Moldova vs Nicaragua: Democracy
Moldova
2
in 2018
Nicaragua
2
in 2018
Moldova rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Moldova
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 2 against 2 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.
Across all 160 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Moldova ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Moldova or Nicaragua?
- Moldova, at 2 against 2 in Nicaragua as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Moldova and Nicaragua?
- 0, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Nicaragua?
- 160 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2018.
- How do Moldova and Nicaragua rank globally for democracy?
- Moldova 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).