Iran vs Nicaragua: Liberal democracy
Iran
1
in 2025
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Iran rank
87th
Nicaragua rank
87th
Liberal democracy over time
- Iran
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1 against 1 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.
Across all 188 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Iran or Nicaragua?
- Iran, at 1 against 1 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Iran and Nicaragua?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Nicaragua?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Nicaragua rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Iran ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.