Causes of the development gap in Panama, Costa Rica & Nicaragua.
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- Causes of the development gap in Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua
- War & Conflict
- Nicaragua
- Military dictatorship prior to the civil war.
- Panama
- USA invaded in 1989.
- Costa Rica
- No standing army.
- Civil war, 1949.
- Nicaragua
- Geographical location
- Panama
- On the thinnest part of the isthmus.
- Panama canal in 1914.
- Multiplier effect from global shipping.
- Panama canal in 1914.
- On the thinnest part of the isthmus.
- Nicaragua
- Furthest away from the canal.
- Widest part of the isthmus.
- Furthest away from the canal.
- Panama
- Colonialism
- All three countries were once a colony of Spain.
- Neo-colonialism
- USA - Panama invasion.
- Chinese investment in mega projects.
- Nicaragua occupied in 1912.
- Economic structure
- Costa Rica
- 10% of top 5 exports - primary.
- 13% of workforce in agriculture.
- Panama
- 21% of top 5 exports - primary.
- 17% of workforce in agriculture.
- DO HAVE CRUDE OIL.
- Nicaragua
- 30% of workforce in agriculture.
- 42% of top 5 exports - primary.
- DO HAVE GOLD.
- Costa Rica
- Freedom/ Rule of law
- Nicaragua
- 6.86
- Costa Rica
- 7.86
- Panama
- 7.49
- Nicaragua
- Age of population
- % of youthful dependants
- Costa Rics
- 23%
- Panama
- 28%
- Nicaragua
- 32%
- Costa Rics
- % of youthful dependants
- Life expectancy
- Costa Rica
- 79.3
- Panama
- 76.1
- Nicaragua
- 74
- Lower productivity
- 74
- Costa Rica
- Urban population
- Costa Rica
- 79%
- Panama
- 66%
- Nicaragua
- 58%
- Costa Rica
- War & Conflict
- Nicaragua
- 30% of workforce in agriculture.
- 42% of top 5 exports - primary.
- DO HAVE GOLD.
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