Nicaragua

GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 8,708.80 Int. Dollar Population (2024): 6,916,140 HDI (2024): 0.71
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 115
Score: 44.1
Vulnerability 0.423
Readiness 0.305

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Nicaragua places it in the lower-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Relative to other countries, its current vulnerabilities are manageable but improvements in readiness will help it better adapt to future challenges. Nicaragua is the 116th most vulnerable country and the 144th 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 23 24
Ranking
128
126
127
125
120
115
115
114
114
110
112
111
113
117
123
123
120
110
110
112
111
110
111
119
119
122
121
113
112
115
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2005 to 2024 Score
Vulnerability
0.423
Food
0.488
Projected change of cereal yields
0.958
Projected population change
0.227
Food import dependency
0.260
Rural population
0.439
Agriculture capacity
0.953
Child malnutrition
0.091
Water
0.245
Projected change of annual runoff
0.384
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.782
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.007
Water dependency ratio
0.051
Dam capacity
0
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.424
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
0.115
Slum population
0.056
Medical staff
0.926
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.530
Projected change of biome distribution
0.541
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.912
Natural capital dependency
0.499
Ecological footprint
0.156
Protected biome
0.305
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.765
Human Habitat
0.577
Projected change of warm periods
0.306
Projected change of flood hazard
0.430
Urban concentration
0.561
Age dependency ratio
0.495
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.795
Paved roads
0.874
Infrastructure
0.274
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.435
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.253
Dependency on imported energy
0.455
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.109
Electricity access
0.118
Disaster preparedness
-