Nicaragua vs Tanzania: Democracy
Nicaragua
3
in 2025
Tanzania
3
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
94th
Tanzania rank
94th
Democracy over time
- Nicaragua
- Tanzania
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 3 against 3 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 94th and Tanzania ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 8 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 2.2 | 0 | 2.2 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 6 | 3 | 3 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 5.2 | 3.5 | 1.7 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 3 | 3.6 | 0.6 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Nicaragua or Tanzania?
- Nicaragua, at 3 against 3 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Nicaragua and Tanzania?
- 0, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Tanzania?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Tanzania rank globally for democracy?
- Nicaragua ranks 94th and Tanzania 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.