Digital & energy access · Latin America & Caribbean · Lower-middle income
Nicaragua: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 61.4% (2024), 137th of 188 in the world and 31st of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 106.0 (2024), 131st of 210 in the world and 24th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 5.8 (2024), 136th of 208 in the world and 35th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Internet users
NicaraguaLatin America & CaribbeanLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
NicaraguaLatin America & CaribbeanLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Nicaragua in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 61.4%2024 | 137/188 | 31/34 | 1.0% | 10.0% | 44.9% | +43.8 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 62.9% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 106.02024 | 131/210 | 24/40 | 1.8 | 69.1 | 90.8 | −9.1%since 2014 | 116.8 | 89.9 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 5.82024 | 136/208 | 35/39 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.4 | +215%since 2014 | 20.5 | 5.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 3.52024 | 140/213 | 37/40 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | −37%since 2014 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 942024 | 168/215 | 41/42 | · | 5 | 93 | +465%since 2014 | 3,702 | 717 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 88.7%2024 | 165/215 | 41/42 | 73.0% | 80.1% | 86.0% | +6.8 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 91.4% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 72.2%2024 | 168/211 | 40/41 | 47.5% | 56.6% | 65.9% | +12.9 ppsince 2014 | 91.0% | 88.0% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 85/213 | 14/41 | 93.6% | 97.9% | 100.0% | +1.6 ppsince 2014 | 99.7% | 96.2% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 63.0%2024 | 128/192 | 30/33 | 35.0% | 43.0% | 58.0% | +12.0 ppsince 2014 | 90.5% | 63.8% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 647 kWh2024 | 118/149 | 23/24 | 348 kWh | 468 kWh | 581 kWh | +16%since 2014 | 2,828 kWh | 928 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 613 kgoe2024 | 113/150 | 22/24 | 500 kgoe | 529 kgoe | 581 kgoe | +4.6%since 2014 | 1,343 kgoe | 640 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 26.6%2024 | 9/149 | 2/24 | 30.5% | 25.7% | 27.6% | +3.0 ppsince 2014 | 13.6% | 14.4% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+43.8 pp61.4% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+215%5.8 in 2024
- Secure servers+465%94 in 2024
- Electricity access+6.8 pp88.7% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Power losses+3.0 pp26.6% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Nicaragua and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Nicaragua. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Nicaragua | Colombia | Honduras | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 61.4%2024 | 79.3%2024 | 58.6%2024 | 87.2%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 106.02024 | 174.12024 | 70.92024 | 136.02024 |
| Fixed broadband | 5.82024 | 17.22024 | 4.62024 | 23.32024 |
| Fixed telephone | 3.52024 | 11.92024 | 4.22024 | 11.92024 |
| Secure servers | 942024 | 1,1262024 | 1492024 | 2,0002024 |
| Electricity access | 88.7%2024 | 98.9%2024 | 95.5%2024 | 99.8%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 72.2%2024 | 95.2%2024 | 90.1%2024 | 99.4%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 99.9%2024 | 99.3%2024 | 99.9%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 63.0%2024 | 93.0%2024 | 57.0%2024 | 97.0%2024 |