Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years less
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 61.9% more likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nicaragua, that number is 34.9% of people as of 2024.
see 84.8% less spent on your healthcare
Cyprus spends $4,538 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nicaragua spends $689 as of 2023.
have 13.6% less access to essential health services
Cyprus scores 81 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nicaragua scores 70 as of 2021.
be 40.4% more likely to die by suicide
Cyprus has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nicaragua, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 92.4% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $41,783 as of 2025, while in Nicaragua, the GDP per capita is $3,173 as of 2025.
Life
have 81.9% more children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nicaragua, there are 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 14.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nicaragua, 60.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 4.1 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 Cyprus, 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 31.5% less likely to have internet access
In Cyprus, approximately 89.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nicaragua, about 61.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.5% less on education
Cyprus spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Nicaragua spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 40.4% more coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Nicaragua, that number is 910 km.
Safety
be 13.8 times more likely to be murdered
Cyprus has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Nicaragua, that number is 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Cyprus, road accidents kill 3.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nicaragua, they kill 13.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 92.7% less strain on fresh water
Cyprus withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nicaragua withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 84.6% less home broadband
Cyprus has 37.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nicaragua has 5.8 as of 2024.
use 83.3% less electricity
Cyprus uses 3,842 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Nicaragua uses 641 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 84.6% less CO2
Cyprus emits 5.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nicaragua emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Cyprus, air pollution causes 16.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nicaragua, it causes 38.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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