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Centralization of Political Power Index in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.992 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.992
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.992
in 2022
All-time low
0.408
in 1991
Years of data
188
1838–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Nicaragua, 1838–2025

00.20.40.60.81183819312025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, centralization of political power index in Nicaragua stood at 0.992. That is the highest value across all 188 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Nicaragua peaked at 0.992 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.408, in 1991.

That places Nicaragua 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 188 years of available data.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Nicaragua, year by year

Year Value Change
1838 0.906 —
1839 0.906 +0.0%
1840 0.906 +0.0%
1841 0.906 +0.0%
1842 0.906 +0.0%
1843 0.906 +0.0%
1844 0.906 +0.0%
1845 0.906 +0.0%
1846 0.906 +0.0%
1847 0.906 +0.0%
1848 0.906 +0.0%
1849 0.906 +0.0%
1850 0.906 +0.0%
1851 0.906 +0.0%
1852 0.906 +0.0%
1853 0.906 +0.0%
1854 0.906 +0.0%
1855 0.906 +0.0%
1856 0.906 +0.0%
1857 0.906 +0.0%
1858 0.863 -4.7%
1859 0.863 +0.0%
1860 0.863 +0.0%
1861 0.863 +0.0%
1862 0.863 +0.0%
1863 0.863 +0.0%
1864 0.863 +0.0%
1865 0.863 +0.0%
1866 0.863 +0.0%
1867 0.863 +0.0%
1868 0.863 +0.0%
1869 0.863 +0.0%
1870 0.863 +0.0%
1871 0.863 +0.0%
1872 0.863 +0.0%
1873 0.863 +0.0%
1874 0.863 +0.0%
1875 0.863 +0.0%
1876 0.863 +0.0%
1877 0.863 +0.0%
1878 0.863 +0.0%
1879 0.863 +0.0%
1880 0.863 +0.0%
1881 0.863 +0.0%
1882 0.863 +0.0%
1883 0.863 +0.0%
1884 0.863 +0.0%
1885 0.863 +0.0%
1886 0.863 +0.0%
1887 0.863 +0.0%
1888 0.863 +0.0%
1889 0.863 +0.0%
1890 0.9 +4.3%
1891 0.9 +0.0%
1892 0.9 +0.0%
1893 0.9 +0.0%
1894 0.9 +0.0%
1895 0.9 +0.0%
1896 0.9 +0.0%
1897 0.9 +0.0%
1898 0.9 +0.0%
1899 0.9 +0.0%
1900 0.9 +0.0%
1901 0.9 +0.0%
1902 0.9 +0.0%
1903 0.9 +0.0%
1904 0.9 +0.0%
1905 0.9 +0.0%
1906 0.9 +0.0%
1907 0.9 +0.0%
1908 0.9 +0.0%
1909 0.9 +0.0%
1910 0.895 -0.6%
1911 0.895 +0.0%
1912 0.896 +0.1%
1913 0.898 +0.2%
1914 0.898 +0.0%
1915 0.898 +0.0%
1916 0.898 +0.0%
1917 0.898 +0.0%
1918 0.898 +0.0%
1919 0.898 +0.0%
1920 0.886 -1.3%
1921 0.886 +0.0%
1922 0.886 +0.0%
1923 0.886 +0.0%
1924 0.886 +0.0%
1925 0.889 +0.3%
1926 0.889 +0.0%
1927 0.892 +0.3%
1928 0.863 -3.3%
1929 0.863 +0.0%
1930 0.863 +0.0%
1931 0.863 +0.0%
1932 0.863 +0.0%
1933 0.947 +9.7%
1934 0.945 -0.2%
1935 0.945 +0.0%
1936 0.96 +1.6%
1937 0.964 +0.4%
1938 0.961 -0.3%
1939 0.961 +0.0%
1940 0.959 -0.2%
1941 0.959 +0.0%
1942 0.959 +0.0%
1943 0.959 +0.0%
1944 0.959 +0.0%
