Nicaragua

Nicaragua

53.6

Happy planet index score

5th out of 147 countries
up 3 places from 2019

53.6

Happy planet index score

5th out of 147 countries
up 3 places from 2019

73.8 years Life expectancy.
63rd out of 147 countries.

2.61 tCO2e Carbon footprint.
42nd out of 147 countries.

6.1/10 Wellbeing.
52nd out of 147 countries.

$5,692

GDP per capita

104th out of 147 countries.

6.85m

Population

98th out of 147 countries.

a note on human rights

Human rights abuses are a problem in most of the world, including in some of the high-ranking countries in the Happy Planet Index results. While the Happy Planet Index may reflect some of the negative impacts of these abuses, it does not seek to directly measure this. For more information about human rights in this country, visit Amnesty International.

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