Social Development in Nicaragua 145 indicators covering social development for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy Index 6 2018 down 33.3% 86th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 269,315 2025 up 21,671.6% 6th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0384 units per person 2025 up 19,005.7% 2nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 12,389.6% 6th Political Rights Score 2 2025 down 89.5% 168th Freedom Score 14 2025 down 74.1% 170th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 124 2023 up 726.7% 136th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0 units per person 2023 up 624.9% 132nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 409.9% 111th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -24.39 % change on previous year 2025 down 133.7% 96th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 16 2018 down 15.8% 87th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 81st Equal Rights Protection Index 0.231 2025 down 44.3% 152nd Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.059 2025 down 92.3% 175th Political Corruption Index 0.942 2025 up 7.9% 3rd Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.942 2025 up 7.9% 3rd Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.45 2024 up 4.2% 96th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 — 56th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 2.56 units per square kilometre 2023 up 60,655.8% 4th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre 2023 up 726.7% 139th LGBT+ Rights Index 3.07 2019 down 24.6% 59th Forcibly displaced people 1,735 2023 up 771.9% 144th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 1 2016 unchanged 61st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 1 number 2025 down 50.0% 90th Age of electoral democracy 26 years 2015 up 62.5% 97th Corruption Perceptions Index 14 2024 down 50.0% 171st Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 4.26 2024 down 1.0% 106th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 3.64 2024 down 0.7% 91st Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.6197 2024 down 3.3% 90th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.0052 2024 up 57.1% 113th Self-reported life satisfaction 6.3 2025 up 5.2% 51st Happiness vs. life satisfaction 6.3 2025 up 5.2% 51st Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 39.3% 2024 up 2.7% 94th Homicide rate 11.35 homicides per 100,000 population 2021 down 10.5% 32nd Homicides 754 homicides 2021 up 2.2% 44th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 11.35 homicides per 100,000 population 2021 down 10.5% 32nd Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 11.35 homicides per 100,000 population 2021 down 10.5% 32nd Age of electoral democracy 17 years 2006 up 142.9% 79th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Citizen support for democracy -0.6735 2020 down 2,671.9% 92nd Homicides 232 deaths 2022 down 44.8% 38th Child homicide rate 0.5692 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 69.0% 41st Citizen satisfaction with democracy -0.3224 2020 down 1,380.5% 85th Homicide rate 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 51.3% 30th Homicide rate by age of the victim 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 down 51.3% 30th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% 90th Homicides 632.6 deaths 2021 down 22.9% 75th Homicide rate 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 33.2% 46th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 9.23 2021 down 33.0% 46th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 4.08 2030 up 9.0% 109th States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 1991 unchanged 31st Freedom of Association Score 2 2025 down 71.4% 97th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →