Georgia vs Nicaragua: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government
Georgia
83.1%
in 2025
Nicaragua
82.6%
in 2025
Georgia rank
142nd
Nicaragua rank
145th
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government over time
- Georgia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 83.1% against 82.6% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Georgia ahead.
Georgia ranks 142nd and Nicaragua ranks 145th of 174 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 15 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 75.5% | 30.0% | 45.5% | Georgia |
| 1850s | 79.4% | 30.0% | 49.4% | Georgia |
| 1860s | 84.5% | 40.0% | 44.5% | Georgia |
| 1870s | 89.5% | 40.0% | 49.5% | Georgia |
| 1880s | 98.3% | 40.0% | 58.3% | Georgia |
| 1890s | 99.2% | 61.1% | 38.1% | Georgia |
| 1900s | 96.7% | 75.8% | 20.9% | Georgia |
| 1910s | 85.3% | 76.0% | 9.3% | Georgia |
| 1920s | 93.3% | 75.8% | 17.5% | Georgia |
| 1930s | 100.0% | 77.2% | 22.8% | Georgia |
| 1940s | 94.7% | 79.0% | 15.7% | Georgia |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 79.0% | 21.0% | Georgia |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 74.2% | 25.8% | Georgia |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 73.1% | 26.9% | Georgia |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 69.6% | 30.4% | Georgia |
| 1990s | 79.0% | 90.5% | 11.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 91.2% | 11.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 91.6% | 11.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 87.0% | 5.6% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of territory effectively controlled by government, Georgia or Nicaragua?
- Georgia, at 83.1% against 82.6% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of territory effectively controlled by government between Georgia and Nicaragua?
- 0.5%, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Nicaragua?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Georgia and Nicaragua rank globally for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?
- Georgia ranks 142nd and Nicaragua ranks 145th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government. 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 percentage of territory controlled by the government.