Violence in the news: 2 reports in the week to Oct 19, 2026 · ×0.5 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Protests in the news: 1 reports in the week to Oct 19, 2026 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
0
UCDP up to 2026-09-30
Per million 90 d
–
last 90 days
Civilians
–
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
0
Population
7.0 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 0
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level0
Nothing in the open sources stands out.
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
175 000
Refugees who fled
304 656
Confirmed outages, places, 24 h
1
Natural hazards, 7 days
1
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Nicaragua, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-09-30
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 0%
- Non-state conflict · 0%
- Against civilians · 0%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- 0.2 M
- 2026-09
- Share in food crisis
- 2%
- 2026-09
- Undernourishment
- 17.3%
- 2024
- Refugees who fled
- 304,656
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- –
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- –
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 107
- 2026-10-20
- GDP per person
- $3,173
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
IPC Phase 3 or worse, month by month (FEWS NET current-situation estimates, midpoint of the published range).
FEWS NET – IPC-compatible analysis
Latest incidents of organised violence0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-09-30
Conflicts, 90 days0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days2
- FloodFlood in Nicaragua · Oct 16, 2026
- FloodFlood in Nicaragua · Oct 2, 2026
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Managua
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 20 | 25…31 | 3.1 mm | 38 km/h | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 25…31 | 0.4 mm | 40 km/h | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 25…32 | 0.0 mm | 39 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 25…30 | 0.2 mm | 40 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 25…32 | 0.6 mm | 37 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 25…32 | 0.0 mm | 39 km/h | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 25…32 | 0.0 mm | 35 km/h |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Food prices in markets20
| Item | Price | USD | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tortilla (maize) / Pound | 0.8 USD | 0.80 | +14% |
| Fish (fresh) / Pound | 3.18 USD | 3.18 | +6% |
| Meat (beef) / Pound | 4.13 USD | 4.13 | +2% |
| Meat (pork) / Pound | 2.38 USD | 2.38 | -2% |
| Cheese (dry) / Pound | 3.1 USD | 3.10 | +5% |
| Eggs / Dozen | 2.46 USD | 2.46 | +23% |
| Sugar / Pound | 0.44 USD | 0.44 | 0% |
| Meat (chicken) / Pound | 1.79 USD | 1.79 | +2% |
| Rice (milled 80-20) / Pound | 0.6 USD | 0.60 | 0% |
| Oil (vegetable) / L | 1.8 USD | 1.80 | -1% |
| Beans (red) / Pound | 0.85 USD | 0.85 | -2% |
| Bread / Pound | 0.98 USD | 0.98 | +13% |
| Potatoes / Pound | 0.9 USD | 0.90 | +7% |
| Cabbage / Pound | 0.31 USD | 0.31 | +15% |
| Onions (white) / Pound | 1.25 USD | 1.25 | -9% |
| Oranges / Pound | 0.56 USD | 0.56 | +14% |
| Peppers (sweet) / Pound | 1.44 USD | 1.44 | +10% |
| Plantains / Pound | 0.44 USD | 0.44 | +2% |
| Squashes / Pound | 0.32 USD | 0.32 | 0% |
| Tomatoes / Pound | 0.72 USD | 0.72 | +7% |
Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2026-05); change against the same month a year before.
WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Disasters since 20007
DroughtsTropical cyclonesFloods
- Drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States · Apr 21, 2026 · Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1079596 km2
- Tropical Cyclone NADINE-24 · Oct 18, 2024 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 83 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone JULIA-22 · Oct 6, 2022 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 139 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone IOTA-20 · Nov 13, 2020 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 259 km/h)
- Flood in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, United States · Nov 3, 2020 · Magnitude 0
- Tropical Cyclone ETA-20 · Oct 31, 2020 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 241 km/h)
- Drought in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua · Sep 21, 2018 · Medium impact for agricultural drought in 113247 km2
GDACS (orange and red alerts since 2000)