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Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.077 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.077
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
171st
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.854
in 1995
All-time low
0.077
in 2025
Years of data
80
1946–2025

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua, 1946–2025

00.20.40.60.8194619852025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 0.077 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 80 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 88.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.854 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.077, in 2025.

That places Nicaragua 171st out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua, year by year

Year Value Change
1946 0.149 —
1947 0.149 +0.0%
1948 0.147 -1.3%
1949 0.145 -1.4%
1950 0.151 +4.1%
1951 0.151 +0.0%
1952 0.151 +0.0%
1953 0.151 +0.0%
1954 0.151 +0.0%
1955 0.152 +0.7%
1956 0.152 +0.0%
1957 0.148 -2.6%
1958 0.148 +0.0%
1959 0.144 -2.7%
1960 0.144 +0.0%
1961 0.144 +0.0%
1962 0.144 +0.0%
1963 0.144 +0.0%
1964 0.144 +0.0%
1965 0.144 +0.0%
1966 0.144 +0.0%
1967 0.144 +0.0%
1968 0.143 -0.7%
1969 0.143 +0.0%
1970 0.146 +2.1%
1971 0.146 +0.0%
1972 0.15 +2.7%
1973 0.15 +0.0%
1974 0.146 -2.7%
1975 0.146 +0.0%
1976 0.146 +0.0%
1977 0.139 -4.8%
1978 0.139 +0.0%
1979 0.141 +1.4%
1980 0.515 +265.2%
1981 0.523 +1.6%
1982 0.44 -15.9%
1983 0.445 +1.1%
1984 0.47 +5.6%
1985 0.447 -4.9%
1986 0.447 +0.0%
1987 0.453 +1.3%
1988 0.509 +12.4%
1989 0.527 +3.5%
1990 0.735 +39.5%
1991 0.802 +9.1%
1992 0.817 +1.9%
1993 0.842 +3.1%
1994 0.842 +0.0%
1995 0.854 +1.4%
1996 0.853 -0.1%
1997 0.849 -0.5%
1998 0.849 +0.0%
1999 0.843 -0.7%
2000 0.838 -0.6%
2001 0.838 +0.0%
2002 0.839 +0.1%
2003 0.835 -0.5%
2004 0.835 +0.0%
2005 0.835 +0.0%
2006 0.807 -3.4%
2007 0.748 -7.3%
2008 0.733 -2.0%
2009 0.732 -0.1%
2010 0.717 -2.0%
2011 0.709 -1.1%
2012 0.704 -0.7%
2013 0.687 -2.4%
2014 0.685 -0.3%
2015 0.676 -1.3%
2016 0.67 -0.9%
2017 0.585 -12.7%
2018 0.247 -57.8%
2019 0.229 -7.3%
2020 0.224 -2.2%
2021 0.176 -21.4%
2022 0.13 -26.1%
2023 0.09 -30.8%
2024 0.088 -2.2%
2025 0.077 -12.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 0.1475 0.145 0.149 4
1950s 0.1499 0.144 0.152 10
1960s 0.1438 0.143 0.144 10
1970s 0.1449 0.139 0.15 10
1980s 0.4776 0.44 0.527 10
1990s 0.8286 0.735 0.854 10
2000s 0.804 0.732 0.839 10
2010s 0.5909 0.229 0.717 10
2020s 0.1308 0.077 0.224 6

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 168 Laos 0.144 compare
  2. 169 Turkmenistan 0.112 compare
  3. 170 Myanmar 0.102 compare
  4. 172 Eritrea 0.047 compare
  5. 173 Afghanistan 0.041 compare
  6. 174 North Korea 0.024 compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua?
Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua was 0.077 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.854 in 1995.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.077 in 2025.
How does Nicaragua rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 171st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 13,700 data points, 1946–2025
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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.