Freedom of expression score bti in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Freedom of expression score bti was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 128 countries
All-time high
8
in 2007
All-time low
2
in 2023
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of expression score bti in Nicaragua, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of expression score bti in Nicaragua is 2, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in Nicaragua peaked at 8 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2023.
Nicaragua ranks 98th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.33 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.2 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
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More social development data for Nicaragua
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 311 (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 35,341 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.077 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.019 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.151 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.042 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.018 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.098 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in Nicaragua?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Nicaragua was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2007.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Nicaragua ranks 98th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of expression score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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