Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor was 15.7 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
15.7
World rank
38th
of 120 countries
All-time high
60.37
in 1993
All-time low
15.7
in 2014
Years of data
6
1993–2014
Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Nicaragua, 1993–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 15.7 for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Nicaragua peaked at 60.37 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 15.7, in 2014.
That places Nicaragua 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 60.37 | — |
| 1998 | 49.93 | -17.3% |
| 2001 | 42.02 | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 31.33 | -25.4% |
| 2009 | 26.44 | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 15.7 | -40.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.15 | 49.93 | 60.37 | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.26 | 26.44 | 42.02 | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 1 |
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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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.78 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 27.78 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.408 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Nicaragua?
- Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Nicaragua was 15.7 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 60.37 in 1993.
- What is the lowest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7 in 2014.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor?
- Nicaragua ranks 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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