Afghanistan vs Nicaragua: Freedom of expression index
Afghanistan
0.022
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.018
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
174th
Nicaragua rank
175th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Afghanistan
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.022 against 0.018 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.004.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 174th and Nicaragua ranks 175th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.086 | 0.04 | 0.046 | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 0.086 | 0.073 | 0.013 | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 0.086 | 0.0669 | 0.0191 | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.086 | 0.483 | 0.397 | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 0.086 | 0.483 | 0.397 | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 0.08 | 0.483 | 0.403 | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 0.08 | 0.2886 | 0.2086 | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0.0796 | 0.2815 | 0.2019 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0.1022 | 0.3445 | 0.2423 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0.2021 | 0.3527 | 0.1506 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0.2023 | 0.298 | 0.0957 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0.2058 | 0.2696 | 0.0638 | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 0.1739 | 0.256 | 0.0821 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0.2397 | 0.2633 | 0.0236 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.194 | 0.2584 | 0.0644 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.1061 | 0.492 | 0.3859 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.0665 | 0.8749 | 0.8084 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.5545 | 0.7971 | 0.2426 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.6966 | 0.4862 | 0.2104 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1762 | 0.087 | 0.0892 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Afghanistan or Nicaragua?
- Afghanistan, at 0.022 against 0.018 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Afghanistan and Nicaragua?
- 0.004, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nicaragua?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Nicaragua rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Afghanistan ranks 174th and Nicaragua ranks 175th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Freedom of expression index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.