Afghanistan vs Nicaragua: Deliberative political institutions index
Afghanistan
0.033
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.016
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
172nd
Nicaragua rank
175th
Deliberative political institutions index over time
- Afghanistan
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.033 against 0.016 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.017.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Nicaragua ranks 175th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 9 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0708 | 0.069 | 0.0018 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.0784 | 0.1442 | 0.0658 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0.171 | 0.1531 | 0.0179 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.1751 | 0.078 | 0.0971 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.202 | 0.041 | 0.161 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.202 | 0.047 | 0.155 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.2766 | 0.0484 | 0.2282 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.2028 | 0.0516 | 0.1512 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0892 | 0.6918 | 0.6026 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.0618 | 0.8143 | 0.7525 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.5473 | 0.7262 | 0.1789 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.6508 | 0.3231 | 0.3277 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1583 | 0.0195 | 0.1388 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Afghanistan or Nicaragua?
- Afghanistan, at 0.033 against 0.016 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Afghanistan and Nicaragua?
- 0.017, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nicaragua?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Nicaragua rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Nicaragua ranks 175th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Deliberative political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.