Afghanistan vs Nicaragua: Deliberative democracy index vdem
Afghanistan
0.012
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.017
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
174th
Nicaragua rank
173rd
Deliberative democracy index vdem over time
- Afghanistan
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.017 against 0.012 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.005.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 174th and Nicaragua ranks 173rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.018 | 0.0247 | 0.0067 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0.0201 | 0.0507 | 0.0306 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0.0499 | 0.0539 | 0.004 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0.0506 | 0.0312 | 0.0194 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.0562 | 0.0227 | 0.0335 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.0566 | 0.0264 | 0.0302 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.085 | 0.0299 | 0.0551 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.0635 | 0.0297 | 0.0338 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0271 | 0.2578 | 0.2307 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.0212 | 0.5419 | 0.5207 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.2106 | 0.4174 | 0.2068 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.2678 | 0.1568 | 0.111 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.0608 | 0.0213 | 0.0395 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Afghanistan or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.017 against 0.012 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Afghanistan and Nicaragua?
- 0.005, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nicaragua?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Nicaragua rank globally for deliberative democracy index vdem?
- Afghanistan ranks 174th and Nicaragua ranks 173rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Deliberative democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.