Nicaragua vs United States: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Nicaragua
18.3%
in 2014
United States
18.9%
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
17th
United States rank
14th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Nicaragua
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 18.9% against 18.3% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 17th and United States ranks 14th of 130 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.1% | 18.4% | 5.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 17.5% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 17.0% | 1.3% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, Nicaragua or United States?
- United States, at 18.9% against 18.3% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Nicaragua and United States?
- 0.6%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and United States?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2014.
- How do Nicaragua and United States rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Nicaragua ranks 17th and United States ranks 14th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.