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Nicaragua
Latin America & Caribbean · Lower middle income · capital Managua
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old75.1years
Ranks 106 of 217 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old11.2per 1,000 live births
Ranks 81 of 196 in 2024
25% below world median · 15% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old60per 100,000 live births
Ranks 108 of 194 in 2023
28% above world median · 10% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2012 · 14 years old17.3% of under-5s
Ranks 20 of 45 in 2012
6% below world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 45 countries reporting in 2012 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old8.30% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
31% above world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old2.21births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
16% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2014 · 12 years old87.3% of adults 15+
Ranks 25 of 45 in 2014
3% below world median · 6% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 45 countries reporting in 2014 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2023 · 3 years old109.5% gross
Ranks 30 of 166 in 2023
9% above world median · 9% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 166 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Education spending
2023 · 3 years old2.87% of GDP
Ranks 85 of 121 in 2023
22% below world median · 24% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 121 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old3,173current US$
Ranks 135 of 186 in 2025
60% below world median · 71% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old9,284international $
Ranks 131 of 185 in 2025
54% below world median · 60% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2014 · 12 years old6.6% of population
Ranks 62 of 84 in 2014
3.9× above world median · 10% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 84 countries reporting in 2014 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2014 · 12 years old46.2index, 0–100
Ranks 72 of 84 in 2014
33% above world median · 4% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 84 countries reporting in 2014 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old5.0% of labour force
Ranks 88 of 182 in 2025
about the same world median · 16% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old2.1% per year
Not ranked — no better end
32% below world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old0.55% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
66% below world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old88.7% of population
Ranks 165 of 215 in 2024
11% below world median · 11% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old61.4% of population
Ranks 134 of 182 in 2024
25% below world median · 23% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old0.83t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
67% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old7.0mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
7% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Nicaragua has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.