Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Niue, you would:
Health
be 52.6% less likely to be obese
In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nicaragua, that number is 23.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 46.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Nicaragua, that number is 6.4% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 43.8% less likely to have internet access
In Niue, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Nicaragua, about 45.0% do as of 2020.
be 14.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Niue, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Nicaragua, 83% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 58.5% more on healthcare
Niue spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nicaragua, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 14.2 times more coastline
Niue has a total of 64 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 Niue? See an in-depth size comparison.