Nicaragua |
Region: Central America & Caribbean |
| Selected EarthTrends Data: |
| Variable | Value |
| Gini Index{1} | 43 |
| Population living on less than $1/day{2} | 45% |
| Population living on less than $2/day{3} | 80% |
| Poverty Gap $1/day{4} | 17% |
| Poverty Gap $2/day{5} | 41% |
| Access to improved sanitation | 47% |
| Access to an improved water source | 79% |
| Literacy rate, all adults | 77% |
| Life expectancy, both sexes | 71 years |
| Definitions and Sources |
| {1} Survey year: 2001. Based on expenditure. {2} Survey year: 2001. Based on expenditure. {3} Survey year: 2001. Based on expenditure. {4} Survey year: 2001. Based on expenditure. {5} Survey year: 2001. Based on expenditure. |
Poverty resources:
- Nicaragua - Poverty assessment : challenges and opportunities for poverty reduction (Document)
- Nicaragua - Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) and joint assessment (Document)
- USAID Nicaragua Country Office (Project)
- World Bank Nicaragua Program (Project)
Poverty datasets:
Citations from the World Resources Report:
- Decentralization and Natural Resource Management: A Nicaraguan Case Study
- International Agreement for the Conservation of Caribbean Sea Turtles Set to be Signed by the Presidents of Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua
- Poverty and the Environment - Measuring the Links: A Study of Poverty-Environment Indicators with Case Studies from Nepal, Nicaragua and Uganda
- Research Associate, Center for International Forestry Research, Indonesia and Nitlapan Research Institute, Universidad Centroamericana, Nicaragua
EarthTrends Country Profiles: (opens pdf in a new window)
World Bank PovertyNet Library: (opens in a new window)
Development Gateway: (opens in a new window)
