Compare Nicaragua & its neighbours

(Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama)

NicaraguaColombiaCosta RicaEl SalvadorHondurasJamaicaPanama
Misc
Country CodeNICOCRSVHNJMPA
Geography
Area (sq km)130,3701,138,91051,10021,041112,09010,99175,420
Coastline (km)9103,2081,2903078231,0222,490
Highest Point (m)2,085 (Mogoton)5,730 (Pico Cristobal Colon)3,819 (Cerro Chirripo)2,730 (Cerro El Pital)2,870 (Cerro Las Minas)2,256 (Blue Mountain Peak)3,475 (Volcan Baru)
Average Elevation (m)29859374644268418360
People
Population6,085,21348,168,9964,987,1426,187,2719,182,7662,812,0903,800,644
Median Age26.2030.4031.7027.6023.3028.6029.50
Growth Rate0.97 %0.97 %1.13 %0.25 %1.56 %-0.05 %1.24 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)17.5015.8015.3016.1022.0016.5017.60
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)5.205.504.805.805.307.605.00
Urban Population58.50 %80.80 %79.30 %72.00 %57.10 %55.70 %67.70 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth19.2021.7020.8020.4021.20
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)150.0064.0025.0054.00129.0089.0094.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)17.7013.207.8016.3016.7012.409.60
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)9.00 %7.20 %9.30 %6.80 %8.70 %5.40 %8.00 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)1.012.081.151.570.311.321.57
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)0.901.501.101.300.701.702.30
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)23.70 %22.30 %25.70 %24.60 %21.40 %24.70 %22.70 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)4.30 %4.40 %7.40 %3.80 %6.00 %5.30 %3.20 %
School life (years)1515121013
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)8.50 %18.70 %20.60 %10.10 %7.90 %24.10 %10.80 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)36.400 billion711.600 billion83.940 billion51.170 billion46.300 billion26.060 billion104.100 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)4.90 %1.80 %3.30 %2.30 %4.80 %0.70 %5.40 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)5,90014,40016,9008,0005,6009,20025,400
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)24.00 %18.90 %15.10 %14.90 %22.10 %18.30 %38.90 %