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Nicaragua in charts

The figure for Nicaragua on 9 Chartly charts that compare the countries, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.

Key numbers

  • GDP per person

    GDP per person, US dollars · 2024

    $2,848

    World: $13,717
    150th highest of 200

  • Population

    People · 2025

    7.01M

    World: 8.22B
    108th highest of 217

  • Life expectancy

    Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024

    75.1

    World: 73.5
    106th highest of 217

  • Internet use

    People using the internet, % of population · 2024

    61.4%

    World: 71.2%
    134th highest of 182

  • Access to electricity

    People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024

    88.7%

    World: 91.9%
    165th highest of 215

  • Unemployment

    Unemployment rate, % of labor force · 2025

    5%

    World: 4.8%
    Tied for 95th highest of 182

  • Inflation

    Inflation, % change in consumer prices over the year · 2024

    4.6%

    World: 3%
    Tied for 50th highest of 176

  • Carbon emissions per person

    Carbon dioxide emissions, tonnes per person · 2024

    0.8

    World: 4.7
    Tied for 146th highest of 203

  • Health spending per person

    Health spending per person, US dollars · 2023

    $217

    World: $1,317
    125th highest of 191

Each year's figure from the World Bank, next to the world's (dashed) where a world figure means something.

Internet use in Nicaragua and the world, 1990 to 2024

Nicaragua: Up from 0% in 1990 to 61.4% in 2024. The world: 71.2% in 2024.

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Every country's internet use · Source: World Bank, IT.NET.USER.ZS (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy in Nicaragua and the world, 1990 to 2024

Nicaragua: Up from 62.5 years in 1990 to 75.1 years in 2024. The world: 73.5 years in 2024.

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Every country's life expectancy · Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per person in Nicaragua and the world, 1990 to 2025

Nicaragua: Up from $243 in 1990 to $3,173 in 2025. The world: $14,406 in 2025.

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Every country's gdp per person · Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (CC BY 4.0)

Population in Nicaragua, 1990 to 2025

Nicaragua: Up from 4.2 million people in 1990 to 7.0 million people in 2025.

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Every country's population · Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (CC BY 4.0)

Compare Nicaragua with other countries

Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices, and so is health spending. Ranks count every country and territory on the chart.