Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Nicaragua or Turkmenistan?

Turkmenistan, at 0.087 against 0.085 in Nicaragua as of 2025.

What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Nicaragua and Turkmenistan?

0.002, with Turkmenistan ahead.

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

125 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.

Nicaragua vs Turkmenistan: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Nicaragua

0.085

in 2025

Turkmenistan

0.087

in 2025

Nicaragua rank

163rd

Turkmenistan rank

162nd

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Nicaragua
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 0.087 against 0.085 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 163rd and Turkmenistan ranks 162nd of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0172	0.043	0.0258	Turkmenistan
1910s	0.0187	0.0726	0.0539	Turkmenistan
1920s	0.0222	0.1822	0.16	Turkmenistan
1930s	0.0212	0.1875	0.1663	Turkmenistan
1940s	0.0216	0.1875	0.1659	Turkmenistan
1950s	0.0236	0.2142	0.1906	Turkmenistan
1960s	0.027	0.2195	0.1925	Turkmenistan
1970s	0.0301	0.2232	0.1931	Turkmenistan
1980s	0.1854	0.2246	0.0392	Turkmenistan
1990s	0.3476	0.1176	0.23	Nicaragua
2000s	0.269	0.0896	0.1794	Nicaragua
2010s	0.1675	0.0851	0.0824	Nicaragua
2020s	0.0945	0.0845	0.01	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Nicaragua or Turkmenistan?: Turkmenistan, at 0.087 against 0.085 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Nicaragua and Turkmenistan?: 0.002, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Turkmenistan?: 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Turkmenistan rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Nicaragua ranks 163rd and Turkmenistan ranks 162nd 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: 28 August 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.