Nicaragua (NIC)

North America

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Indicators

Indicator	Value	Overall rank	Continental rank	Adj. Percentile	Grade
Net Foreign Assets	-92.5 % of GDP	115/129	15/19	88.8%	7
Energy Self-Sufficiency Rate	53.5 %	91/140	6/13	64.6%	6
GDP per Capita, PPP	10,211 Int'l $	133/196	21/23	67.6%	6
Civilian Firearms	5.2 per 100 people	97/197	9/23	49.0%	5
Household Debt-to-GDP Ratio	14 % of GDP	52(6)/159	3(2)/15	34.0%	4
Mean Age at First Marriage (Women)	21.5 years	156(5)/196	22/23	80.4%	7
Avg. Broadband Speed	33.85 Mbps	95/193	19/23	49.0%	5
Government Debt	52.1 % of GDP	89/188	5/22	47.1%	5
Life Expectancy	74.9 years at birth	87/196	10/23	44.1%	5
Food Self-Sufficiency Rate	128.4 % of domestic supply	21/197	2/23	10.4%	2
Number of Visa-Free Destinations	126 Henley Passport Index 2025	81(2)/197	18/23	41.1%	5
HIV Prevalence Rate	0.2 % of adults 15-49	67(19)/187	2(4)/23	40.4%	5
Divorce Rate	0.7 per 1000pop	90(5)/195	11(2)/23	46.9%	5
Manufacturing, Value Added	13.51 % of GDP	57/178	6/22	31.7%	4
Suicide Rate	4.24 per 100k	47/184	11/21	25.3%	4
Working-Age Population Share	65.71 % of total pop. ages 15-64	66/189	14/20	34.7%	4
Current Account Balance	4.15 % of GDP	36/191	1/22	18.6%	3
Population Under Age 15	28.76 %	79/196	4/23	40.1%	5
Population Aged 65+	5.53 %	119/196	19/23	60.5%	6
Urbanization Rate	59.26 %	111/197	12/23	56.1%	5
Foreign-born Population	0.6 % of total	169(7)/197	19/23	87.1%	7
R&D Expenditure	0.11 % of GDP	119/147	9/14	80.6%	7
CO2 per Capita	0.87 t CO2/cap	49(2)/193	3(2)/23	25.4%	4
Annual Alcohol Consumption per Capita	3.67 L pure alcohol 15+	110(2)/196	15(2)/23	56.1%	5
Services Value Added	46.83 % of GDP	145/187	23/23	77.3%	7
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing	14.41 % of GDP	52/186	2/23	27.7%	4
Secondary Sector Share	27.56 % of GDP	68/189	5/23	35.7%	4
Total Natural Resources Rents	3.84 % of GDP	81/191	3/23	42.1%	5
Military Spending	0.46 % of GDP	167/193	19/23	86.3%	7
Annual Precipitation	2,280 mm/yr	27/196	5/23	13.5%	3
Meat Consumption Per Capita	32.5 kg/year	123/185	22/23	66.2%	6
Annual Electricity Generation	4.52 TWh	131/188	13/23	69.4%	6
Military Expenditure	100 USD million	139(15)/194	13(3)/23	75.0%	6
Tourist Arrivals per 100 Residents	13.45 tourists/100 residents	113/196	21/23	57.4%	5
Tourist Departures per 100 Residents	4.77 trips/100 people	121/195	19/23	61.8%	6
Import Per Capita	1,653.38 USD/person	128/193	21/23	66.1%	6
Export Per Capita	1,137.92 USD/person	120/193	19/23	61.9%	6
Tourist Departures	0.33 millions	102(2)/195	8/23	52.3%	5
Tourist Arrivals	0.93 millions	110/196	13/23	55.9%	5
Obesity Rate	33.71 % of adults	163/191	16/23	85.1%	7
Coffee Consumption Per Capita	0.3 kg/yr	120(16)/189	17(6)/23	67.2%	6
Mountainous Area	20 %	127(3)/196	19/23	65.1%	6
Islam	0 %	179(18)/196	18(6)/23	95.4%	8
Christianity	79 %	84/196	19/23	42.6%	5
Median Age	27.3 yrs	119/196	19/23	60.5%	6
Avg Temperature	25.88 °C	55/196	10/23	27.8%	4
Imports	11,435 USD million	116/193	10/23	59.8%	5
Exports	7,870 USD million	117/193	12/23	60.4%	6
Fertility Rate	2.18 TFR	89/196	5/23	45.2%	5
Homicide Rate	11.35 per 100k	166/196	8/23	84.4%	7
Democracy Index	1.97	149(2)/166	14/14	89.8%	8
Nominal GDP Per Capita	3,558.81 USD	138/195	21/22	70.5%	6
Nominal GDP	21.86 Billions USD	130/196	14/23	66.1%	6
Population Density	56.7 people/km²	133/197	19/23	67.3%	6
Population	6,916,140	108/197	9/23	54.6%	5