Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 99.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nicaragua, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 15.1 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Nicaragua, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 43.6% more likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nicaragua, that number is 23.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 78.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 22.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Nicaragua, that number is 5.0% as of 2022.
be 57.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Nicaragua, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2016.
make 36.3% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $9,100 as of 2022, while in Nicaragua, the GDP per capita is $5,800 as of 2022.
Life
be 82.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nicaragua, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 51.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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.
have 26.5% fewer children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nicaragua, there are 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.3% more on healthcare
Swaziland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nicaragua, that number is 8.6% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nicaragua: At a glance
How big is Nicaragua compared to Swaziland? See an in-depth size comparison.