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

154 years are reported by both, from 1838 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.

North Korea vs Nicaragua: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

North Korea

0.008

in 2025

Nicaragua

0.03

in 2025

North Korea rank

176th

Nicaragua rank

173rd

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

North Korea
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.03 against 0.008 in North Korea, a difference of 0.022.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 3.8 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Nicaragua ahead.

North Korea ranks 176th and Nicaragua ranks 173rd of 176 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.045	0.112	0.067	Nicaragua
1840s	0.0439	0.1067	0.0628	Nicaragua
1850s	0.034	0.0978	0.0638	Nicaragua
1860s	0.0424	0.2643	0.2219	Nicaragua
1870s	0.0473	0.2989	0.2516	Nicaragua
1880s	0.057	0.307	0.25	Nicaragua
1890s	0.1313	0.3041	0.1728	Nicaragua
1900s	0.2305	0.3425	0.112	Nicaragua
1910s	0.127	0.261	0.134	Nicaragua
1940s	0.0396	0.114	0.0744	Nicaragua
1950s	0.0106	0.1153	0.1047	Nicaragua
1960s	0.007	0.11	0.103	Nicaragua
1970s	0.007	0.1121	0.1051	Nicaragua
1980s	0.007	0.4137	0.4067	Nicaragua
1990s	0.006	0.7278	0.7218	Nicaragua
2000s	0.005	0.7166	0.7116	Nicaragua
2010s	0.0062	0.5413	0.5351	Nicaragua
2020s	0.0077	0.0782	0.0705	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, North Korea or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 0.03 against 0.008 in North Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between North Korea and Nicaragua?: 0.022, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Nicaragua?: 154 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Nicaragua rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: North Korea ranks 176th 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.