Quality of life comparison

be 56.5% less likely to be obese

In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

be 9.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Nicaragua, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 7.2 years less

In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 14.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Nicaragua, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.

make 63.8% less money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2022, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.

have 66.5% more children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 29.7% less likely to be literate

In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Gambia, it is 58.1% as of 2021.

be 94.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 26.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Gambia, that number is 64% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 42.1% less likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

spend 39.1% less on education

Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 69.8% less on healthcare

Nicaragua spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 91.2% less coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.