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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 6,194.70 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 6,850,540 | HDI (2021): 0.67 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
137
Score: 41.5
Vulnerability
0.442
Readiness
0.272
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 80th 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 |
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| Ranking | 124 | 123 | 123 | 125 | 122 | 120 | 122 | 114 | 118 | 119 | 123 | 126 | 126 | 128 | 130 | 136 | 135 | 129 | 127 | 122 | 122 | 124 | 123 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 137 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.442 | |
| Food | 0.478 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.958 | |
| Projected population change | 0.227 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.217 | |
| Rural population | 0.439 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.928 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.100 | |
| 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 | 0.455 | |
| Health | 0.548 | |
| 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 | 0.153 | |
| Slum population | 0.678 | |
| Medical staff | 0.886 | |
| 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 | 0.140 | |
| Protected biome | 0.482 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.765 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.558 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.306 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.430 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.561 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.537 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.641 | |
| Paved roads | 0.874 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.290 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.435 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.253 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.392 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.109 | |
| Electricity access | 0.112 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.438 |