Marshall Islands or Nicaragua: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Nicaragua wins on more indicators: 7 of 11 against 3.
- Safety and trust: tie 0:0
- Costs and work: Nicaragua 0:1
- Climate and health: Nicaragua 1:6
- Law and institutions: Marshall Islands 2:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Marshall Islands
Indicator
Nicaragua
Safety and trust
Tie (0 : 0)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
4.2 per 100,000 residents
1994
11.4 per 100,000 residents
2021
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
4%
2022
Costs and work
Better: Nicaragua (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$8,964
20253% lower
✓$9,284
20254% higher
Climate and health
Better: Nicaragua (1 : 6)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗67.1 years
202411% lower
✓75.1 years
202412% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗65.0 years
202410% lower
✓72.5 years
202412% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗69.5 years
202410% lower
✓77.6 years
202412% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗71.6 years
202310% lower
✓79.3 years
202311% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✗97.73%
20241% lower
✓99.06%
20241% higher
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✗97.33%
20242% lower
✓98.88%
20242% higher
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓4.1 µg/m³ per year
202380% lower
✗20.4 µg/m³ per year
2023398% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Marshall Islands (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓0.95 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.59 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓0.35 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.38 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Marshall Islands, Nicaragua.