Ecuador vs Nicaragua: Grazing land use over the long term
Ecuador
3.24 million
in 2025
Nicaragua
3.30 million
in 2025
Ecuador rank
74th
Nicaragua rank
72nd
Grazing land use over the long term over time
- Ecuador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 3.30 million against 3.24 million in Ecuador, a difference of 61,550.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 74th and Nicaragua ranks 72nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 9 and Nicaragua in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 75,147 | 0 | 75,147 | Ecuador |
| 1100s | 80,956 | 0 | 80,956 | Ecuador |
| 1200s | 86,284 | 0 | 86,284 | Ecuador |
| 1300s | 91,045 | 0 | 91,045 | Ecuador |
| 1400s | 95,118 | 0 | 95,118 | Ecuador |
| 1500s | 98,330 | 0 | 98,330 | Ecuador |
| 1600s | 78,445 | 150,042 | 71,597 | Nicaragua |
| 1700s | 74,085 | 99,263 | 25,178 | Nicaragua |
| 1710s | 73,610 | 108,951 | 35,341 | Nicaragua |
| 1720s | 73,121 | 119,516 | 46,395 | Nicaragua |
| 1730s | 72,619 | 131,034 | 58,415 | Nicaragua |
| 1740s | 72,101 | 143,588 | 71,487 | Nicaragua |
| 1750s | 71,568 | 157,267 | 85,699 | Nicaragua |
| 1760s | 71,017 | 172,168 | 101,151 | Nicaragua |
| 1770s | 70,449 | 188,395 | 117,946 | Nicaragua |
| 1780s | 69,860 | 206,062 | 136,202 | Nicaragua |
| 1790s | 69,251 | 225,291 | 156,040 | Nicaragua |
| 1800s | 68,619 | 246,216 | 177,597 | Nicaragua |
| 1810s | 67,961 | 271,964 | 204,003 | Nicaragua |
| 1820s | 67,276 | 300,134 | 232,858 | Nicaragua |
| 1830s | 83,160 | 366,017 | 282,857 | Nicaragua |
| 1840s | 93,962 | 439,108 | 345,146 | Nicaragua |
| 1850s | 106,095 | 526,396 | 420,301 | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 117,381 | 523,574 | 406,193 | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 128,247 | 516,652 | 388,405 | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 144,332 | 546,354 | 402,022 | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 156,253 | 575,771 | 419,518 | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 168,924 | 602,442 | 433,518 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 191,438 | 624,984 | 433,546 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 207,520 | 641,671 | 434,151 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 220,153 | 858,905 | 638,752 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 320,612 | 1.09 million | 767,598 | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 404,132 | 1.79 million | 1.38 million | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 469,025 | 2.32 million | 1.85 million | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 1.11 million | 2.43 million | 1.32 million | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 2.86 million | 2.48 million | 382,200 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 3.28 million | 2.71 million | 575,211 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 3.24 million | 3.05 million | 189,619 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 3.20 million | 3.27 million | 73,121 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 3.24 million | 3.29 million | 56,657 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long term, Ecuador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 3.30 million against 3.24 million in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long term between Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 61,550, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Nicaragua rank globally for grazing land use over the long term?
- Ecuador ranks 74th and Nicaragua ranks 72nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.