Nicaragua vs Singapore: Democracy
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Singapore
1
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
87th
Singapore rank
87th
Democracy over time
- Nicaragua
- Singapore
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1 against 1 in Singapore, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Singapore ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 87th and Singapore ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 8 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.8889 | 1 | 0.1111 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.7 | 1 | 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, Nicaragua or Singapore?
- Nicaragua, at 1 against 1 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Nicaragua and Singapore?
- 0, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Singapore?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Singapore rank globally for democracy?
- Nicaragua ranks 87th and Singapore 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.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.