Greece vs Nicaragua: Land use over the long term

Greece
3.05 million
in 2025
Nicaragua
3.30 million
in 2025
Greece rank
75th
Nicaragua rank
72nd

Land use over the long term over time

  • Greece
  • Nicaragua
02.0M4.0M6.0M100015122025

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 3.30 million against 3.05 million in Greece, a difference of 251,850.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 75th and Nicaragua ranks 72nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 38 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1000s 2.17 million 0 2.17 million Greece
1100s 2.26 million 0 2.26 million Greece
1200s 2.36 million 0 2.36 million Greece
1300s 2.41 million 0 2.41 million Greece
1400s 1.64 million 0 1.64 million Greece
1500s 1.72 million 0 1.72 million Greece
1600s 2.38 million 150,042 2.23 million Greece
1700s 2.15 million 99,263 2.05 million Greece
1710s 2.22 million 108,951 2.12 million Greece
1720s 2.29 million 119,516 2.17 million Greece
1730s 2.36 million 131,034 2.23 million Greece
1740s 2.42 million 143,588 2.27 million Greece
1750s 2.47 million 157,267 2.32 million Greece
1760s 2.53 million 172,168 2.36 million Greece
1770s 2.58 million 188,395 2.39 million Greece
1780s 2.63 million 206,062 2.42 million Greece
1790s 2.67 million 225,291 2.44 million Greece
1800s 2.70 million 246,216 2.46 million Greece
1810s 2.74 million 271,964 2.47 million Greece
1820s 2.76 million 300,134 2.46 million Greece
1830s 2.97 million 366,017 2.60 million Greece
1840s 3.18 million 439,108 2.74 million Greece
1850s 3.40 million 526,396 2.88 million Greece
1860s 3.63 million 523,574 3.11 million Greece
1870s 3.87 million 516,652 3.36 million Greece
1880s 4.16 million 546,354 3.61 million Greece
1890s 4.45 million 575,771 3.88 million Greece
1900s 4.75 million 602,442 4.14 million Greece
1910s 4.88 million 624,984 4.25 million Greece
1920s 4.98 million 641,671 4.34 million Greece
1930s 5.24 million 858,905 4.38 million Greece
1940s 5.61 million 1.09 million 4.53 million Greece
1950s 5.37 million 1.79 million 3.58 million Greece
1960s 5.17 million 2.32 million 2.85 million Greece
1970s 5.25 million 2.43 million 2.82 million Greece
1980s 5.25 million 2.48 million 2.77 million Greece
1990s 5.15 million 2.71 million 2.44 million Greece
2000s 4.27 million 3.05 million 1.23 million Greece
2010s 3.15 million 3.27 million 122,192 Nicaragua
2020s 2.92 million 3.29 million 371,657 Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long term, Greece or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 3.30 million against 3.05 million in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long term between Greece and Nicaragua?
251,850, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Nicaragua?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Greece and Nicaragua rank globally for land use over the long term?
Greece ranks 75th and Nicaragua ranks 72nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use over the long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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