Nicaragua

In brief

Homicides per 100,000 people: 11.4 (2021). World rank 122 of 149 (1 = best); in Americas, 17 of 39. Road deaths per 100,000 people: 16.9 (2019). World rank 108 of 186 (1 = best); in Americas, 23 of 34. Suicides per 100,000 people: 4.2 (2021). World rank 47 of 185 (1 = best); in Americas, 13 of 34. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 62.7 → 65.4 (score 0–⁠100). Better than all its neighbours (Costa Rica and Honduras): homicides per 100,000 people. Worse than all its neighbours (Costa Rica and Honduras): road deaths per 100,000 people.