Nicaragua vs Venezuela: Democracy
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Venezuela
1
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
160th
Venezuela rank
160th
Democracy over time
- Nicaragua
- Venezuela
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1 against 1 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Venezuela ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 160th and Venezuela ranks 160th of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 9 and Venezuela in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 2.2 | 3 | 0.8 | Venezuela |
| 1850s | 1.6 | 2.8 | 1.2 | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 2.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.1 | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 3 | 6 | 3 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 2.5 | 7 | 4.5 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 1.8 | 7 | 5.2 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 6 | 6.8 | 0.8 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 6 | 5.4 | 0.6 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 4.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1 | 0.3333 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Nicaragua or Venezuela?
- Nicaragua, at 1 against 1 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Nicaragua and Venezuela?
- 0, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Venezuela?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Venezuela rank globally for democracy?
- Nicaragua ranks 160th and Venezuela ranks 160th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).