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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 8,309.34 Int. Dollar | Population (2023): 6,823,613 | HDI (2023): 0.71 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
149
Score: 38.3
Vulnerability
0.446
Readiness
0.211
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 76th most vulnerable country and the 180th 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 |
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| Ranking | 118 | 117 | 126 | 133 | 129 | 125 | 120 | 113 | 115 | 114 | 121 | 128 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 142 | 141 | 134 | 129 | 135 | 131 | 132 | 134 | 136 | 140 | 145 | 145 | 148 | 149 |
| Indicator | 2004 to 2023 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.446 | |
| Food | 0.478 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.958 | |
| Projected population change | 0.227 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.245 | |
| Rural population | 0.433 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.915 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.091 | |
| Water | 0.224 | |
| 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 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.451 | |
| Health | 0.560 | |
| 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 | 0.171 | |
| Slum population | 0.678 | |
| Medical staff | 0.932 | |
| 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 | 0.579 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.306 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.430 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.567 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.502 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.795 | |
| Paved roads | 0.874 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.276 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.435 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.253 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.465 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.109 | |
| Electricity access | 0.118 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |