Nicaragua vs Turkmenistan: Liberal democracy index
Nicaragua
0.019
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.034
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
172nd
Turkmenistan rank
169th
Liberal democracy index 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 liberal democracy index, Nicaragua or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.034 against 0.019 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy index 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 liberal democracy index?
- Nicaragua ranks 172nd and Turkmenistan ranks 169th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.