Afghanistan vs Nicaragua: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Afghanistan
-3.19
in 2025
Nicaragua
-3.55
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
172nd
Nicaragua rank
173rd
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time
- Afghanistan
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports -3.19 against -3.55 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.36.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Nicaragua ranks 173rd of 173 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 15 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | -0.046 | -2.68 | 2.64 | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | -0.046 | -2.68 | 2.64 | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | -0.046 | -2.13 | 2.09 | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | -0.046 | 0.075 | 0.121 | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | -0.046 | 0.075 | 0.121 | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 0.45 | 0.075 | 0.375 | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 0.45 | -0.591 | 1.04 | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 0.1796 | -0.591 | 0.7706 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.1337 | -1.47 | 1.6 | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.795 | -1.94 | 2.74 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.4339 | -1.94 | 2.38 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.429 | -1.94 | 2.37 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.429 | -1.94 | 2.37 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.0221 | -1.94 | 1.96 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | -0.274 | -1.97 | 1.69 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | -0.8186 | -0.113 | 0.7056 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | -2.34 | 0.3185 | 2.66 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | -1.08 | -0.3046 | 0.7762 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | -0.934 | -0.9558 | 0.0218 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -2.62 | -2.82 | 0.2033 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Afghanistan or Nicaragua?
- Afghanistan, at -3.19 against -3.55 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Afghanistan and Nicaragua?
- 0.36, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nicaragua?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Nicaragua rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Nicaragua ranks 173rd of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.