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Nicaragua flag Nicaragua North America
United States flag United States North America
Key Statistics
Population
people
6.9M
109th
340.1M
3rd
GDP
gross domestic product, US$
$19.7B
133rd
$28.8T
1st
GDP per Capita
US$ per person
$2,848
160th
$84,534
12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
international $
$8,270
146th
$85,980
10th
GDP Growth
annual %
3.6% 93rd
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
km²
130,370 km²
98th
9,831,510 km²
3rd
Population Density
people per km²
53.1 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate
births per woman
2.2 93rd
1.6 135th
Urban Population
% of population
59.3% 127th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
% of population
5.5% 140th
17.9% 45th
Health
Life Expectancy
years at birth
74.9 yrs
107th
78.4 yrs
63rd
Infant Mortality
per 1,000 live births
10.3 82nd
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality
per 100,000 live births
60.0 108th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
US$
$217
128th
$13,473
1st
Health Spending
% of GDP
8.3% 57th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians
per 1,000 people
0.68
142nd
3.68
39th
Hospital Beds
per 1,000 people
0.97
160th
2.68
82nd
Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024
Population pyramid of Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Population pyramid of United States
United States
Economy & Environment
Unemployment Rate
% of labour force
5.0% 88th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions
tons per capita
5.98 107th
17.74 175th
Agriculture
% of GDP
14.4%
1.0%
Industry
% of GDP
27.6%
17.9%
Services
% of GDP
46.8%
77.6%
Exports
% of GDP
40.5%
11.1%
Imports
% of GDP
58.1%
14.3%
Education & Society
Literacy Rate
% of adults
87.3% 104th
N/A
Education Spending
% of GDP
2.9% 156th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
0 = perfect equality
46.2 159th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate
at $2.15/day
6.6% 106th
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate
per 100,000 people
11.3 161st
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
% of seats
53.8% 3rd
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
% of female population
51.1% 114th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending
% of GDP
0.5% 152nd
3.4% 24th
Technology & Infrastructure
Internet Users
% of population
58.2%
153rd
93.1%
42nd
Mobile Subscriptions
per 100 people
105.8 127th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
% of population
88.3%
163rd
100.0%
124th
Access to Water
% of population
N/A
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
% of population
N/A
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
% of consumption
50.4% 47th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area
% of land area
25.8% 116th
33.9% 96th
Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.
GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services
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Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP
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Population Over Time1960 – 2024
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GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$
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Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024
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