North Korea vs Nicaragua: Liberal Political Institutions Index
North Korea
0.034
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.023
in 2025
North Korea rank
174th
Nicaragua rank
175th
Liberal Political Institutions Index over time
- North Korea
- Nicaragua
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.034 against 0.023 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.011.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.5 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Nicaragua ahead.
North Korea ranks 174th and Nicaragua ranks 175th 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 | 0.059 | 0.107 | 0.048 | Nicaragua |
| 1840s | 0.0587 | 0.1056 | 0.0469 | Nicaragua |
| 1850s | 0.056 | 0.1039 | 0.0479 | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 0.0584 | 0.1744 | 0.116 | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 0.0596 | 0.1864 | 0.1268 | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 0.0634 | 0.1891 | 0.1257 | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 0.0929 | 0.1722 | 0.0793 | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0.128 | 0.1846 | 0.0566 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0.082 | 0.164 | 0.082 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0.0406 | 0.0788 | 0.0382 | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 0.0406 | 0.0654 | 0.0248 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0.036 | 0.065 | 0.029 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.0346 | 0.0652 | 0.0306 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.034 | 0.2663 | 0.2323 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.0335 | 0.6219 | 0.5884 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.033 | 0.4964 | 0.4634 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.0338 | 0.2333 | 0.1995 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.034 | 0.0417 | 0.0077 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, North Korea or Nicaragua?
- North Korea, at 0.034 against 0.023 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between North Korea and Nicaragua?
- 0.011, with North Korea 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 liberal political institutions index?
- North Korea ranks 174th and Nicaragua ranks 175th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.