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Nicaragua

Nicaragua / NI

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Nicaragua in numbers.

Area130,370 kmยฒWorld # 98 โ†’Population7MWorld # 108 โ†’Population density53.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 145 โ†’Life expectancy75.1 yearsWorld # 104 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 3,173World # 156 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Nicaragua across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area130,370 kmยฒWorld # 98 / 2023 โ†’Population7MWorld # 108 / 2025 โ†’Population density53.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 145 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,821World # 157 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.3%World # 80 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.2World # 93 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate19.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 79 / 2024 โ†’Death rate4.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 200 / 2024 โ†’Median age25.3 yearsWorld # 162 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+5.7%World # 139 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1428.3%World # 80 / 2025 โ†’Urban population59.4%World # 128 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-8.4KWorld # 148 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 137 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.6%World # 187 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy75.1 yearsWorld # 104 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy64.6 yearsWorld # 64 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 132 / 2018 โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 3,173World # 156 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 22.2BWorld # 130 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 9,284World # 143 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4.9%World # 56 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.1%World # 129 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment5%World # 99 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment9.5%World # 120 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)46.2World # 13 / 2014 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.9%World # 151 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 117 / 2015 โ†’Patent applications per million people0.1 per million peopleWorld # 139 / 2014 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,760 kcal/dayWorld # 128 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person36.3 kg/person/yearWorld # 125 / 2023 โ†’Rice production499K tWorld # 51 / 2023 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production143.3K tWorld # 15 / 2023 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area25.8%World # 116 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person641 kWh/personWorld # 119 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.8 tWorld # 165 / 2024 โ†’Internet use61.4%World # 149 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions106 per 100 peopleWorld # 131 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate11.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 34 / 2021 โ†’Road traffic death rate16.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 79 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.5%World # 147 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament54.9%World # 3 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals474KWorld # 130 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsNo dataNo rank โ†’World Heritage sites2 sitesWorld # 114 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2020 / 83.6%Main languageSpanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryTextiles and clothing2023Most mapped OSM sportBaseball and softball928 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSpanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceMaize2023Current currencyCordoba OroNIODriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeople and mythological figuresNicarao