International Rankings of Nicaragua 2013, country comparisons

Communications
Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Internet hosts	296,068	63	2012
Internet users	199,800	141	2009
Telephones - main lines in use	287,600	118	2011
Telephones - mobile cellular	4,822,000	106	2011
Economy
Budget expenditures	$2,560,000,000	137	2012 est.
Budget revenues	$2,619,000,000	131	2012 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	0.70	33	2012 est.
Central bank discount rate(%)	3	108	31 Dec 2010 est
Commercial bank prime lending rate(%)	10.54	84	31 Dec 2011 est.
Current account balance	-$1,476,000,000	127	2012 est.
Debt - external	$5,228,000,000	114	31 Dec 2012 est.
Distribution of family income - Gini index	40.5	57	2010
Exports	$4,160,000,000	123	2012 est.
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture(%)	17.50	58	2012 est.
GDP - composition by sector - industry(%)	25.80	114	2012 est.
GDP - composition by sector - services(%)	56.70	135	2012 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$7,828,000,000	144	2012 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$3,300	171	2012 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$19,890,000,000	131	2012 est.
GDP - real growth rate(%)	3.70	93	2012 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	41.80	13	2005
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%(%)	1.40	128	2005
Imports	$6,519,000,000	115	2012 est.
Industrial production growth rate(%)	1.50	130	2010 est.
Inflation rate(consumer prices)(%)	7.40	48	2012 est.
Investment (gross fixed)(% of GPD)	34.10	11	2012 est.
Labor force	2,961,000	104	2012 est.
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture(%)	28.00	80	2010 est.
Labor force - by occupation - industry(%)	19.00	94	2010 est.
Labor force - by occupation - services(%)	53.00	105	2010 est.
Population below poverty line(%)	46.20	35	2005
Public debt(% of GPD)	70.50	38	2011 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$1,900,000,000	122	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 3,136,000,000	142	31 Dec 2011 est.
Stock of domestic credit	$4,138,000,000	119	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of money	$507,500,000	127	31 Dec 2008
Stock of narrow money	$ 1,287,000,000	141	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of quasi money	$1,810,000,000	101	31 Dec 2008
Taxes and other revenues	33.5	80	2012 est.
Unemployment rate(%)	7.40	119	2012 est.
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	4,825,000	125	2010 est.
Crude Oil - exports	0	122	2009 est.
Crude Oil - imports	16,080	72	2009 est.
Crude Oil - production	0	141	2011 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	0	139	1 Jan 2012 est.
Electricity - consumption per capita (kWh)*	461.97	160	2009 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	2,646,000,000	135	2009 est.
Electricity - exports(kWh)	100,000	88	2009 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	67.8	113	2009 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	9.5	116	2009 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	0.0	96	2009 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	22.6	4	2009 est.
Electricity - imports(kWh)	2,000,000	106	2009 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	1,104,000	123	2009 est.
Electricity - production(kWh)	3,585,000,000	125	2010 est.
Natural gas - consumption(cu m)	0	146	2010 est.
Natural gas - exports(cu m)	0	106	2010 est.
Natural gas - imports(cu m)	0	125	2010 est.
Natural gas - production(cu m)	0	143	2010 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves(cu m)	0	147	1 Jan 2012 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	31,930	114	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	1,000	111	2008 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	14,170	123	2008 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	14,680	102	2008 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	910	95	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point(m)	2438	106	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point(m)	0	104	NA
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita (cu km/yr)	237	104	2000
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total (cu km/yr)	1.3	103	2000
Irrigated land(sq km)	610	107	2003
Land Area - sq km	119,990.00	99	NA
Land boundaries - km	1,231	114	NA
Land use - arable land(%)	14.81	83	2005
Land use - other(%)	83.37	143	2005
Land use - permanent crops(%)	1.82	97	2005
Population density - Persons per sq km*	47.73	157	Jul 2012 est.
Total Area - sq km	130,370.00	98	NA
Total renewable water resources(cu km)	196.70	43	2000
Water Area - sq km	10,380	47	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - female	1,552,698	99	2010 est.
Manpower available for military service - male	1,452,107	107	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	1,335,653	104	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	1,227,757	103	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	67,522	92	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	69,093	92	2010 est.
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	0.60	154	2006
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	865,652	101	2012 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	899,555	102	2012 est.
Age structure 0-14 years(%)	30.80	82	2012 est.
Age structure 15-24 years	22.6	3	2012 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	647,736	93	2012 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	649,119	95	2012 est.
Age structure 25-54 years	36.9	153	2012 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	1,113,165	110	2012 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	997,987	120	2012 est.
Age structure 55-64 years	5.1	156	2012 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	155,130	125	2012 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	135,068	128	2012 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	144,300	126	2012 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	119,995	121	2012 est.
Age structure 65 years and over(%)	4.60	149	2012 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	19.12	97	2012 est.
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	4.30	89	2004
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	5.04	182	Jul 2012 est.
Education expenditures - percent of GDP	3.10	129	2003
Health expenditures	9.50	36	2009
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate(%)	0.20	96	2009 est.
HIV/AIDS - deaths	500	87	2009 est.
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	6,900	112	2009 est.
Hospital bed density	0.90	151	2008
Infant mortality rate - female(deaths/1,000 live births)	18.50	90	2012 est.
Infant mortality rate - male(deaths/1,000 live births)	25.05	88	2012 est.
Infant mortality rate - total(deaths/1,000 live births)	21.86	87	2012 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female(years)	74.39	137	2012 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male(years)	70.07	123	2012 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total(years)	72.18	130	2012 est.
Literacy - female(%)	67.80	158	2003 est.
Literacy - male(%)	67.20	185	2003 est.
Literacy - total(%)	67.50	179	2003 est.
Maternal mortality rate	95.00	76	2010
Median age - female(years)	24.20	151	2012 est.
Median age - male(years)	22.60	157	2012 est.
Median age - total(years)	23.40	153	2012 est.
Net migration rate(migrant(s)/1,000 population)	-3.40	182	2012 est.
Physicians density	0.37	130	2003
Population	5,727,707	108	Jul 2012 est.
Population growth rate(%)	1.07	108	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population)	37	140	NA
Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population)	63	48	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population)	52	141	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population)	48	53	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population)	63	141	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population)	37	51	NA
School life expectancy - female (years)	11	137	2003
School life expectancy - male (years)	11	138	2003
School life expectancy - total (years)	11	142	2003
Sex ratio - 65 years and over(male(s)/female)	0.83	82	2011 est
Sex ratio - at birth(male(s)/female)	1.05	106	2011 est
Sex ratio - total population(male(s)/female)	0.96	161	2011 est
Sex ratio - under 15 years(male(s)/female)	1.04	123	2011 est
Sex ratio 15-64 years(male(s)/female)	0.93	201	2011 est
Suffrage	16.00	213	NA
Total fertility rate(children born/woman)	2.08	120	2012 est.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female (%)	10	104	2006
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male(%)	8	106	2006
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total (%)	9	112	2006
Urbanization - rate of urbanization(%)	2	92	2010
Urbanization - urban population(%)	57	119	2010
Transportation
Airports	143	40	2012
Airports - with paved runways - total	11	112	2012
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	132	31	2012
Pipelines(km)	54	119	2010
Roadways(km)	19,137	111	2009
Waterways(km)	2,220	40	2011

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