Eritrea vs Nicaragua: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Eritrea
0.047
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.077
in 2025
Eritrea rank
172nd
Nicaragua rank
171st
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Eritrea
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.077 against 0.047 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.03.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.6 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 172nd and Nicaragua ranks 171st of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.569 | 0.1475 | 0.4215 | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 0.3187 | 0.1499 | 0.1688 | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 0.147 | 0.1438 | 0.0032 | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 0.0859 | 0.1449 | 0.059 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.0524 | 0.4776 | 0.4252 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.1857 | 0.8286 | 0.6429 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.0408 | 0.804 | 0.7632 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.0442 | 0.5909 | 0.5467 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.0522 | 0.1308 | 0.0787 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Eritrea or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.077 against 0.047 in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Eritrea and Nicaragua?
- 0.03, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nicaragua?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Nicaragua rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 172nd and Nicaragua ranks 171st of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.