Nem was created in 2015 whilst ripple was created in 2012. Currently, a unit of Nem is worth $0.233368 and that is -8.73% of its high price. A unit of ripple is worth $0.575326 and that is -5.27% of its previous high price. Considering the fact that ripple is 3 years older than nem, I believe nem can do better than ripple. I will choose nem over ripple.