Nicaragua vs Zimbabwe: Free and fair elections index
Nicaragua
0.137
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.171
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
139th
Zimbabwe rank
137th
Free and fair elections index over time
- Nicaragua
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.171 against 0.137 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.034.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 139th and Zimbabwe ranks 137th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0095 | 0.6961 | 0.6866 | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 0.0186 | 0.6983 | 0.6797 | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 0.0297 | 0.7032 | 0.6735 | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0.0477 | 0.7093 | 0.6616 | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0.0155 | 0.6955 | 0.68 | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0.0194 | 0.6945 | 0.6751 | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 0.0206 | 0.6515 | 0.6309 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.0164 | 0.5404 | 0.524 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.238 | 0.2482 | 0.0102 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.6486 | 0.2344 | 0.4142 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.544 | 0.0883 | 0.4557 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.3109 | 0.1448 | 0.1661 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.1622 | 0.1803 | 0.0182 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Nicaragua or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.171 against 0.137 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Nicaragua and Zimbabwe?
- 0.034, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zimbabwe?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Zimbabwe rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Nicaragua ranks 139th and Zimbabwe ranks 137th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.