What is the highest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Nicaragua?

The highest recorded value was 0.854 in 1995.

What is the lowest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Nicaragua?

The lowest recorded value was 0.077 in 2025.

How does Nicaragua rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?

Nicaragua ranks 173rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Nicaragua?

Over the last ten years it is down 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Nicaragua data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Nicaragua

Name: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Nicaragua
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nicaragua: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.077 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.077

Change on year

down 12.5%

World rank

173rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.854

in 1995

All-time low

0.077

in 2025

Years of data

188

1838–2025

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Nicaragua, 1838–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Nicaragua stood at 0.077. That is the lowest value across all 188 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 88.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Nicaragua peaked at 0.854 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.077, in 2025.

Nicaragua ranks 173rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Nicaragua, 1838 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1838	0.247	—
1839	0.247	+0.0%
1840	0.247	+0.0%
1841	0.247	+0.0%
1842	0.247	+0.0%
1843	0.247	+0.0%
1844	0.247	+0.0%
1845	0.108	-56.3%
1846	0.247	+128.7%
1847	0.247	+0.0%
1848	0.247	+0.0%
1849	0.247	+0.0%
1850	0.157	-36.4%
1851	0.109	-30.6%
1852	0.112	+2.8%
1853	0.112	+0.0%
1854	0.109	-2.7%
1855	0.109	+0.0%
1856	0.109	+0.0%
1857	0.109	+0.0%
1858	0.239	+119.3%
1859	0.247	+3.3%
1860	0.32	+29.6%
1861	0.32	+0.0%
1862	0.33	+3.1%
1863	0.196	-40.6%
1864	0.331	+68.9%
1865	0.331	+0.0%
1866	0.241	-27.2%
1867	0.33	+36.9%
1868	0.33	+0.0%
1869	0.242	-26.7%
1870	0.332	+37.2%
1871	0.332	+0.0%
1872	0.332	+0.0%
1873	0.332	+0.0%
1874	0.332	+0.0%
1875	0.243	-26.8%
1876	0.331	+36.2%
1877	0.336	+1.5%
1878	0.336	+0.0%
1879	0.336	+0.0%
1880	0.336	+0.0%
1881	0.2	-40.5%
1882	0.336	+68.0%
1883	0.336	+0.0%
1884	0.336	+0.0%
1885	0.336	+0.0%
1886	0.336	+0.0%
1887	0.347	+3.3%
1888	0.395	+13.8%
1889	0.395	+0.0%
1890	0.247	-37.5%
1891	0.333	+34.8%
1892	0.29	-12.9%
1893	0.293	+1.0%
1894	0.379	+29.4%
1895	0.379	+0.0%
1896	0.294	-22.4%
1897	0.363	+23.5%
1898	0.363	+0.0%
1899	0.363	+0.0%
1900	0.363	+0.0%
1901	0.363	+0.0%
1902	0.363	+0.0%
1903	0.347	-4.4%
1904	0.363	+4.6%
1905	0.363	+0.0%
1906	0.363	+0.0%
1907	0.359	-1.1%
1908	0.359	+0.0%
1909	0.347	-3.3%
1910	0.282	-18.7%
1911	0.288	+2.1%
1912	0.271	-5.9%
1913	0.278	+2.6%
1914	0.278	+0.0%
1915	0.278	+0.0%
1916	0.278	+0.0%
1917	0.276	-0.7%
1918	0.276	+0.0%
1919	0.276	+0.0%
1920	0.264	-4.3%
1921	0.264	+0.0%
1922	0.264	+0.0%
1923	0.266	+0.8%
1924	0.266	+0.0%
1925	0.266	+0.0%
1926	0.266	+0.0%
1927	0.264	-0.8%
1928	0.266	+0.8%
1929	0.265	-0.4%
1930	0.259	-2.3%
1931	0.259	+0.0%
1932	0.259	+0.0%
1933	0.189	-27.0%
1934	0.161	-14.8%
1935	0.167	+3.7%
1936	0.164	-1.8%
1937	0.149	-9.1%
1938	0.149	+0.0%
1939	0.149	+0.0%
1940	0.149	+0.0%
1941	0.149	+0.0%
1942	0.149	+0.0%
1943	0.149	+0.0%
1944	0.149	+0.0%
1945	0.149	+0.0%
1946	0.149	+0.0%
1947	0.149	+0.0%
1948	0.147	-1.3%
1949	0.145	-1.4%
1950	0.151	+4.1%
1951	0.151	+0.0%
1952	0.151	+0.0%
1953	0.151	+0.0%
1954	0.151	+0.0%
1955	0.152	+0.7%
1956	0.152	+0.0%
1957	0.148	-2.6%
1958	0.148	+0.0%
1959	0.144	-2.7%
1960	0.144	+0.0%
1961	0.144	+0.0%
1962	0.144	+0.0%
1963	0.144	+0.0%
1964	0.144	+0.0%
1965	0.144	+0.0%
1966	0.144	+0.0%
1967	0.144	+0.0%
1968	0.143	-0.7%
1969	0.143	+0.0%
1970	0.146	+2.1%
1971	0.146	+0.0%
1972	0.15	+2.7%
1973	0.15	+0.0%
1974	0.146	-2.7%
1975	0.146	+0.0%
1976	0.146	+0.0%
1977	0.139	-4.8%
1978	0.139	+0.0%
1979	0.141	+1.4%
1980	0.515	+265.2%
1981	0.523	+1.6%
1982	0.44	-15.9%
1983	0.445	+1.1%
1984	0.47	+5.6%
1985	0.447	-4.9%
1986	0.447	+0.0%
1987	0.453	+1.3%
1988	0.509	+12.4%
1989	0.527	+3.5%
1990	0.735	+39.5%
1991	0.802	+9.1%
1992	0.817	+1.9%
1993	0.842	+3.1%
1994	0.842	+0.0%
1995	0.854	+1.4%
1996	0.853	-0.1%
1997	0.849	-0.5%
1998	0.849	+0.0%
1999	0.843	-0.7%
2000	0.838	-0.6%
2001	0.838	+0.0%
2002	0.839	+0.1%
2003	0.835	-0.5%
2004	0.835	+0.0%
2005	0.835	+0.0%
2006	0.807	-3.4%
2007	0.748	-7.3%
2008	0.733	-2.0%
2009	0.732	-0.1%
2010	0.717	-2.0%
2011	0.709	-1.1%
2012	0.704	-0.7%
2013	0.687	-2.4%
2014	0.685	-0.3%
2015	0.676	-1.3%
2016	0.67	-0.9%
2017	0.585	-12.7%
2018	0.247	-57.8%
2019	0.229	-7.3%
2020	0.224	-2.2%
2021	0.176	-21.4%
2022	0.13	-26.1%
2023	0.09	-30.8%
2024	0.088	-2.2%
2025	0.077	-12.5%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

Nicaragua's 0.077 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6365, 12% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Nicaragua's 0.077 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.819, 9% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1980	+265.2%	0.141	0.515
1846	+128.7%	0.108	0.247
1858	+119.3%	0.109	0.239
1864	+68.9%	0.196	0.331
1882	+68.0%	0.2	0.336
2018	-57.8%	0.585	0.247

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1830s	0.247	0.247	0.247	2
1840s	0.2331	0.108	0.247	10
1850s	0.1412	0.109	0.247	10
1860s	0.2971	0.196	0.331	10
1870s	0.3242	0.243	0.336	10
1880s	0.3353	0.2	0.395	10
1890s	0.3304	0.247	0.379	10
1900s	0.359	0.347	0.363	10
1910s	0.2781	0.271	0.288	10
1920s	0.2651	0.264	0.266	10
1930s	0.1905	0.149	0.259	10
1940s	0.1484	0.145	0.149	10
1950s	0.1499	0.144	0.152	10
1960s	0.1438	0.143	0.144	10
1970s	0.1449	0.139	0.15	10
1980s	0.4776	0.44	0.527	10
1990s	0.8286	0.735	0.854	10
2000s	0.804	0.732	0.839	10
2010s	0.5909	0.229	0.717	10
2020s	0.1308	0.077	0.224	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Nicaragua?: Human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Nicaragua was 0.077 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Nicaragua?: The highest recorded value was 0.854 in 1995.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Nicaragua?: The lowest recorded value was 0.077 in 2025.
How does Nicaragua rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?: Nicaragua ranks 173rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Nicaragua?: Over the last ten years it is down 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.