Nicaragua
Rank 179 / 190
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Civica Index breakdown · 4 governance dimensionsweights empirically derived · source-specific inputs
How the 11 is calculated.
Democratic Quality
V-Dem · Liberal Democracy Index
27%
1
contributes 0 pts
Rule of Law
World Bank WGI
26%
14
contributes 4 pts
Freedoms & Rights
Freedom House
23%
8
contributes 2 pts
Corruption Control
Transparency International
24%
7
contributes 2 pts
History · quarterly CI trend
How the index has moved over time.
Historical CI data is not available yet for this country.
Regional rank
Where Nicaragua sits against peers.
Global#179 of 190
North America#23 of 23
World Bank region
Latin America & Caribbean
#32of 33
Cohort below n ≥ 8 threshold; using region only comparison.
V-Dem Regimes of the World
Electoral Autocracy
#50of 52
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Government taxonomy
Raw source
presidential republic
Regime type
Civilian dictatorship · 2025
Cite this page
Civica Index for Nicaragua, 2026-05-07. Civica Atlas. https://civicaatlas.org/civica-index/nicaragua