Hungary vs Nicaragua: Democracy
Hungary
3
in 2025
Nicaragua
3
in 2025
Hungary rank
94th
Nicaragua rank
94th
Democracy over time
- Hungary
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 3 against 3 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Hungary ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 13 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Hungary |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Hungary |
| 1870s | 3 | 0.1 | 2.9 | Hungary |
| 1880s | 3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | Hungary |
| 1890s | 3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | Hungary |
| 1900s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Hungary |
| 1910s | 3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | Hungary |
| 1920s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | Hungary |
| 1940s | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | Hungary |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 8.2 | 6 | 2.2 | Hungary |
| 2000s | 8.9 | 5.2 | 3.7 | Hungary |
| 2010s | 5.5 | 3 | 2.5 | Hungary |
| 2020s | 3.33 | 3 | 0.3333 | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Hungary or Nicaragua?
- Hungary, at 3 against 3 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Hungary and Nicaragua?
- 0, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Nicaragua?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Nicaragua rank globally for democracy?
- Hungary 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.