Denmark vs Nicaragua: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Denmark
1.20 million people
in 2020
Nicaragua
1.28 million people
in 2020
Denmark rank
114th
Nicaragua rank
111th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Denmark
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.28 million people against 1.20 million people in Denmark, a difference of 85,580 people.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Denmark ranks 114th and Nicaragua ranks 111th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 1.06 million people | 0 people | 1.06 million people | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.08 million people | 0 people | 1.08 million people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 2000s | 0 people | 512,095 people | 512,095 people | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.08 million people | 1.16 million people | 76,850 people | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.20 million people | 1.28 million people | 85,580 people | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Denmark or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1.28 million people against 1.20 million people in Denmark as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Denmark and Nicaragua?
- 85,580 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Nicaragua?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Denmark and Nicaragua rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Denmark ranks 114th and Nicaragua ranks 111th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.