Below are some statistics on Nicaragua. Many people have asked us why we serve here in Nicaragua. God has a heart for this sick and dying World, we have a vision for what Nicaragua could be. Please read the following statistics to learn about Nicaragua's current economic circumstances:
- Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, behind Haiti
- 17% of the population lives in extreme poverty, on less than a dollar a day
- Four million Nicaraguans earn less than $2 per day; the total population is 5.4 million
- Three out of four children suffer from malnutrition
- 1.1 million Nicaraguans do not have a home
- Two thirds of the population does not have access to adequate sewer services
- 33.2% of Nicaraguans are illiterate
- More than 15% of the population (800,000 boys and girls) do not attend school.
