Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Nicaragua, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 83.5% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Nicaragua, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
be 17.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Nicaragua, that number is 6.4% as of 2017.
be 61.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 15.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Nicaragua, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2016.
Life
have 94.4% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nicaragua, there are 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 99.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nicaragua, 198.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.2% less likely to be literate
In Poland, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Nicaragua, it is 82.6% as of 2015.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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 45.8% less likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nicaragua, about 45.0% do as of 2020.
be 16.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Poland, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 26.1% less on education
Poland spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Nicaragua spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 29.2% more on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nicaragua, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 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
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