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Nicaragua
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP34.98[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita5280.14[$]
Population6.62[millions]
Land Area128998.12[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 110 37.70 -0.90
Ecosystem Vitality 105 40.90 -0.50
Biodiversity 82 60.10 1.00
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 76 86.80 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 76 88.30 NA
Marine protected areas 67 8.80 6.80
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 13 71.50 12.00
Biodiversity Habitat Index 78 45.40 NA
Species Protection Index 61 66.50 0.90
Species Habitat Index 152 NA -80.70
Ecosystem Services 125 19.70 -5.20
Tree cover loss 154 2.60 -2.50
Grassland loss 96 41.80 -58.20
Wetland loss 1 100.00 31.80
Fisheries 102 14.40 -2.50
Fish Stock Status 68 23.10 -4.90
Marine Trophic Index 119 5.80 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 90 69.20 6.00
SO2 growth rate 80 81.70 16.00
NOx growth rate 119 56.70 -4.00
Agriculture 103 31.90 -3.10
Pesticide 57 39.80 NA
N Mgmt Index 143 24.10 -6.10
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 98 37.10 2.80
Air Quality 80 38.20 0.20
PM2.5 46 46.90 -2.60
Household solid fuels 115 24.10 4.60
Ozone 57 54.50 -8.10
NOx 41 44.50 0.90
SO2 109 41.60 4.40
CO 30 73.10 0.60
VOC 140 14.30 -3.30
Sanitation Drinking Water 104 42.90 7.60
Sanitation 106 43.90 8.40
Drinking water 100 42.20 7.10
Heavy Metals 148 34.00 6.20
Lead 148 34.00 6.20
Waste Management 122 19.30 1.10
Solid waste 124 16.00 NA
Recycling 101 15.00 1.40
Ocean Plastics 84 30.40 3.20
Climate Policy 114 34.50 -3.20
Climate Change 114 34.50 -3.20
CO2 growth rate 119 26.50 -2.50
CH4 growth rate 142 24.10 -2.60
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 154 37.60 8.50
Black Carbon growth rate 145 47.60 -10.50
Proj. GHG Emissions 77 40.30 -6.10
CO2 from land cover 92 42.30 21.70
GHG intensity trend 126 39.60 -9.60
GHG per capita 60 63.30 -5.40

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Uzbekistan 38.2
Thailand 38.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Nicaragua 37.7
Niger 37.7
Russia 37.5
Maldives 37.4
Micronesia 37.4
Uruguay 37.4
South Africa 37.2
GDP per capita
Nicaragua 37.7
Honduras 36.5
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Nigeria 28.3
Mauritania 28.1
Ghana 27.7
Pakistan 24.6
Bangladesh 23.1
Myanmar 19.4
Issue Performance
Albania 47.1
Jamaica 45.6
Moldova 42.7
Nicaragua 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Honduras 36.5
Uganda 35.8
Tanzania 34.2
Rwanda 32.8
Kenya 30.8
Government Effectiveness
Belize 50
Belarus 48.5
Djibouti 47.5
Nicaragua 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Gambia 36.4
Burkina Faso 35.5
Togo 34
Mozambique 31.7
Guatemala 28
Regulatory Quality
Belarus 48.5
Nicaragua 37.7
Gambia 36.4
Egypt 35.5
Tanzania 34.2
Lebanon 32.2
Mozambique 31.7
Nepal 28.3
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Myanmar 19.4
Voice and Accountability
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Zimbabwe 46.2
Afghanistan 43.6
Kazakhstan 40.9
Nicaragua 37.7
Russia 37.5
Rwanda 32.8
Ethiopia 31.8
Oman 30.7
Algeria 29.6
Rule of Law
Zimbabwe 46.2
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Comoros 42.5
Republic of Congo 40.1
Bolivia 40.1
Nicaragua 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Timor-Leste 35.1
Guinea 31.6
Myanmar 19.4
Control of Corruption
Zimbabwe 46.2
Central African Republic 44.9
Comoros 42.5
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Nicaragua 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Eritrea 31.7
Cambodia 30.1
Iraq 27.8
Haiti 26.1
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Belarus 48.5
Colombia 42.4
Bahrain 42
Tunisia 40.7
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Azerbaijan 38.6
Thailand 38.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Nicaragua 37.7
Guinea 31.6
Latin America & Caribbean
Dominican Republic 42.2
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Bolivia 40.1
Peru 39.8
Guyana 38.5
Nicaragua 37.7
Uruguay 37.4
Honduras 36.5
Org. of Ibero-American States
Colombia 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Bolivia 40.1
Peru 39.8
Nicaragua 37.7
Uruguay 37.4
Honduras 36.5
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EPI Report Year: 
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