Afghanistan vs Nicaragua: Liberal political institutions index
Afghanistan
0.055
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.023
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
172nd
Nicaragua rank
175th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Afghanistan
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.055 against 0.023 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.032.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.4 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Nicaragua ranks 175th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 11 and Nicaragua in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.114 | 0.107 | 0.007 | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 0.114 | 0.1056 | 0.0084 | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 0.114 | 0.1039 | 0.0101 | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.114 | 0.1744 | 0.0604 | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 0.114 | 0.1864 | 0.0724 | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 0.106 | 0.1891 | 0.0831 | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 0.1015 | 0.1722 | 0.0707 | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0.1186 | 0.1846 | 0.066 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0.1265 | 0.1631 | 0.0366 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0.2178 | 0.1632 | 0.0546 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.2301 | 0.1202 | 0.1099 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.236 | 0.0804 | 0.1556 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.236 | 0.0654 | 0.1706 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.2739 | 0.065 | 0.2089 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.2125 | 0.0652 | 0.1473 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.1525 | 0.2663 | 0.1138 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.0843 | 0.6219 | 0.5376 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.2635 | 0.4964 | 0.2329 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.4147 | 0.2333 | 0.1814 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1038 | 0.0417 | 0.0622 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Afghanistan or Nicaragua?
- Afghanistan, at 0.055 against 0.023 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Afghanistan and Nicaragua?
- 0.032, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nicaragua?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Nicaragua rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Nicaragua ranks 175th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.