Nicaragua vs UNDEV - Caribbean: Percentage of children as a proportion of total population
Nicaragua
33.98
in 2025
UNDEV - Caribbean
26.86
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
6th
UNDEV - Caribbean rank
7th
Percentage of children as a proportion of total population over time
- Nicaragua
- UNDEV - Caribbean
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 33.98 against 26.86 in UNDEV - Caribbean, a difference of 7.12.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.3 times UNDEV - Caribbean's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 6th and UNDEV - Caribbean ranks 7th of 36 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | UNDEV - Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.33 | 46.29 | 6.04 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 54.4 | 47.29 | 7.12 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 54.24 | 46.09 | 8.15 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 54.06 | 41.03 | 13.03 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 51.21 | 37.08 | 14.14 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 44.41 | 34.1 | 10.31 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 38.73 | 30.14 | 8.58 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 35.15 | 27.55 | 7.6 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of children as a proportion of total population, Nicaragua or UNDEV - Caribbean?
- Nicaragua, at 33.98 against 26.86 in UNDEV - Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of children as a proportion of total population between Nicaragua and UNDEV - Caribbean?
- 7.12, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and UNDEV - Caribbean?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and UNDEV - Caribbean rank globally for percentage of children as a proportion of total population?
- Nicaragua ranks 6th and UNDEV - Caribbean ranks 7th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of children as a proportion of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.