Which has higher political civil liberties index, Afghanistan or Nicaragua?

Afghanistan, at 0.021 against 0.017 in Nicaragua as of 2025.

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

188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Nicaragua: Political Civil Liberties Index

Afghanistan

0.021

in 2025

Nicaragua

0.017

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

174th

Nicaragua rank

175th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Afghanistan
Nicaragua

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.021 against 0.017 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.004.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 174th and Nicaragua ranks 175th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 10 and Nicaragua in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.109	0.048	0.061	Afghanistan
1840s	0.109	0.0467	0.0623	Afghanistan
1850s	0.109	0.0444	0.0646	Afghanistan
1860s	0.109	0.268	0.159	Nicaragua
1870s	0.109	0.268	0.159	Nicaragua
1880s	0.102	0.2974	0.1954	Nicaragua
1890s	0.102	0.3136	0.2116	Nicaragua
1900s	0.1008	0.3025	0.2017	Nicaragua
1910s	0.127	0.247	0.12	Nicaragua
1920s	0.2066	0.2349	0.0283	Nicaragua
1930s	0.2015	0.1459	0.0556	Afghanistan
1940s	0.2176	0.1033	0.1143	Afghanistan
1950s	0.2063	0.1005	0.1058	Afghanistan
1960s	0.3228	0.1074	0.2154	Afghanistan
1970s	0.2661	0.1104	0.1557	Afghanistan
1980s	0.0828	0.5305	0.4477	Nicaragua
1990s	0.0742	0.8947	0.8205	Nicaragua
2000s	0.5642	0.7778	0.2136	Nicaragua
2010s	0.6644	0.4508	0.2136	Afghanistan
2020s	0.1405	0.059	0.0815	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Afghanistan or Nicaragua?: Afghanistan, at 0.021 against 0.017 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Afghanistan and Nicaragua?: 0.004, 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 political civil liberties index?: Afghanistan 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 Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Political Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.