1945 0.959 +0.0%
1946 0.959 +0.0%
1947 0.959 +0.0%
1948 0.961 +0.2%
1949 0.961 +0.0%
1950 0.966 +0.5%
1951 0.966 +0.0%
1952 0.966 +0.0%
1953 0.966 +0.0%
1954 0.966 +0.0%
1955 0.966 +0.0%
1956 0.966 +0.0%
1957 0.966 +0.0%
1958 0.966 +0.0%
1959 0.966 +0.0%
1960 0.966 +0.0%
1961 0.966 +0.0%
1962 0.966 +0.0%
1963 0.966 +0.0%
1964 0.966 +0.0%
1965 0.966 +0.0%
1966 0.966 +0.0%
1967 0.966 +0.0%
1968 0.966 +0.0%
1969 0.966 +0.0%
1970 0.966 +0.0%
1971 0.966 +0.0%
1972 0.966 +0.0%
1973 0.966 +0.0%
1974 0.966 +0.0%
1975 0.966 +0.0%
1976 0.966 +0.0%
1977 0.966 +0.0%
1978 0.966 +0.0%
1979 0.93 -3.7%
1980 0.838 -9.9%
1981 0.838 +0.0%
1982 0.838 +0.0%
1983 0.823 -1.8%
1984 0.755 -8.3%
1985 0.763 +1.1%
1986 0.665 -12.8%
1987 0.678 +2.0%
1988 0.672 -0.9%
1989 0.669 -0.4%
1990 0.439 -34.4%
1991 0.408 -7.1%
1992 0.408 +0.0%
1993 0.408 +0.0%
1994 0.408 +0.0%
1995 0.408 +0.0%
1996 0.505 +23.8%
1997 0.567 +12.3%
1998 0.567 +0.0%
1999 0.599 +5.6%
2000 0.598 -0.2%
2001 0.624 +4.3%
2002 0.64 +2.6%
2003 0.64 +0.0%
2004 0.64 +0.0%
2005 0.64 +0.0%
2006 0.773 +20.8%
2007 0.857 +10.9%
2008 0.886 +3.4%
2009 0.89 +0.5%
2010 0.89 +0.0%
2011 0.89 +0.0%
2012 0.903 +1.5%
2013 0.937 +3.8%
2014 0.937 +0.0%
2015 0.939 +0.2%
2016 0.938 -0.1%
2017 0.948 +1.1%
2018 0.97 +2.3%
2019 0.978 +0.8%
2020 0.985 +0.7%
2021 0.991 +0.6%
2022 0.992 +0.1%
2023 0.99 -0.2%
2024 0.992 +0.2%
2025 0.992 +0.0%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 0.992 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5475, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 0.992 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.236, 4.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 0.906 0.906 0.906 2
1840s 0.906 0.906 0.906 10
1850s 0.8974 0.863 0.906 10
1860s 0.863 0.863 0.863 10
1870s 0.863 0.863 0.863 10
1880s 0.863 0.863 0.863 10
1890s 0.9 0.9 0.9 10
1900s 0.9 0.9 0.9 10
1910s 0.8972 0.895 0.898 10
1920s 0.8826 0.863 0.892 10
1930s 0.9272 0.863 0.964 10
1940s 0.9594 0.959 0.961 10
1950s 0.966 0.966 0.966 10
1960s 0.966 0.966 0.966 10
1970s 0.9624 0.93 0.966 10
1980s 0.7539 0.665 0.838 10
1990s 0.4717 0.408 0.599 10
2000s 0.7188 0.598 0.89 10
2010s 0.933 0.89 0.978 10
2020s 0.9903 0.985 0.992 6

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 2 Belarus 0.99 compare
  2. 3 North Korea 0.988 compare
  3. 4 Myanmar 0.982 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Nicaragua?
Centralization of political power index in Nicaragua was 0.992 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.992 in 2022.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.408 in 1991.
How does Nicaragua rank for centralization of political power index?
Nicaragua ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.