Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Cambodia or Nicaragua?

Nicaragua, at 0.085 against 0.084 in Cambodia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Nicaragua?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cambodia vs Nicaragua: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Cambodia

0.084

in 2025

Nicaragua

0.085

in 2025

Cambodia rank

164th

Nicaragua rank

163rd

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Cambodia
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.085 against 0.084 in Cambodia, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Cambodia ranks 164th and Nicaragua ranks 163rd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.011	0.0172	0.0062	Nicaragua
1910s	0.011	0.0187	0.0077	Nicaragua
1920s	0.011	0.0222	0.0112	Nicaragua
1930s	0.011	0.0212	0.0102	Nicaragua
1940s	0.0135	0.0216	0.0081	Nicaragua
1950s	0.0688	0.0236	0.0452	Cambodia
1960s	0.118	0.027	0.091	Cambodia
1970s	0.0535	0.0301	0.0234	Cambodia
1980s	0.0489	0.1854	0.1365	Nicaragua
1990s	0.1051	0.3473	0.2422	Nicaragua
2000s	0.1172	0.269	0.1518	Nicaragua
2010s	0.1067	0.1675	0.0608	Nicaragua
2020s	0.0863	0.0945	0.0082	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Cambodia or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 0.085 against 0.084 in Cambodia as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Cambodia and Nicaragua?: 0.001, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Nicaragua?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cambodia and Nicaragua rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Cambodia ranks 164th and Nicaragua ranks 163rd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.