Nicaragua

 

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Nicaragua
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP31.75[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita4910.05[$]
Population6.47[millions]
Urbanization59.01[%]
Land Area128998.12[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 108 39.2 0.1
Health 100 40.2 2.8
Air Quality 80 41.7 -0.1
PM2.5 46 53.5 -2.7
Household solid fuels 115 24.1 4.1
Ozone 57 51.4 -5.1
Sanitation & Drinking Water 104 42.8 6.5
Sanitation 106 43.9 7.2
Drinking water 101 42 6
Heavy Metals 149 34.5 5.4
Lead 149 34.5 5.4
Waste Management 106 11.4 -
Solid waste 106 11.4 -
Ecosystem Vitality 132 38.6 -1.6
Biodiversity 95 59.6 -7.4
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 62 93.1 0.1
Terrestrial biomes (global) 65 93.9 -
Marine protected areas 67 7.5 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 12 68.4 8.8
Species Habitat Index 152 - -80.6
Species Protection Index 53 89.5 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 112 48.9 -2.7
Ecosystem Services 161 20.1 -5.4
Tree cover loss 156 15.7 -7.5
Grassland loss 89 54.9 -4.2
Wetland loss 50 64.1 30.1
Fisheries 72 12.3 -2.1
Fish Stock Status 47 11.7 -4.2
Marine Trophic Index 74 12.9 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 127 38 -4.5
CO2 growth rate 103 37.6 -1.1
CH4 growth rate 161 29.8 -16.3
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 162 22.2 -5.6
Black Carbon growth rate 94 52.1 -6.3
CO2 from land cover 62 60.5 -
GHG intensity trend 109 43.8 -5.8
GHG per capita 65 65.2 -3.5
Pollution Emissions 55 80.2 59.9
SO2 growth rate 50 96.5 68.7
NOx growth rate 71 64 51.3
Agriculture 143 24.1 -6.1
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 143 24.1 -6.1
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Iraq 39.5
Bhutan 39.3
Nicaragua 39.2
Sri Lanka 39
Oman 38.5
Philippines 38.4
Burkina Faso 38.3
Malawi 38.3
Tajikistan 38.2
GDP per capita
Tonga 45.1
Nicaragua 39.2
Honduras 37.8
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Sudan 34.8
Pakistan 33.1
Nigeria 31
Republic of Congo 30.8
Djibouti 28.1
Ghana 27.6
Issue Performance
Dominican Republic 46.3
Morocco 42.3
Nicaragua 39.2
Philippines 38.4
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Honduras 37.8
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Mozambique 33.9
Rwanda 33.8
Guatemala 31.8
Regulatory Quality
Belarus 53
Belize 41.9
Nicaragua 39.2
Malawi 38.3
Mozambique 33.9
Pakistan 33.1
Niger 30.8
Togo 29.5
Djibouti 28.1
Madagascar 26.5
Voice & Accountability
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Russia 50.5
Thailand 45.4
Nicaragua 39.2
Oman 38.5
Zimbabwe 37
Ethiopia 34.4
Rwanda 33.8
Cameroon 33.6
Afghanistan 25.5
Political Stability
Colombia 52.9
Bahrain 51
Tunisia 46.7
Thailand 45.4
Algeria 44.8
Nicaragua 39.2
Tajikistan 38.2
Zimbabwe 37
Mozambique 33.9
Guinea 26.4
Latin America & Caribbean
Bolivia 44.3
Peru 44
Bahamas 43.5
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
El Salvador 43.1
Belize 41.9
Nicaragua 39.2
Honduras 37.8
Guyana 35.9
Org. of Ibero-American States
Panama 47.3
Paraguay 46.4
Dominican Republic 46.3
Bolivia 44.3
Peru 44
El Salvador 43.1
Nicaragua 39.2
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Honduras 37.8
Guatemala 31.8
Ease of Doing Business Index
Lebanon 45.4
Belize 41.9
Nicaragua 39.2
Mozambique 33.9
Cambodia 33.6
Cabo Verde 32.8
Tanzania 31.1
Senegal 30.7
Togo 29.5
Solomon Islands 26.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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