Nicaragua
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and North America.
- Capital
- Managua
- Continent
- North America
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- Central America
- Land neighbours
- Costa Rica, Honduras
- Population
- 7,007,502 (2025)
- Total area
- 130,370 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 12.8° N, 85.0° W
Nicaragua at a glance
Nicaragua is a country in North America, in Central America. Its capital is Managua. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Costa Rica and Honduras.
Flag of Nicaragua
Nicaragua’s flag is drawn in the proportions 3:5 (height to width), like 18 other flags in our quizzes.
El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua: blue, white and blue horizontal bands; El Salvador has a round emblem in the centre, Nicaragua a triangular one and Honduras five blue stars.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: El Salvador, Honduras, Argentina and Botswana.
Nicaragua in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in North America |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 7,007,502 | 107thof 195 | 9thof 23 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 130,370 km² | 96thof 194 | 4thof 23 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $22.24B | 123rdof 182 | 13thof 21 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $3,173 | 131stof 182 | 20thof 21 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 75.1 years | 86thof 195 | 10thof 23 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 2.21 | 88thof 195 | 5thof 23 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $217 | 125thof 191 | 21stof 22 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 59.4% | 110thof 195 | 12thof 23 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 61.4% | 132ndof 180 | 20thof 23 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 25.8% | 108thof 191 | 20thof 23 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.83 t | 133rdof 181 | 22ndof 23 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Nicaragua compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 7,007,502 | 130,370 km² | $3,173 |
| Costa Rica | 5,152,950 | 51,100 km² | $19,970 |
| Honduras | 11,005,850 | 112,490 km² | $3,598 |
Quizzes featuring Nicaragua
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Nicaragua · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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