Ethiopia vs Nicaragua: Democracy
Ethiopia
3
in 2025
Nicaragua
3
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
94th
Nicaragua rank
94th
Democracy over time
- Ethiopia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3 against 3 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.
Across all 186 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 6 | 4.2 | 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, Ethiopia or Nicaragua?
- Ethiopia, at 3 against 3 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ethiopia and Nicaragua?
- 0, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nicaragua?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Nicaragua rank globally for democracy?
- Ethiopia 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.