Social Development in Nicaragua 145 indicators covering social development for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Freedom of Expression Score 2 2025 down 71.4% 98th Civil Rights Score 2 2025 down 66.7% 99th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 38.1% 2020 down 3.2% 98th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 61.3% 2020 down 1.0% 87th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 41.6% 2020 down 3.0% 87th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 38.7% 2020 up 1.7% 100th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 23.2% 2020 up 2.7% 15th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 15.4% 2020 down 0.6% 105th Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 20.6 2020 down 3.6% 109th Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 9.49 2020 down 3.6% 109th Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 7.98 2020 down 2.0% 105th Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 1 2024 unchanged 194th Age of democracy 29 years 2018 up 52.6% 43rd Homicides, by sex of the victim 108 homicides 2021 up 95.6% 42nd Homicide rate by sex of the victim 19.78 homicides per 100,000 population 2021 down 17.2% 28th Press Freedom Index 39.98 2021 up 41.2% 60th Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees 21.4% 2018 up 0.9% 113th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption 1.53 2016 up 30.8% 96th Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes 2 2024 up 100.0% 79th Other people in need of international protection by country or 0 2023 — 17th Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) 0.8 2014 down 11.1% 79th Homicide rate from firearms 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population 2021 down 71.0% 32nd Homicides by firearm 137 homicides 2021 down 66.4% 24th Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 62.24 2016 up 83.7% 50th ← Previous Page 3 of 3