🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Latin America & Caribbean · Capital: Managua
Money4.4 / 10
Safety2.6 / 10
Health4.4 / 10
Quality of life3.3 / 10
Passport5.5 / 10
average of the section's indicators; 5.0 is exactly mid-list
◉Money4.4 / 10
GDP per capita, PPP$9,284143 of 200World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025
GNI per capita$2,850153 of 204World Bank · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth4.9 %55 of 212World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation2.1 %62 of 190World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Unemployment5.0 %88 of 187World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2025
Reserves$8B88 of 177World Bank · FI.RES.TOTL.CD · 2025
Local purchasing power24.6128 of 151Numbeo
◈Safety2.6 / 10
Crime50.899 of 148Numbeo
Homicides per 100k11.3134 of 163World Bank · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · 2021
✚Health4.4 / 10
Life expectancy75.1 yr106 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Infant mortality per 10009.481 of 196World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · 2024
Health spending per capita$217127 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2023
Health spending8.3 % GDP57 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · 2023
Physicians per 10000.68130 of 189World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2018
Hospital beds per 10000.97130 of 158World Bank · SH.MED.BEDS.ZS · 2022
☀Quality of life3.3 / 10
Internet users61.4 %150 of 208World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Education spending2.9 % GDP151 of 190World Bank · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2023
Urban population59.4 %128 of 217World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025
⌂Housing
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◍Prices
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⇄Trade
Exports of goods and services$9B113 of 188World Bank · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Imports of goods and services$12B114 of 188World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Trade to GDP96.4 %69 of 188World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2025
Foreign direct investment$1B88 of 201World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD · 2024
Inbound tourism474,000 ppl128 of 196World Bank · ST.INT.ARVL · 2020
☗People and environment
Population7.0M108 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
Population growth1.3 %80 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.GROW · 2025
Births per woman2.293 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100106131 of 210World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024
Access to electricity88.7 %165 of 215World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024
CO2 per capita0.83 t58 of 203World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · 2024
Renewable energy50.4 %47 of 212World Bank · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021
Military spending0.55 % GDP12 of 156World Bank · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024
▤Passport5.5 / 10
No visa needed in advance110 of 19890 of 199
Visa free73 of 198
Visa on arrival33 of 198
Electronic authorisation (eTA)4 of 198
E-visa41 of 198
Visa required47 of 198
passport-index-dataset · visa on arrival and eTA count as no-visa-in-advance; e-visa does not