Nicaragua vs Rwanda: Electoral democracy
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Rwanda
1
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
87th
Rwanda rank
87th
Electoral democracy over time
- Nicaragua
- Rwanda
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1 against 1 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Rwanda ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 87th and Rwanda ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.8889 | 0.3333 | 0.5556 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Nicaragua or Rwanda?
- Nicaragua, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Nicaragua and Rwanda?
- 0, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Rwanda?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Rwanda rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Nicaragua ranks 87th and Rwanda ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.