Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) was 25.39 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Nicaragua, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for voice and accountability - governance score in Nicaragua is 25.39 0-100, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Nicaragua peaked at 59.59 0-100 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 25.39 0-100, in 2025.
That places Nicaragua 200th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 57.11 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 57.31 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 55.53 0-100 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 55.45 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 59.12 0-100 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 59.59 0-100 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 57.95 0-100 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 56.35 0-100 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 55.89 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 52.67 0-100 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 52.22 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 52.32 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 50.33 0-100 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 47.44 0-100 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 48.37 0-100 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 47.82 0-100 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 46.47 0-100 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 43.15 0-100 | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 43.18 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 36.37 0-100 | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 35.7 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 35.68 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 32.56 0-100 | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 30.64 0-100 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 29.55 0-100 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 25.89 0-100 | -12.4% |
| 2025 | 25.39 0-100 | -1.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 25.39 0-100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.49 0-100, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 25.39 0-100 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.47 0-100, 39% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.21 0-100 | 57.11 0-100 | 57.31 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.09 0-100 | 52.22 0-100 | 59.59 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.12 0-100 | 35.7 0-100 | 52.32 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.95 0-100 | 25.39 0-100 | 35.68 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 197 Yemen 25.67 0-100 compare
- 198 Venezuela 25.66 0-100 compare
- 199 Tajikistan 25.61 0-100 compare
- 201 Equatorial Guinea 24.82 0-100 compare
- 202 South Sudan 23.44 0-100 compare
- 203 Sudan 21.18 0-100 compare
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 voice and accountability - governance score in Nicaragua?
- Voice and accountability - governance score in Nicaragua was 25.39 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 59.59 0-100 in 2004.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.39 0-100 in 2025.
- How does Nicaragua rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
- Nicaragua ranks 200th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).