Nicaragua

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 7,526.29 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 6,948,392 HDI (2022): 0.67
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 147
Score: 40.6
Vulnerability 0.461
Readiness 0.273

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Nicaragua places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Nicaragua is the 66th most vulnerable country and the 170th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Ranking
130
130
129
129
127
125
124
120
125
123
125
130
129
130
134
141
141
132
130
128
127
127
129
139
140
143
145
147
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.461
Food
0.476
Projected change of cereal yields
0.958
Projected population change
0.227
Food import dependency
0.230
Rural population
0.436
Agriculture capacity
0.915
Child malnutrition
0.090
Water
0.324
Projected change of annual runoff
0.616
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.218
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.007
Water dependency ratio
0.051
Dam capacity
0.600
Access to reliable drinking water
0.451
Health
0.555
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.364
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.150
Slum population
0.678
Medical staff
0.926
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.556
Projected change of biome distribution
0.541
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.912
Natural capital dependency
0.499
Ecological footprint
0.137
Protected biome
0.482
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.765
Human Habitat
0.583
Projected change of warm periods
0.306
Projected change of flood hazard
0.430
Urban concentration
0.564
Age dependency ratio
0.532
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.795
Paved roads
0.874
Infrastructure
0.270
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.435
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.253
Dependency on imported energy
0.418
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.109
Electricity access
0.136
Disaster preparedness
-