El Salvador vs Nicaragua: International migrant stock, total

El Salvador
43,342
in 2024
Nicaragua
43,757
in 2024
El Salvador rank
164th
Nicaragua rank
162nd

International migrant stock, total over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k199020072024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 43,757 against 43,342 in El Salvador, a difference of 415.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 164th and Nicaragua ranks 162nd of 215 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 43,448 34,020 9,428 El Salvador
2000s 33,871 32,654 1,217 El Salvador
2010s 41,200 38,803 2,398 El Salvador
2020s 43,054 42,962 92.5 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international migrant stock, total, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 43,757 against 43,342 in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in international migrant stock, total between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
415, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for international migrant stock, total?
El Salvador ranks 164th and Nicaragua ranks 162nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Migrant Stock, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as International migrant stock, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International migrant stock, total
Source
International Migrant Stock, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 2,104 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

International migrant stock, total is the number of people at mid-year born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees.