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Nicaragua

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Key facts

  • currency: Nicaraguan gold cordoba
  • capital city: Managua
  • region: Central America
  • continent: Americas
  • land area: 120,340 km²
  • population: 7,046,310 people
  • political leader: Daniel Ortega (President)
Classified as: place

Location on a map: [13°0′N, -85°0′W]

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Summary

Nicaragua is a country. The capital city is Managua, located in the Central America region of Americas. It has a land area of 120,340 km², a population of 7,046,310 people and uses the currency Nicaraguan gold cordoba. The President is Daniel Ortega.

Environment

Nicaragua is one of the countries in Americas, countries in Central America and 194 countries in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 50,910.00 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 3.34 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 5.73 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 6.44 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 49.95 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 43.61 % of total
  • Net energy imports: 40.86 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 2.28 births per woman
  • Forest area: 33,075 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 40.70 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 21.03 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 21.30
  • Methane emissions: 11.51 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 3.54 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 3,574,321 people
  • Male population: 3,471,990 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 50.40 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 118,297.55 km²
  • Rural population: 2,829,164 people
  • Urban land area: 992.83 km²
  • Urban population: 4,217,146 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 0.94 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Nicaragua by population

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Nicaragua

Nicaragua relationship between life expectancy at birth and fertility rate over time

Nicaragua relationship between median age and fertility rate over time

Evolution of historical forest area in Nicaragua

Nicaragua relationship between rural land area and forest area over time

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Nicaragua

Nicaragua relationship between renewable energy consumption and fossil fuel energy consumption over time

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Nicaragua

Nicaragua relationship between urban land area and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

Nicaragua relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Nicaragua relationship between urban population and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical internet access in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical land area in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical median age in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Nicaragua

Nicaragua relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and methane emissions over time

Nicaragua relationship between population and methane emissions over time

Nicaragua relationship between rural population and methane emissions over time

Nicaragua relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and methane emissions over time

Nicaragua relationship between urban land area and methane emissions over time

Nicaragua relationship between urban population and methane emissions over time

Evolution of historical net migration in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Nicaragua

Nicaragua relationship between population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Nicaragua relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Nicaragua relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Evolution of historical population in Nicaragua

Nicaragua relationship between urban land area and population over time

Evolution of historical female population in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical male population in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical total rural land area in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical rural population in Nicaragua

Nicaragua relationship between urban land area and rural population over time

Evolution of historical total urban land in Nicaragua

Nicaragua relationship between urban population and urban land area over time

Evolution of historical urban population in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Nicaragua

Nicaragua relationship between date and population over time

Nicaragua relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Nicaragua

Nicaragua relationship between methane emissions and agricultural land over time

Nicaragua relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and agricultural land over time

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Nicaragua

Nicaragua relationship between GDP and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Nicaragua relationship between methane emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Nicaragua relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Nicaragua relationship between urban land area and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Nicaragua relationship between urban population and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Nicaragua

Nicaragua relationship between birth rate and access to electricity over time

Nicaragua relationship between fertility rate and access to electricity over time

Nicaragua relationship between life expectancy at birth and access to electricity over time

Nicaragua relationship between renewable energy consumption and access to electricity over time

Nicaragua relationship between self-employed workers and access to electricity over time

Nicaragua relationship between vulnerable employment and access to electricity over time

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Nicaragua

Distribution of sites in Nicaragua by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in Nicaragua by area

Distribution of transboundary sites in Nicaragua

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Nicaragua by mean width

Relationship between width mean and length mean in Nicaragua

Cities in Nicaragua

Sites in Nicaragua

Wildfires in Nicaragua

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Health

  • Birth rate: 20.02 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 4.66 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 198.08 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 9.68 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.08 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 0.90 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 75
  • Suicide mortality rate: 4.40 per 100,000 population

Distribution of diseases in Nicaragua by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Nicaragua by start date

Evolution of historical birth rate in Nicaragua

Nicaragua relationship between fertility rate and birth rate over time

Nicaragua relationship between life expectancy at birth and birth rate over time

Nicaragua relationship between self-employed workers and birth rate over time

Nicaragua relationship between vulnerable employment and birth rate over time

Nicaragua relationship between median age and birth rate over time

Evolution of historical death rate in Nicaragua

Nicaragua relationship between life expectancy at birth and death rate over time

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical life expectancy in Nicaragua

Nicaragua relationship between self-employed workers and life expectancy at birth over time

Nicaragua relationship between vulnerable employment and life expectancy at birth over time

Evolution of historical suicide rate in Nicaragua

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical covid cases in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical covid deaths in Nicaragua

Relationship between deaths and cases over time in Nicaragua

Diseases in Nicaragua

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Business

  • Expense: 16.67 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 17,829,215,283.80 current US$
  • Inflation: 8.39 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 42.93 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 19.84 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 4.79 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 37.43 % of total employment

Distribution of companies from Nicaragua by foundation year

Evolution of historical central government debt in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical expense in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical GDP in Nicaragua

Nicaragua relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and GDP over time

Evolution of historical median inflation in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical self employed in Nicaragua

Nicaragua relationship between vulnerable employment and self-employed workers over time

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical unemployment rate in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Nicaragua

Distribution of shops in Nicaragua by country

Companies in Nicaragua

Exchanges in Nicaragua

Shops from Nicaragua

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 12,000 people
  • Democracy score: 3.63
  • Democracy type: Authoritarian
  • Military expenditure: 0.53 % of GDP
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 51.65 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Nicaragua

Nicaragua relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Nicaragua relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Nicaragua relationship between population and armed forces personnel over time

Nicaragua relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel over time

Nicaragua relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and armed forces personnel over time

Nicaragua relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel over time

Nicaragua relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel over time

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Nicaragua

Evolution of historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nicaragua

Distribution of politicians from Nicaragua by birth date

Distribution of politicians from Nicaragua by gender

Political parties in Nicaragua

Politicians from Nicaragua

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Nicaragua by birth year

Distribution of athletes by gender in Nicaragua

Distribution of competitions by city in Nicaragua

Distribution of competitions by country in Nicaragua

Distribution of competitions in Nicaragua by start date

Distribution of medals won by Nicaragua at the Olympics

Athletes from Nicaragua

Competitions in Nicaragua

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Culture

Distribution of artists from Nicaragua by birth date

Distribution of artists from Nicaragua by gender

Geographical distribution of museums in Nicaragua by visitors

Artists from Nicaragua

Museums in Nicaragua

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Nicaragua by total students

Distribution of universities in Nicaragua by foundation year

Universities in Nicaragua

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In literature

There are 190 books written about Nicaragua in the database

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This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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