Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years less
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Nicaragua, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
Life
be 51.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 19.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Nicaragua, on the other hand, 9.4 children do as of 2024.
have 2.1 times more children
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nicaragua, there are 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 63.3% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 37.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Nicaragua, about 61.4% do as of 2024.
be 11.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Nicaragua, 88% of the population do as of 2023.
be 16.0% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 99% of people have access to drinking water as of 2020. In Nicaragua, 83% of people do as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 68.3% less home broadband
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Nicaragua has 5.8 as of 2024.
Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2024), World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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