Nicaragua vs Turkmenistan: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Nicaragua
0.077
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.112
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
171st
Turkmenistan rank
169th
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Nicaragua
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.112 against 0.077 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.035.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.5 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 171st and Turkmenistan ranks 169th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 7 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1475 | 0.017 | 0.1305 | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 0.1499 | 0.0886 | 0.0613 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0.1438 | 0.1468 | 0.003 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0.1449 | 0.148 | 0.0031 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.4776 | 0.2045 | 0.2731 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.8286 | 0.1107 | 0.7179 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.804 | 0.073 | 0.731 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.5909 | 0.1029 | 0.488 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.1308 | 0.1097 | 0.0212 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Nicaragua or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.112 against 0.077 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Nicaragua and Turkmenistan?
- 0.035, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Turkmenistan?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Turkmenistan rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 171st and Turkmenistan ranks 169th 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.