Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 6.9 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Nicaragua, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 37.5% lower top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Nicaragua, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 94.8% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $112,400 as of 2022, while in Nicaragua, the GDP per capita is $5,800 as of 2022.
be 11.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Nicaragua, that number is 5.0% as of 2022.
be 77.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Nicaragua, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2016.
Life
have 47.7% more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nicaragua, there are 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 15.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Nicaragua, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Nicaragua, on the other hand, 19.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ireland, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Nicaragua, 86% of the population do as of 2021.
be 40.0% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Nicaragua, about 57.0% do as of 2021.
be 14.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Ireland, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Nicaragua, that number is 83% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 48.4% more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nicaragua spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 21.1% more on healthcare
Ireland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nicaragua, that number is 8.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 37.2% less coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Nicaragua, that number is 910 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
Nicaragua: At a glance
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