Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Colombia, you would:
Economy
be 39.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Nicaragua, that number is 6.4% as of 2017.
be 30.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Nicaragua, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2016.
make 60.4% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Nicaragua, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nicaragua, 198.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.6% less likely to be literate
In Colombia, the literacy rate is 95.6% as of 2020. In Nicaragua, it is 82.6% as of 2015.
be 63.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 11.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Nicaragua, on the other hand, 19.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 35.7% less likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nicaragua, about 45.0% do as of 2020.
be 14.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Colombia, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 88% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Nicaragua, that number is 83% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.4% less on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Nicaragua spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 71.6% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Nicaragua, that number is 910 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nicaragua: At a glance
How big is Nicaragua compared to Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.