How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nicaragua?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Nicaragua: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Eritrea

0.026

in 2025

Nicaragua

0.03

in 2025

Eritrea rank

174th

Nicaragua rank

173rd

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Eritrea
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.03 against 0.026 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.004.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Eritrea ranks 174th and Nicaragua ranks 173rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.156	0.3425	0.1865	Nicaragua
1910s	0.1361	0.2507	0.1146	Nicaragua
1920s	0.137	0.2168	0.0798	Nicaragua
1930s	0.1439	0.1535	0.0096	Nicaragua
1940s	0.4656	0.114	0.3516	Eritrea
1950s	0.2779	0.1153	0.1626	Eritrea
1960s	0.1429	0.11	0.0329	Eritrea
1970s	0.0816	0.1121	0.0305	Nicaragua
1980s	0.0411	0.4137	0.3726	Nicaragua
1990s	0.1822	0.7278	0.5456	Nicaragua
2000s	0.025	0.7166	0.6916	Nicaragua
2010s	0.0173	0.5413	0.524	Nicaragua
2020s	0.0297	0.0782	0.0485	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Eritrea or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 0.03 against 0.026 in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Eritrea and Nicaragua?: 0.004, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nicaragua?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Nicaragua rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Eritrea ranks 174th and Nicaragua ranks 173rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.