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Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote was 100.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 176 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1956
All-time low
10.0%
in 1858
Years of data
188
1838–2025

Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Nicaragua, 1838–2025

020406080100183819312025

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

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 100.0% for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in 2025. That is the highest value across all 188 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Nicaragua peaked at 100.0% in 1956 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1858.

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

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Nicaragua, year by year

Year % Change
1838 20.0% —
1839 20.0% +0.0%
1840 20.0% +0.0%
1841 20.0% +0.0%
1842 20.0% +0.0%
1843 20.0% +0.0%
1844 20.0% +0.0%
1845 20.0% +0.0%
1846 20.0% +0.0%
1847 20.0% +0.0%
1848 20.0% +0.0%
1849 20.0% +0.0%
1850 20.0% +0.0%
1851 20.0% +0.0%
1852 20.0% +0.0%
1853 20.0% +0.0%
1854 20.0% +0.0%
1855 20.0% +0.0%
1856 20.0% +0.0%
1857 20.0% +0.0%
1858 10.0% -50.0%
1859 10.0% +0.0%
1860 10.0% +0.0%
1861 10.0% +0.0%
1862 10.0% +0.0%
1863 10.0% +0.0%
1864 10.0% +0.0%
1865 10.0% +0.0%
1866 10.0% +0.0%
1867 10.0% +0.0%
1868 10.0% +0.0%
1869 10.0% +0.0%
1870 10.0% +0.0%
1871 10.0% +0.0%
1872 10.0% +0.0%
1873 10.0% +0.0%
1874 10.0% +0.0%
1875 10.0% +0.0%
1876 10.0% +0.0%
1877 10.0% +0.0%
1878 10.0% +0.0%
1879 10.0% +0.0%
1880 10.0% +0.0%
1881 10.0% +0.0%
1882 10.0% +0.0%
1883 10.0% +0.0%
1884 10.0% +0.0%
1885 10.0% +0.0%
1886 40.0% +300.0%
1887 40.0% +0.0%
1888 40.0% +0.0%
1889 40.0% +0.0%
1890 40.0% +0.0%
1891 40.0% +0.0%
1892 40.0% +0.0%
1893 50.0% +25.0%
1894 50.0% +0.0%
1895 50.0% +0.0%
1896 50.0% +0.0%
1897 50.0% +0.0%
1898 50.0% +0.0%
1899 50.0% +0.0%
1900 50.0% +0.0%
1901 50.0% +0.0%
1902 50.0% +0.0%
1903 50.0% +0.0%
1904 50.0% +0.0%
1905 50.0% +0.0%
1906 50.0% +0.0%
1907 50.0% +0.0%
1908 50.0% +0.0%
1909 50.0% +0.0%
1910 50.0% +0.0%
1911 50.0% +0.0%
1912 50.0% +0.0%
1913 50.0% +0.0%
1914 50.0% +0.0%
1915 50.0% +0.0%
1916 50.0% +0.0%
1917 50.0% +0.0%
1918 50.0% +0.0%
1919 50.0% +0.0%
1920 50.0% +0.0%
1921 50.0% +0.0%
1922 50.0% +0.0%
1923 50.0% +0.0%
1924 50.0% +0.0%
1925 50.0% +0.0%
1926 50.0% +0.0%
1927 50.0% +0.0%
1928 50.0% +0.0%
1929 50.0% +0.0%
1930 50.0% +0.0%
1931 50.0% +0.0%
1932 50.0% +0.0%
1933 50.0% +0.0%
1934 50.0% +0.0%
1935 50.0% +0.0%
1936 50.0% +0.0%
1937 50.0% +0.0%
1938 50.0% +0.0%
1939 50.0% +0.0%
1940 50.0% +0.0%
1941 50.0% +0.0%
1942 50.0% +0.0%
1943 50.0% +0.0%
1944 50.0% +0.0%
1945 50.0% +0.0%
1946 50.0% +0.0%
1947 50.0% +0.0%
1948 50.0% +0.0%
1949 50.0% +0.0%
1950 50.0% +0.0%
1951 50.0% +0.0%
1952 50.0% +0.0%
1953 50.0% +0.0%
1954 50.0% +0.0%
1955 50.0% +0.0%
1956 100.0% +100.0%
1957 100.0% +0.0%
1958 100.0% +0.0%
1959 100.0% +0.0%
1960 100.0% +0.0%
1961 100.0% +0.0%
1962 100.0% +0.0%
1963 100.0% +0.0%
1964 100.0% +0.0%
1965 100.0% +0.0%
1966 100.0% +0.0%
1967 100.0% +0.0%
1968 100.0% +0.0%
1969 100.0% +0.0%
1970 100.0% +0.0%
1971 100.0% +0.0%
1972 100.0% +0.0%
1973 100.0% +0.0%
1974 100.0% +0.0%
1975 100.0% +0.0%
1976 100.0% +0.0%
1977 100.0% +0.0%
1978 100.0% +0.0%
1979 100.0% +0.0%
1980 100.0% +0.0%
1981 100.0% +0.0%
1982 100.0% +0.0%
1983 100.0% +0.0%
1984 100.0% +0.0%
1985 100.0% +0.0%
1986 100.0% +0.0%
1987 100.0% +0.0%
1988 100.0% +0.0%
1989 100.0% +0.0%
1990 100.0% +0.0%
1991 100.0% +0.0%
1992 100.0% +0.0%
1993 100.0% +0.0%
1994 100.0% +0.0%
1995 100.0% +0.0%
1996 100.0% +0.0%
1997 100.0% +0.0%
1998 100.0% +0.0%
1999 100.0% +0.0%
2000 100.0% +0.0%
2001 100.0% +0.0%
2002 100.0% +0.0%
2003 100.0% +0.0%
2004 100.0% +0.0%
2005 100.0% +0.0%
2006 100.0% +0.0%
2007 100.0% +0.0%
2008 100.0% +0.0%
2009 100.0% +0.0%
2010 100.0% +0.0%
2011 100.0% +0.0%
2012 100.0% +0.0%
2013 100.0% +0.0%
2014 100.0% +0.0%
2015 100.0% +0.0%
2016 100.0% +0.0%
2017 100.0% +0.0%
2018 100.0% +0.0%
2019 100.0% +0.0%
2020 100.0% +0.0%
2021 100.0% +0.0%
2022 100.0% +0.0%
2023 100.0% +0.0%
2024 100.0% +0.0%
2025 100.0% +0.0%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 2
1840s 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 10
1850s 18.0% 10.0% 20.0% 10
1860s 10.0% 10.0% 10.0% 10
1870s 10.0% 10.0% 10.0% 10
1880s 22.0% 10.0% 40.0% 10
1890s 47.0% 40.0% 50.0% 10
1900s 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 10
1910s 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 10
1920s 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 10
1930s 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 10
1940s 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 10
1950s 70.0% 50.0% 100.0% 10
1960s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
1970s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
1980s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
1990s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2000s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Nicaragua?
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Nicaragua was 100.0% in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adult citizens who have the right to vote recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1956.
What is the lowest share of adult citizens who have the right to vote recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1858.
How does Nicaragua rank for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
Nicaragua ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of adult citizens who have the right to vote rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Unit
%
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
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