Nicaragua

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
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
Denotes worst scores
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
-