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🇳🇮 Nicaragua: Politics & Democracy

By V-Dem's measure, no — Nicaragua scores 0.019 on the 0–1 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range.

Liberal democracy rank (2024)

#175 of 179

Score (0–1)

0.019

10-year change

-0.107

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Current leaders

sapo cara picha

Head of State · Sandinista National Liberation Front

since 2007-01-10

Democracy trend

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Nicaragua — V-Dem liberal democracy index, 1900–2024 (0–1 scale). Latest: 0.019 in 2024.

Upcoming elections

2027 Nicaraguan presidential election

2027-01-01T00:00:00Z

2027 Nicaraguan general election

2027-11-01T00:00:00Z

2027 Nicaraguan parliamentary election

2027-11-01T00:00:00Z

Voting alignment

Nicaragua's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:

Frequently asked questions

Is Nicaragua a democracy?

By V-Dem's measure, no — Nicaragua scores 0.019 on the 0–1 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range. It ranks #175 of 179 countries in 2024.

Is democracy in Nicaragua improving or declining?

Nicaragua's V-Dem liberal democracy score has declined by 0.107 points over the past decade, standing at 0.019 in 2024 (1-year change: -0.002).

Who leads Nicaragua?

sapo cara picha is Nicaragua's head of state (Sandinista National Liberation Front).

When is the next election in Nicaragua?

2027 Nicaraguan presidential election is scheduled for 2027-01-01T00:00:00Z.

More on Nicaragua

Data source: Coppedge, Michael et al. 'V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15', Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, https://www.v-dem.net, CC BY 4.0.