Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, North Korea or Nicaragua?

North Korea, at 0.093 against 0.085 in Nicaragua as of 2025.

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

92 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.

North Korea vs Nicaragua: Egalitarian Democracy Index

North Korea

0.093

in 2025

Nicaragua

0.085

in 2025

North Korea rank

161st

Nicaragua rank

163rd

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

North Korea
Nicaragua

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.093 against 0.085 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.008.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1900 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 161st and Nicaragua ranks 163rd of 175 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0339	0.0172	0.0167	North Korea
1910s	0.035	0.016	0.019	North Korea
1940s	0.0784	0.0212	0.0572	North Korea
1950s	0.0941	0.0236	0.0705	North Korea
1960s	0.1071	0.027	0.0801	North Korea
1970s	0.117	0.0301	0.0869	North Korea
1980s	0.113	0.1854	0.0724	Nicaragua
1990s	0.0984	0.3473	0.2489	Nicaragua
2000s	0.088	0.269	0.181	Nicaragua
2010s	0.0886	0.1675	0.0789	Nicaragua
2020s	0.0895	0.0945	0.005	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, North Korea or Nicaragua?: North Korea, at 0.093 against 0.085 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between North Korea and Nicaragua?: 0.008, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Nicaragua?: 92 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Nicaragua rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: North Korea ranks 161st 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.