Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 8.1 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 57.0% more likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nicaragua, that number is 34.9% of people as of 2024.
see 82.9% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nicaragua spends $689 as of 2023.
have 17.6% less access to essential health services
Israel scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nicaragua scores 70 as of 2021.
Economy
be 44.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nicaragua, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
be 13.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Nicaragua, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2016.
make 94.7% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Nicaragua, the GDP per capita is $3,173 as of 2025.
Life
be 30.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nicaragua, 60.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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 Israel, 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 30.4% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nicaragua, about 61.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 51.6% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Nicaragua spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 16.9% more on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nicaragua, that number is 8.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Nicaragua, that number is 910 km.
Safety
be 7.0 times more likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Nicaragua, that number is 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nicaragua, they kill 13.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 98.3% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Nicaragua withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 80.2% less home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nicaragua has 5.8 as of 2024.
use 91.1% less electricity
Israel uses 7,186 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Nicaragua uses 641 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 85.6% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nicaragua emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nicaragua, it causes 38.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2014), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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