Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Nicaragua or Turkmenistan?

Turkmenistan, at 0.034 against 0.019 in Nicaragua as of 2025.

What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Nicaragua and Turkmenistan?

0.015, with Turkmenistan ahead.

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

129 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Turkmenistan: Key features of liberal democracy

Nicaragua

0.019

in 2025

Turkmenistan

0.034

in 2025

Nicaragua rank

172nd

Turkmenistan rank

169th

Key features of liberal democracy over time

Nicaragua
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 0.034 against 0.019 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.015.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.8 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 129 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 172nd and Turkmenistan ranks 169th of 176 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 12 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1890s	0.0545	0.0452	0.0093	Nicaragua
1900s	0.0552	0.0499	0.0053	Nicaragua
1910s	0.0551	0.0618	0.0067	Turkmenistan
1920s	0.0562	0.019	0.0372	Nicaragua
1930s	0.0422	0.016	0.0262	Nicaragua
1940s	0.0333	0.0144	0.0189	Nicaragua
1950s	0.0309	0.0196	0.0113	Nicaragua
1960s	0.034	0.0232	0.0108	Nicaragua
1970s	0.0329	0.0247	0.0082	Nicaragua
1980s	0.1225	0.0352	0.0873	Nicaragua
1990s	0.4501	0.0286	0.4216	Nicaragua
2000s	0.3181	0.0172	0.3009	Nicaragua
2010s	0.1231	0.0256	0.0975	Nicaragua
2020s	0.0277	0.0333	0.0057	Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Nicaragua or Turkmenistan?: Turkmenistan, at 0.034 against 0.019 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Nicaragua and Turkmenistan?: 0.015, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Turkmenistan?: 129 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Turkmenistan rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?: Nicaragua ranks 172nd and Turkmenistan ranks 169th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of liberal democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.