Cameroon vs Nicaragua: Democracy
Cameroon
3
in 2025
Nicaragua
3
in 2025
Cameroon rank
94th
Nicaragua rank
94th
Democracy over time
- Cameroon
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 3 against 3 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.44 | 2.78 | 0.3333 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 3 | 6 | 3 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 3 | 5.2 | 2.2 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Cameroon or Nicaragua?
- Cameroon, at 3 against 3 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cameroon and Nicaragua?
- 0, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nicaragua?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Nicaragua rank globally for democracy?
- Cameroon ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 94th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.