Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Andorra, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years less
In Andorra, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Nicaragua, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.0 times more likely to be obese
In Andorra, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nicaragua, that number is 34.9% of people as of 2024.
see 87.5% less spent on your healthcare
Andorra spends $5,519 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nicaragua spends $689 as of 2023.
have 11.4% less access to essential health services
Andorra scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nicaragua scores 70 as of 2021.
Economy
make 94.2% less money
Andorra has a GDP per capita of $54,292 as of 2025, while in Nicaragua, the GDP per capita is $3,173 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Andorra, there are approximately 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nicaragua, there are 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Andorra, approximately 11.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nicaragua, 60.0 women do as of 2023.
be 17.4% less likely to be literate
In Andorra, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2016. In Nicaragua, it is 82.6% as of 2015.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Andorra, approximately 2.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Nicaragua, on the other hand, 9.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Andorra, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Nicaragua, that number is 88% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 35.0% less likely to have internet access
In Andorra, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nicaragua, about 61.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 51.1% more on education
Andorra spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nicaragua spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 4.4 times more likely to be murdered
Andorra has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Nicaragua, that number is 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 5.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Andorra, road accidents kill 2.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nicaragua, they kill 13.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 89.0% less home broadband
Andorra has 52.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nicaragua has 5.8 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2015–2016). How we calculate this
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