Nicaragua vs Vietnam: Democracy
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Vietnam
1
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
160th
Vietnam rank
160th
Democracy over time
- Nicaragua
- Vietnam
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1 against 1 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 166 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 160th and Vietnam ranks 160th of 198 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Nicaragua |
| 1840s | 2.2 | 0 | 2.2 | Nicaragua |
| 1850s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 2.2 | 0 | 2.2 | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 3.8 | 1 | 2.8 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2.25 | 1 | 1.25 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 1.8 | 1 | 0.8 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 6 | 1 | 5 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 6 | 1 | 5 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 4.8 | 1 | 3.8 | 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 Vietnam?
- Nicaragua, at 1 against 1 in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Nicaragua and Vietnam?
- 0, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Vietnam?
- 166 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Vietnam rank globally for democracy?
- Nicaragua ranks 160th and Vietnam 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).