Nicaragua vs Yemen: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Nicaragua
0.03
in 2025
Yemen
0.088
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
173rd
Yemen rank
172nd
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Nicaragua
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.088 against 0.03 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.058.
That makes Yemen's figure about 2.9 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 173rd and Yemen ranks 172nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 10 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.112 | 0.05 | 0.062 | Nicaragua |
| 1840s | 0.1067 | 0.05 | 0.0567 | Nicaragua |
| 1850s | 0.0978 | 0.2915 | 0.1937 | Yemen |
| 1860s | 0.2643 | 0.326 | 0.0617 | Yemen |
| 1870s | 0.2989 | 0.2864 | 0.0125 | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 0.307 | 0.149 | 0.158 | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 0.3041 | 0.1644 | 0.1397 | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0.3425 | 0.1932 | 0.1493 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0.2509 | 0.2031 | 0.0478 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.7402 | 0.2631 | 0.4771 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.7166 | 0.2696 | 0.447 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.5413 | 0.1557 | 0.3856 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.0782 | 0.0835 | 0.0053 | Yemen |
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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.088 against 0.03 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Nicaragua and Yemen?
- 0.058, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Yemen?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Yemen rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Nicaragua ranks 173rd and Yemen ranks 172nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.