Reference Data in Nicaragua

2,848 indicators covering reference data for Nicaragua.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita 323.55 current US$ per person 2021 up 106.1% 60th
Personal remittances and foreign aid received 2.15 billion current US$ 2021 up 135.3% 63rd
Per capita daily coal consumption 0 short tons per capita per day 2019 61st
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues, annual 6.56 % change on previous year 2019 up 50.4% 36th
Per capita daily gas consumption 0 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 2019 115th
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre 17,865 current US$ per square kilometre 2021 up 135.3% 88th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate 77.9 % change on previous year 2019 up 425.6% 27th
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues, annual 8.2 % change on previous year 2019 down 21.9% 44th
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate 15.9 % change on previous year 2021 up 47.7% 79th
Per capita daily oil consumption 0.0053 barrels per capita per day 2018 up 6.5% 133rd
Statin use vs. average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.4 2018 unchanged 75th
Average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.4 2018 unchanged 75th
Average HDL cholesterol levels 1 2018 unchanged 157th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.5% 2010 up 4.1% 49th
15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term 9.58 million 2025 down 31.8% 98th
14_Debt securities held by nonresidents 76.32 million 2025 down 48.5% 149th
Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate 25.05 % change on previous year 2019 up 266.6% 64th
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, annual growth rate -15.55 % change on previous year 2019 down 247.4% 129th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 16,507 hectares 2025 up 67.5% 77th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type 686.91 hectares 2025 down 45.8% 42nd
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 40.65 2023 up 47.4% 157th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people 5.96 articles per million people 2023 up 29.3% 180th
Total Reserves 8,325 2025 up 234.0% 85th
Rule of Law - Governance score 29.09 0-100 2024 down 29.7% 195th
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 78.9% 195th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people 121.52 arrivals per 1,000 people 2022 down 39.2% 132nd
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 26.82 0-100 2024 down 41.7% 197th
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 176.5% 197th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.67 years 2010 up 37.0% 98th
Political Stability - Governance score 64.71 0-100 2024 up 2.0% 112th
Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.0694 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 51.8% 112th
Net food imports by crop - Soybeans -2,357 2019 124th
Control of Corruption - Governance score 18.85 0-100 2024 down 31.9% 192nd
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate -1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 43.9% 192nd
Elected parliament and government 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Elections recently led to a change in government 0 2025 down 100.0% 110th
Average annual surface temperature 25.95 °C 2025 up 0.3% 51st
Annual temperature anomalies 0.573 °C 2025 up 13.3% 111th
Political liberties 0 2025 80th
Political opposition 0 2025 down 100.0% 160th
Gas consumption per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 128th
Oil consumption per person 3,082 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 down 2.6% 156th
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 59.4% 2025 up 2.8% 144th
Urban area over the long-term 500.71 km² per grid cell 2025 up 24.1% 123rd
Red List Index 0.83 index 2025 down 2.4% 138th
Regulatory Quality - Governance score 39.23 0-100 2024 down 19.1% 177th
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate -0.991 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 146.4% 177th
Government Effectiveness - Governance score 30.87 0-100 2024 down 15.5% 180th
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 38.4% 180th
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 27.94 % change on previous year 2019 down 27.6% 19th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 27.93 % change on previous year 2019 down 27.7% 19th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 27.93 % change on previous year 2019 down 27.7% 19th
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, annual 27.93 % change on previous year 2019 down 27.7% 19th
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 27.93 % change on previous year 2019 down 27.7% 17th
Minimum daily requirement of calories 1,792 kilocalories per person per day 2023 up 1.6% 133rd
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 63.0% 2024 up 23.5% 130th
Civil Liberties Score 12 2025 down 65.7% 168th
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per square kilometre 2019 up 30.7% 77th
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 14.6% 13th
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per person 2019 up 14.0% 68th