Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita was 6.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua stood at 6.3.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 6.33 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.12, in 2011.
That places Nicaragua 51st out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.86 | 5.12 | 6.14 | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.22 | 5.97 | 6.33 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
- Manufacturing, value added 2.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 76.1% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 19.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 712.65 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 15.28 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 5.1% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 102.52 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 87.5% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 9.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 113.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua?
- Self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua was 6.3 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 6.33 in 2024.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.12 in 2011.
- How does Nicaragua rank for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 51st out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.