Kyrgyzstan vs Nicaragua

Kyrgyzstan and Nicaragua compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Kyrgyzstan and Nicaragua have about the same number of people: 7.3 million and 7 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Kyrgyzstan ($3,081) and Nicaragua ($3,173) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Kyrgyzstan (11.1%) than in Nicaragua (4.9%), a difference of 6.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Kyrgyzstan (8.2%) than in Nicaragua (2.1%), a difference of 6.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Nicaragua (5%) than in Kyrgyzstan (3.5%), a difference of 1.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Nicaragua can expect to live 2.7 years longer than one born in Kyrgyzstan: 75.1 years against 72.4 years in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 25.1 years in both Kyrgyzstan and Nicaragua in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Kyrgyzstan (92%) than in Nicaragua (61.4%), a difference of 30.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Kyrgyzstan (1.5 tonnes) are 81% higher than in Nicaragua (0.83 tonnes) in 2024.