Afghanistan vs Nicaragua: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Afghanistan
0.041
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.077
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
173rd
Nicaragua rank
171st
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.077 against 0.041 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.036.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.9 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Nicaragua ranks 171st of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.277 | 0.1475 | 0.1295 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.2699 | 0.1499 | 0.12 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.3107 | 0.1438 | 0.1669 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.2259 | 0.1449 | 0.081 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0813 | 0.4776 | 0.3963 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.0562 | 0.8286 | 0.7724 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.4404 | 0.804 | 0.3636 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.518 | 0.5909 | 0.0729 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.1287 | 0.1308 | 0.0022 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Afghanistan or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.077 against 0.041 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Afghanistan and Nicaragua?
- 0.036, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nicaragua?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Nicaragua rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Nicaragua ranks 171st of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.