Topics » Global Health   Oct. 26, 2011

Life in Nicaragua, Living on Less than $2 a Day

Poverty's Impact

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Poverty's Impact

Poverty is one of the biggest problems facing Nicaragua, the second-poorest country in the Western Hemisphere after Haiti. Nearly 76 percent of the population lives on less than $2 a day, according to the U.N.'s World Food Program.