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Nicaragua Nicaragua is the poorest country in Central America and is the second poorest in the Western Hemisphere after Haiti. According to the IMF the year income for the Nicaraguans is only $2,688. Neighbor country of Honduras has an income per person of $4,268. According to the FAO, 27% of the country's people are suffering from undernourishment (the highest percentage in Latin America). Only 79% of the Nicaraguan people have access to improve water sources (the lowest percentage in Latin America) and improved sanitation facilities are available for only 57% of the urban population (the lowest percentage in Latin America).

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