Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 57.4% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Nicaragua, 1993–2014
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Nicaragua stood at 57.4%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Nicaragua peaked at 86.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2014.
That places Nicaragua 43rd 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 | 84.9% | 83.5% | 86.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 71.2% | 79.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 57.4% | 57.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 10.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 120.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 406.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,743 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Nicaragua?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Nicaragua was 57.4% in 2014, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2014.
- How does Nicaragua rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Nicaragua ranks 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2014.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.