Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
11.20 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 91/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Nicaragua
Latin America & Caribbean · Latin America & Caribbean · Capital: Managua
Rank #152 of scored countries.
Survival
64.3
Living
47.6
Governance
11.1
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
0.68 per 1,000(2018)
Normalized: 11/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
24.90 %(2016)
Normalized: 65/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
17.30 %(2022)
Normalized: 57/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
5.04 %(2025)
Normalized: 80/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
9.54 %(2025)
Normalized: 82/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
2.87 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 23/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
8,709 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 6/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
8.30 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 52/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
4.62 %(2024)
Normalized: 91/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
75.10 years(2024)
Normalized: 66/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
46.20 0–100 index(2014)
Normalized: 21/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-1.43 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 4/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-1.05 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 19/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-1.62 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 6/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-1.72 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 5/100 · higher is better
History
Nicaragua — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1993: +8.4 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45.1 | 153 | 63.7 | 47.9 | 11.4 |
| 2025 | 45.2 | 152 | 64.3 | 47.6 | 11.1 |
| 2024 | 45.0 | 151 | 64.3 | 47.4 | 10.9 |
| 2023 | 44.8 | 146 | 63.8 | 45.7 | 13.1 |
| 2022 | 45.3 | 145 | 63.3 | 47.5 | 13.4 |
| 2021 | 45.0 | 144 | 61.4 | 48.5 | 14.0 |
| 2020 | 46.0 | 146 | 61.8 | 49.3 | 16.3 |
| 2019 | 47.0 | 144 | 63.3 | 50.4 | 16.4 |
| 2018 | 47.5 | 142 | 64.1 | 50.5 | 16.5 |
| 2017 | 50.4 | 123 | 67.6 | 50.4 | 22.9 |
| 2016 | 49.3 | 134 | 66.6 | 49.6 | 21.1 |
| 2015 | 47.9 | 138 | 62.7 | 49.4 | 22.0 |
| 2014 | 47.5 | 138 | 62.8 | 47.5 | 23.1 |
| 2013 | 45.6 | 142 | 57.3 | 46.0 | 26.4 |
| 2012 | 46.5 | 142 | 58.6 | 47.2 | 26.2 |
| 2011 | 45.5 | 143 | 56.1 | 46.2 | 27.4 |
| 2010 | 45.0 | 144 | 52.9 | 48.0 | 28.2 |
| 2009 | 44.0 | 148 | 52.3 | 45.3 | 29.2 |
| 2008 | 38.9 | 163 | 53.6 | 31.1 | 26.3 |
| 2007 | 41.9 | 154 | 55.2 | 36.2 | 28.7 |
| 2006 | 43.3 | 151 | 56.1 | 37.7 | 30.7 |
| 2005 | 44.6 | 146 | 57.2 | 39.3 | 31.8 |
| 2004 | 44.8 | 147 | 57.4 | 40.5 | 30.7 |
| 2003 | 44.5 | 141 | 55.8 | 42.5 | 29.4 |
| 2002 | 44.8 | 138 | 58.0 | 42.4 | 27.1 |
| 2001 | 44.7 | 137 | 58.0 | 43.6 | 24.8 |
| 2000 | 44.9 | 134 | 58.8 | 43.8 | 24.1 |
| 1999 | 40.5 | 152 | 57.9 | 30.0 | 27.3 |
| 1998 | 38.7 | 167 | 57.2 | 25.5 | 27.6 |
| 1997 | 42.9 | 150 | 62.9 | 31.2 | 27.4 |
| 1996 | 42.7 | 150 | 62.5 | 31.1 | 27.3 |
| 1995 | 37.5 | 94 | 61.4 | 31.0 | 8.1 |
| 1994 | 36.9 | 88 | 59.9 | 30.7 | 8.7 |
| 1993 | 36.7 | 87 | 59.4 | 31.1 | 8.2 |
| 1992 | — | — | 59.1 | 32.0 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 58.0 | 46.5 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 45.2 | 45.8 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 42.7 | 63.6 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 42.7 | 61.2 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 44.6 | 58.2 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 44.6 | 35.8 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 44.7 | 34.5 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 44.7 | 33.1 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 41.1 | 34.1 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 40.2 | 36.8 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 39.4 | 34.4 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 37.9 | 34.4 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 39.8 | 26.1 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 38.7 | 29.3 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 35.8 | 34.0 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 34.8 | 34.4 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 34.0 | 34.1 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 33.8 | 33.9 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 34.1 | 33.9 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 31.3 | 24.5 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 37.3 | 35.1 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 37.7 | 29.2 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 35.8 | 45.7 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 35.8 | 44.7 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 36.2 | 43.9 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 36.4 | 42.4 | — |
| 1965 | — | — | 36.3 | 40.6 | — |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Nicaragua.