What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Nicaragua and Turkmenistan?

0.074, with Turkmenistan ahead.

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

130 years are reported by both, from 1896 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.

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

Nicaragua

0.03

in 2025

Turkmenistan

0.104

in 2025

Nicaragua rank

173rd

Turkmenistan rank

170th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Nicaragua
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 0.104 against 0.03 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.074.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 3.5 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 173rd and Turkmenistan ranks 170th of 176 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 13 and Turkmenistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1890s	0.329	0.2565	0.0725	Nicaragua
1900s	0.3425	0.2675	0.075	Nicaragua
1910s	0.2507	0.2478	0.0029	Nicaragua
1920s	0.2168	0.023	0.1938	Nicaragua
1930s	0.1535	0.0078	0.1457	Nicaragua
1940s	0.114	0.0065	0.1075	Nicaragua
1950s	0.1153	0.0483	0.067	Nicaragua
1960s	0.11	0.0929	0.0171	Nicaragua
1970s	0.1121	0.0957	0.0164	Nicaragua
1980s	0.4137	0.1237	0.29	Nicaragua
1990s	0.7278	0.0938	0.634	Nicaragua
2000s	0.7166	0.0428	0.6738	Nicaragua
2010s	0.5413	0.0638	0.4775	Nicaragua
2020s	0.0782	0.0845	0.0063	Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Nicaragua or Turkmenistan?: Turkmenistan, at 0.104 against 0.03 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Nicaragua and Turkmenistan?: 0.074, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Turkmenistan?: 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Turkmenistan rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Nicaragua ranks 173rd and Turkmenistan ranks 170th 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: 28 August 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.