Social Development in Nicaragua 145 indicators covering social development for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 311 2023 up 69.0% 134th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,341 2025 up 2,305.8% 38th Political Rights Rating 7 2025 up 75.0% 1st Electoral democracy 0 2025 down 100.0% 116th Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 2025 up 75.0% 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.005 units per person 2025 up 2,011.2% 28th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,341 2025 up 2,305.8% 38th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2023 up 48.2% 140th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 4.3% 119th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -0.3205 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.7% 110th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 311 2023 up 69.0% 134th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17.72 % change on previous year 2025 up 352.3% 34th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 1,280.1% 28th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.077 2025 down 88.6% 173rd Liberal Democracy Index 0.019 2025 down 84.7% 172nd Electoral Democracy Index 0.151 2025 down 52.5% 154th Freedom of Association Index 0.042 2025 down 90.8% 166th Freedom of Expression Index 0.018 2025 down 96.5% 175th Participatory Democracy Index 0.098 2025 down 47.3% 145th Varieties of democracy 0.151 2025 down 52.5% 154th Liberal democracy 1 2025 unchanged 87th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 87th Human Rights Index 0.077 2025 down 88.6% 173rd Key features of human rights 0.077 2025 down 88.6% 173rd Key features of electoral democracy 0.151 2025 down 52.5% 154th Key features of liberal democracy 0.019 2025 down 84.7% 172nd Executive Corruption Index 0.917 2025 up 5.9% 5th Judicial Corruption Score -2.04 2025 down 48.6% 171st Public Sector Corruption Index 0.911 2025 up 9.6% 6th Key features of democracy 0.151 2025 down 52.5% 154th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 58th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -5 % change on previous year 2025 down 215.0% 141st Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.019 2025 down 84.7% 172nd Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 58th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -12.5 % change on previous year 2025 down 851.4% 171st Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 87th Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 87th Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 58th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.151 2025 down 52.5% 153rd Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.085 2025 down 48.8% 163rd Deliberative Democracy Index 0.017 2025 down 87.7% 173rd Direct Democracy Index 0.08 2025 unchanged 67th Key media freedoms -2.21 2025 down 1,168.4% 163rd Media Corruption Score -2.14 2025 down 342.0% 167th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.019 2025 down 95.4% 174th Legislative Corruption Score -2.35 2025 down 81.0% 171st Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 72.8% 77th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 91.2% 125th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 72.8% 77th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 72.8% 77th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2023 up 75.0% 70th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0026 units per square kilometre 2023 up 69.0% 144th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.2118 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1,565.6% 40th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2016 — 116th Physical Integrity Rights Score -0.8475 2019 down 275.3% 160th Page 1 of 3 Next →