Poverty & Inequality in Nicaragua 89 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of people living in extreme poverty 5.67 million people 2014 up 27.1% 87th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 398,591 people 2014 down 54.8% 54th Number of people living in extreme poverty 398,591 people 2014 down 54.8% 54th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 46.5% 2014 down 28.9% 43rd The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 6.6% 2014 down 60.2% 35th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 10.3% 2014 up 3.0% 25th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 18.3% 2014 up 6.6% 16th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 25.3% 2014 down 0.4% 16th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 96.2% 2014 down 1.6% 54th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 6.6% 2014 down 60.2% 35th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 15.7% 2014 down 49.9% 38th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 6.6% 2014 down 60.2% 35th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 57.4% 2014 down 21.9% 43rd Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 398,591 people 2014 down 54.8% 54th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 229,227 people 2014 up 89.8% 79th Gini coefficient 0.4616 2014 down 5.5% 8th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 4.6% 2012 down 40.3% 64th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 6.6% 2014 down 60.2% 34th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 24.9% 2016 down 48.4% 16th Share of population living below national poverty lines 24.9% 2016 down 48.4% 16th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 1.99 million people 2014 up 87.2% 78th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 3.4% 2014 down 59.8% 41st Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 95.5% 2014 down 1.4% 56th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 3.4% 2014 down 59.8% 41st Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 211,610 people 2014 down 54.2% 55th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 13.1% 2014 down 52.2% 40th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 35.4% 2014 down 34.9% 44th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 3.9% 2014 down 56.7% 40th Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 24.9% 2016 down 48.4% 16th ← Previous Page 2 of 2