Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 15.7% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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
Nicaragua recorded 15.7% for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day 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, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Nicaragua peaked at 60.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2014.
Nicaragua ranks 38th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.2% | 49.9% | 60.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 26.4% | 42.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 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 $4.20 a day in Nicaragua?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Nicaragua was 15.7% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2014.
- How does Nicaragua rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Nicaragua ranks 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2014.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day 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 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.