Businesses in Rama

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Rama

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	24
Churches	19
Other accommodation	18
Pharmacies and drug stores	16
Shopping	14
Clothing stores	14
Education	11
Bars, pubs and taverns	10
Hotels and motels	8
Grocery stores and supermarkets	8
Hardware store	8
Electronics stores	7
Cafes	7
Corporate management	7
Finance other	6
Religion	6

Rama Facts

Area	3102.3 km²
Population	65,269
Male Population	33,140 (50.8%)
Female Population	32,129 (49.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+120.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+25.0%
Median Age	17.2 years (Male: 16.9, Female: 17.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$4,297 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Barrio Central, Barrio Primavera
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	12.15965, -84.21952

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Rama Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	29,665	43,925	52,202	59,028	65,269	68,759	71,446
Population Density	9.6 / km²	14.2 / km²	16.8 / km²	19 / km²	21 / km²	22.2 / km²	23 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rama Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 25% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Rama	+120%	+48.6%	+25%
South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region	—	—	—
Nicaragua	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rama Median Age

Median Age: 17.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Rama	17.2 yrs	17.5 yrs	16.9 yrs
South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region	17 yrs	17.3 yrs	16.6 yrs
Nicaragua	20.4 yrs	21.2 yrs	19.7 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Rama Population Density

Population Density: 21 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Rama	65,269	3,102.3 km²	21 / km²
South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region	381,345	26,946.1 km²	14.2 / km²
Nicaragua	6.1 million	128,508.4 km²	47.1 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rama Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1400 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Rama

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Rama Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,296	$2,192	$2,853	$4,066	$4,815	$4,717	$3,687	$4,297
Total GDP	$57M	$107.7M	$151.2M	$227.8M	$283.4M	$294.4M	$239.7M	$285.4M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Rama CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Rama	57,642 tn	0.88 tn	18.6 tons/km²
South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region	334,535 tn	0.88 tn	12.4 tons/km²
Nicaragua	5,658,022 tn	0.93 tn	44 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Rama CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	57,642 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.88 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	18.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (6)
Cyclone	Medium (7)
Landslide	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/6/18	9:09 PM	4.2	81.1 km	10,000 m	37km SSE of Bluefields, Nicaragua	usgs.gov
11/11/06	2:13 PM	4	76.4 km	10,000 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
5/6/06	11:25 PM	3.8	67.4 km	35,000 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
8/15/02	10:19 PM	4.5	58.1 km	33,000 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
3/25/99	10:35 PM	3.1	96.4 km	33,000 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
3/22/88	9:04 PM	4.3	90.6 km	33,000 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
9/23/75	9:50 AM	4.1	76.6 km	34,000 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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