Ethiopia vs Nicaragua: Democracy

Ethiopia
1
in 2025
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
87th
Nicaragua rank
87th

Democracy over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nicaragua
00.511.52178919072025

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1 against 1 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.

Across all 186 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 87th 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 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0.2 0.2 Nicaragua
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0.4 0.4 Nicaragua
1920s 0 1 1 Nicaragua
1930s 0 0.6 0.6 Nicaragua
1940s 0 0.1 0.1 Nicaragua
1950s 0 1 1 Nicaragua
1960s 0 1 1 Nicaragua
1970s 0 0.8889 0.8889 Nicaragua
1980s 0 0.5 0.5 Nicaragua
1990s 0.6 2 1.4 Nicaragua
2000s 1 1.7 0.7 Nicaragua
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Ethiopia or Nicaragua?
Ethiopia, at 1 against 1 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 87th and Nicaragua ranks 87th 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.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.