Hungary vs Nicaragua: Democracy
Hungary
2
in 2018
Nicaragua
2
in 2018
Hungary rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Hungary
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 2 against 2 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Hungary ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Hungary |
| 1940s | 0.6667 | 0 | 0.6667 | Hungary |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Hungary or Nicaragua?
- Hungary, at 2 against 2 in Nicaragua as of 2018.
- 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?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
- How do Hungary and Nicaragua rank globally for democracy?
- Hungary ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).