Rule of Law - Governance score in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Rule of Law - Governance score was 29.09 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
29.09 0-100
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
196th
of 208 countries
All-time high
48.64 0-100
in 2003
All-time low
29.09 0-100
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance score in Nicaragua, 1996–2024

010203040501996201020241996: 46.5 0-1001998: 45 0-1002000: 41.6 0-1002002: 46.2 0-1002003: 48.6 0-1002004: 47.4 0-1002005: 47.6 0-1002006: 46.3 0-1002007: 45.6 0-1002008: 44.3 0-1002009: 43.3 0-1002010: 42.5 0-1002011: 43.6 0-1002012: 42.6 0-1002013: 42.6 0-1002014: 41.4 0-1002015: 39.7 0-1002016: 40.2 0-1002017: 41.2 0-1002018: 34.5 0-1002019: 34 0-1002020: 33.9 0-1002021: 31.6 0-1002022: 31.2 0-1002023: 29.5 0-1002024: 29.1 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law - governance score in Nicaragua is 29.09 0-100, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Nicaragua peaked at 48.64 0-100 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 29.09 0-100, in 2024.

Nicaragua ranks 196th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Rule of Law - Governance score in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) in Nicaragua, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 46.54 0-100
1998 44.99 0-100 -3.3%
2000 41.64 0-100 -7.5%
2002 46.19 0-100 +10.9%
2003 48.64 0-100 +5.3%
2004 47.38 0-100 -2.6%
2005 47.64 0-100 +0.5%
2006 46.32 0-100 -2.8%
2007 45.56 0-100 -1.6%
2008 44.32 0-100 -2.7%
2009 43.26 0-100 -2.4%
2010 42.53 0-100 -1.7%
2011 43.59 0-100 +2.5%
2012 42.64 0-100 -2.2%
2013 42.63 0-100 -0.0%
2014 41.38 0-100 -2.9%
2015 39.67 0-100 -4.1%
2016 40.23 0-100 +1.4%
2017 41.24 0-100 +2.5%
2018 34.5 0-100 -16.4%
2019 34.02 0-100 -1.4%
2020 33.95 0-100 -0.2%
2021 31.59 0-100 -6.9%
2022 31.24 0-100 -1.1%
2023 29.5 0-100 -5.6%
2024 29.09 0-100 -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.77 0-100 44.99 0-100 46.54 0-100 2
2000s 45.66 0-100 41.64 0-100 48.64 0-100 9
2010s 40.24 0-100 34.02 0-100 43.59 0-100 10
2020s 31.07 0-100 29.09 0-100 33.95 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 193 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 30.71 0-100 compare
  2. 194 Equatorial Guinea 30.45 0-100 compare
  3. 195 Haiti 29.37 0-100 compare
  4. 197 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 28.97 0-100 compare
  5. 198 Libya 27.74 0-100 compare
  6. 199 Central African Republic 27.45 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance score in Nicaragua?
Rule of law - governance score in Nicaragua was 29.09 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - governance score recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 48.64 0-100 in 2003.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 29.09 0-100 in 2024.
How does Nicaragua rank for rule of law - governance score?
Nicaragua ranks 196th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,320 data points, 1996–2024
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