Countries432.61B USD★7.97B USD
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★4.6 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.54 %66.07 %★

Environment

8 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇮 NicaraguaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M202,047★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.653.81★
Contiguous Zone1225★
Continental Shelf200not specified;
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bythe overwhelming majority of the population resides in the western half of the country, with much of the urban growth centered in the capital city of Managua; coastal areas also show large population clusters
Protected Land Area for Adaptation22.48 sq km★21.17 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★59 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★164.52

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇮 NicaraguaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %1.3 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.9891.02★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★51,008 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★910 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant4,510.25 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land19,450★1,990

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇮 NicaraguaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★8.26 %
Administrative Divisions615★
Independence115★
Suffrage Participation Rate18★16

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇮 NicaraguaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.74★48.42
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.410.4★
Health Care Spending per Capita9,382.2 USD★882.84 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★9.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★0.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★60 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★19.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %23.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,00012,000★
Underweight Children Under 5NA4.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇮 NicaraguaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★12,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇮 NicaraguaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %55.88 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.51
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★79.4 years
Median age of population38.51 years★26.32 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★96,292.6 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★58.98 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★7.10M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.02
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %16.07 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %80.4 %★
Death Rate (%)6.81 %5.14 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★1.96M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★3.23
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★5.8 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people★1.1 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★166.71
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★64.75 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★0.68 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.92 %
Population living in slums0.03 %3.87 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons27,821.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★64.82 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman2.16 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-7,437.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★11.96 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇮 NicaraguaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.05
Airports2,257★39
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft9

Other

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇮 NicaraguaShare
Current Bank Rate4.35 %6 %★

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