Civil Rights Score in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Civil Rights Score was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Nicaragua, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 2 for civil rights score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Nicaragua peaked at 7 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2021.
That places Nicaragua 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | — |
| 2007 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 50% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 2 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5, 40% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.67 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.4 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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More social development data for Nicaragua
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 311 (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,341 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,341 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Nicaragua?
- Civil rights score in Nicaragua was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2007.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2021.
- How does Nicaragua rank for civil rights score?
- Nicaragua ranks 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.