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Nicaragua

Latin America & CaribbeanLower middle incomeCapital: Managua223,780 observations
Population
7.01M
world rank #108 / 217
GDP
22.24B
world rank #126 / 186
GDP / capita
7,933.5
world rank #131 / 185
Life expectancy
75.1
world rank #106 / 217

Governance

593 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile18.9#189Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile30.9#178Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile64.7#110Rule of Law0-100 percentile29.1#195
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,126 indicators
GDPcurrent US$22.24B#126GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $7,933.5#131GDP growth%4.9%#49Inflation%2.1%#57
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

129 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$8.89B#109Merchandise importscurrent US$12.43B#108Exports of goods & services% GDP41.6%#56Imports of goods & services% GDP54.9%#44
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

2,449 indicators
Life expectancyyears75.1#106Infant mortalityper 1k births9.4#48Maternal mortalityper 100k60#44Health spending% GDP8.3%#57
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,094 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross70.2%#121Education spending% GDP2.9%#85Adult literacy%87.3%#25Primary enrollment% gross109.5%#30
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

1,247 indicators
Populationpeople7.01M#108Population growth%1.3%#80Urban population%59.4%#117Fertility ratebirths/woman2.2#93
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

272 indicators
Electricity access% pop88.7%#33Renewable energy share%50.4%#44Forest area% land25.8%#116Electric power consumptionkWh per capita640.6#119
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

216 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop72.2%#41Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.632.8#111Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

322 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area21.2%#69Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources0.81%#20Capture fisheries productiontonnes58,165#95
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

292 indicators
Agricultural land% land area42.3%#90Cereal yieldkg per hectare2,515.3#101Aquaculture productiontonnes18,005#70Food production index2014-16 = 100127.9#27
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

549 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people106#109Secure internet serversper 1M people94#168Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people3.5#99
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

1,936 indicators
Gini indexindex46.2#62Extreme poverty% pop6.6%#31Internet users% pop61.4%#132Homicide rateper 100k11.3#89
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

367 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-104.5#34Hazard & exposure0-104.7#41Vulnerability0-103.1#20
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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