Nicaragua leads in creativity

Nicaragua ranks 32th and tops Central America on the Global Creativity Index, made by the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto.

Costa Rica is second in the isthmus, as 36th in the ranking of 139 countries.

El Salvador, ranked 109th, is the one with the least creative human resources in Central America, while Guatemala was not included in the list.

In the world Australia has the highest creative potential and Iraq is last.

Talent, technology and tolerance (acceptance of ethnic minorities and sexual orientation) -the three "T's" of economic growth-, were used as parameters to conduct the study. (Numbers in parentheses indicate place in world rankings).

1. Nicaragua (32)

2. Costa Rica (36)

3. Belize (49)

4. Panama (56)

5. Honduras (93)

6. El Salvador (109)