Which has higher population in largest city, Eritrea, The State of or Nicaragua?

Eritrea, The State of, at 1.15 million against 1.12 million in Nicaragua as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in largest city between Eritrea, The State of and Nicaragua?

31,280, with Eritrea, The State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea, The State of and Nicaragua?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea, The State of vs Nicaragua: Population in largest city

Eritrea, The State of

1.15 million

in 2025

Nicaragua

1.12 million

in 2025

Eritrea, The State of rank

119th

Nicaragua rank

122nd

Population in largest city over time

Eritrea, The State of
Nicaragua

How they compare

Eritrea, The State of currently reports 1.15 million against 1.12 million in Nicaragua, a difference of 31,280.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Eritrea, The State of ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 122nd of 153 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea, The State of	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1960s	161,884	264,867	102,983	Nicaragua
1970s	223,359	437,153	213,793	Nicaragua
1980s	289,971	613,404	323,433	Nicaragua
1990s	378,059	830,288	452,229	Nicaragua
2000s	548,689	921,533	372,844	Nicaragua
2010s	793,056	1.02 million	230,214	Nicaragua
2020s	1.06 million	1.09 million	34,899	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Eritrea, The State of or Nicaragua?: Eritrea, The State of, at 1.15 million against 1.12 million in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Eritrea, The State of and Nicaragua?: 31,280, with Eritrea, The State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea, The State of and Nicaragua?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Eritrea, The State of and Nicaragua rank globally for population in largest city?: Eritrea, The State of ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 122nd of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in largest city
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.