Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 6.57 in 2014. β Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Nicaragua, 1993β2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Nicaragua is 6.57, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Nicaragua peaked at 47.14 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 6.57, in 2014.
That places Nicaragua 35th out of 120 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.94 | 34.75 | 47.14 | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.91 | 13.91 | 26.31 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.57 | 6.57 | 6.57 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More poverty & inequality data for Nicaragua
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.22 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,515 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 27.78 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.408 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.21 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1027 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1027 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1264 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3528 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Nicaragua?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Nicaragua was 6.57 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 47.14 in 1993.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.57 in 2014.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Nicaragua ranks 35th out of 120 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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