Political rights score fh in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Political rights score fh was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
168th
of 197 countries
All-time high
28
in 2006
All-time low
2
in 2024
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Nicaragua, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 2 for political rights score fh in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 89.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Nicaragua peaked at 28 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2024.
Nicaragua ranks 168th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Political rights score fh in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25 | — |
| 2003 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 28 | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 22 | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19 | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 | -26.3% |
| 2017 | 12 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 10 | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.62 | 20 | 28 | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.7 | 10 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.67 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
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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 fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 political rights score fh in Nicaragua?
- Political rights score fh in Nicaragua was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 2006.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for political rights score fh?
- Nicaragua ranks 168th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.5%. 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 Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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