Country profile · NIC
Nicaragua
Region · Latin America & Caribbean Population · 6.8M people
These estimates describe populations, not individual outcomes. Select a country or region to see more of the measures used in the simulation.
Health and education
- Death before age 1
- 1.2%
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 78 / 100,000
- Children per woman
- 2.22
- Expected years of schooling
- 11.5 years
- Tertiary enrollment
- 30%
- Smoking prevalence (men / women)
- 25% / 3%
Income and daily life
- Income inequality (Gini)
- 0.46
- Urban population
- 59%
- Employment in agriculture
- 31%
- Internet use
- 60%
- Adult HIV prevalence
- 0.20%
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 11.3 / 100k
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 15.0 / 100k
- Out-of-pocket health spending
- 35%
- Women married before age 18
- 35%
- Life satisfaction (out of 10)
- 6.28
Religion
- Christianity85%
- No religion14%
- Other religions1%
Major cities
- Managua
Common hazards
- Storms and typhoons
Common migration destinations
- Costa Rica
- the United States