Civil liberties score fh in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Civil liberties score fh was 12 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil liberties score fh in Nicaragua, 2003–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 12 for civil liberties score fh in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties score fh in Nicaragua peaked at 39 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2023.
Nicaragua ranks 168th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Civil liberties score fh in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 37 | — |
| 2004 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 37 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 22 | -31.2% |
| 2019 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 12 | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12 | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 12 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.5, 47% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 12 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.5, 26% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Civil liberties score fh in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -31.2% | 32 | 22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.86 | 34 | 39 | 7 |
| 2010s | 31.5 | 21 | 35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.67 | 12 | 20 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties score fh in Nicaragua?
- Civil liberties score fh in Nicaragua was 12 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil liberties score fh recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 39 in 2006.
- What is the lowest civil liberties score fh recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for civil liberties score fh?
- Nicaragua ranks 168th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties score fh rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Civil liberties score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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