Ecuador vs Nicaragua: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Ecuador
7.14 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
7.31 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador rank
119th
Nicaragua rank
116th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Ecuador
  • Nicaragua
2468197019962023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 7.31 units per square kilometre against 7.14 units per square kilometre in Ecuador, a difference of 0.17 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 116th of 206 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 4.23 units per square kilometre 2.87 units per square kilometre 1.37 units per square kilometre Ecuador
1980s 6.11 units per square kilometre 4.57 units per square kilometre 1.54 units per square kilometre Ecuador
1990s 6.91 units per square kilometre 6.18 units per square kilometre 0.7376 units per square kilometre Ecuador
2000s 8 units per square kilometre 7.67 units per square kilometre 0.3337 units per square kilometre Ecuador
2010s 8.46 units per square kilometre 7.68 units per square kilometre 0.7809 units per square kilometre Ecuador
2020s 7.28 units per square kilometre 7.28 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Ecuador or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 7.31 units per square kilometre against 7.14 units per square kilometre in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Ecuador and Nicaragua?
0.17 units per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nicaragua?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Nicaragua rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Ecuador ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 116th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.