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Nicaragua · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 7 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

150th of 157 · 22nd in Latin America*
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Air transport, passengers carriedNicaragua's air transport, passengers carried fell from 137,500 in 1971 to 61,031 in 2000.197519801985199019952000050k100k150k200k61,031

Nicaragua's air transport, passengers carried fell from 137,500 in 1971 to 61,031 in 2000.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

142nd of 155 · 20th in Latin America*
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Air transport, freightNicaragua's air transport, freight fell from 0.9 in 1971 to 0.5 in 2000.19751980198519901995200002468100.5

Nicaragua's air transport, freight fell from 0.9 in 1971 to 0.5 in 2000.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

94th of 103 · 19th in Latin America
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Container port trafficNicaragua's container port traffic rose from 68,224 in 2010 to 167,682 in 2024.20102012201420162018202020222024100k150k200k167,682

Nicaragua's container port traffic rose from 68,224 in 2010 to 167,682 in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

116th of 165 · 23rd in Latin America
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Liner shipping connectivity indexNicaragua's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 7.9 in 2006 to 8.0 in 2021.201020152020789108.0

Nicaragua's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 7.9 in 2006 to 8.0 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

96th of 138 · 17th in Latin America
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Logistics performance index, overallNicaragua's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.2 in 2007 to 2.5 in 2022.2010201520202.22.42.62.5

Nicaragua's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.2 in 2007 to 2.5 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

165th of 215 · 41st in Latin America
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Access to electricity (% of population)Nicaragua's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 69.8 % in 1995 to 88.7 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202065%70%75%80%85%90%88.7 %

Nicaragua's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 69.8 % in 1995 to 88.7 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

105th of 183 · 20th in Latin America
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Mortality caused by road traffic injuryNicaragua's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 16.3 /100k in 2000 to 16.9 /100k in 2019.200020052010201513141516171816.9 /100k

Nicaragua's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 16.3 /100k in 2000 to 16.9 /100k in 2019.

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