Nicaragua vs Sudan: Deliberative democracy index vdem

Nicaragua
0.017
in 2025
Sudan
0.023
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
173rd
Sudan rank
171st

Deliberative democracy index vdem over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Sudan
00.20.40.6190019622025

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.023 against 0.017 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.006.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.4 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 173rd and Sudan ranks 171st of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 9 and Sudan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Sudan Difference Ahead
1900s 0.0247 0.019 0.0057 Nicaragua
1910s 0.0507 0.019 0.0317 Nicaragua
1920s 0.0539 0.019 0.0349 Nicaragua
1930s 0.0312 0.019 0.0122 Nicaragua
1940s 0.0227 0.0195 0.0032 Nicaragua
1950s 0.0264 0.0662 0.0398 Sudan
1960s 0.0299 0.0548 0.0249 Sudan
1970s 0.0297 0.0551 0.0254 Sudan
1980s 0.2578 0.099 0.1588 Nicaragua
1990s 0.5419 0.0378 0.5041 Nicaragua
2000s 0.4174 0.0516 0.3658 Nicaragua
2010s 0.1568 0.0697 0.0871 Nicaragua
2020s 0.0213 0.0603 0.039 Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Nicaragua or Sudan?
Sudan, at 0.023 against 0.017 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Nicaragua and Sudan?
0.006, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sudan?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Sudan rank globally for deliberative democracy index vdem?
Nicaragua ranks 173rd and Sudan ranks 171st 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Deliberative democracy index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed