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Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Nicaragua

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

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Source: 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

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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 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 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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Human rights index vs electoral democracy index
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Our World in Data
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176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
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