Which has higher number of deaths, Nicaragua or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 34,665 deaths against 31,293 deaths in Nicaragua as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Nicaragua and Puerto Rico?

3,372 deaths, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Puerto Rico?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Puerto Rico: Number of deaths

Nicaragua

31,293 deaths

in 2023

Puerto Rico

34,665 deaths

in 2023

Nicaragua rank

129th

Puerto Rico rank

126th

Number of deaths over time

Nicaragua
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 34,665 deaths against 31,293 deaths in Nicaragua, a difference of 3,372 deaths.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 129th and Puerto Rico ranks 126th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	32,733 deaths	18,268 deaths	14,465 deaths	Nicaragua
1960s	32,494 deaths	17,372 deaths	15,122 deaths	Nicaragua
1970s	36,287 deaths	20,992 deaths	15,295 deaths	Nicaragua
1980s	36,616 deaths	24,777 deaths	11,839 deaths	Nicaragua
1990s	30,820 deaths	29,693 deaths	1,127 deaths	Nicaragua
2000s	28,929 deaths	33,995 deaths	5,066 deaths	Puerto Rico
2010s	30,370 deaths	35,108 deaths	4,738 deaths	Puerto Rico
2020s	37,647 deaths	34,971 deaths	2,676 deaths	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Nicaragua or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 34,665 deaths against 31,293 deaths in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Nicaragua and Puerto Rico?: 3,372 deaths, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of deaths?: Nicaragua ranks 129th and Puerto Rico ranks 126th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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