🇳🇮 Nicaragua
NI / NIC #96
Nomad Score
54.0
Cities
14
📊 GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE
Government
Unitary diarchy
UN Member
Yes
Independent
Yes
CPI Score (2026)
14/100
Press Freedom (2025)
22.8/100
#172
Electoral Democracy (2025)
0.151
HDI
0.706
Regional Blocs
CAIS
🏛 GOVERNMENT & LEADERS
Government Type
Unitary diarchy
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Nicaragua | Daniel Ortega |
| President of Nicaragua | Rosario Murillo |
| President of the National Assembly of Nicaragua | Gustavo Porras Cortés |
💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
CPI Score (2026)
14 / 100
Interpretation
High corruption
📰 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX
Overall Score (2025)
22.8 / 100
Global Rank
#172 / 180
Rank Change
-9 vs previous year
RSF Zone
Amériques
Political #168
14.8
Economic #166
24.8
Legal #170
19.9
Social #165
30.1
Safety #168
24.6
📊 PRESS FREEDOM DIMENSIONS
🗳 DEMOCRACY INDEX
Electoral (2025)
0.151
Liberal
0.019
Participatory
0.098
Deliberative
0.017
Egalitarian
0.085
📋 PRESS FREEDOM HISTORICAL DATA
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.8 | 172 | 14.8 | 24.8 | 19.9 | 30.1 | 24.6 |
| 2024 | 29.2 | 163 | 17.2 | 34.0 | 30.3 | 36.6 | 27.8 |
| 2023 | 37.1 | 158 | 35.8 | 45.5 | 28.2 | 44.3 | 31.7 |
| 2022 | 37.1 | 160 | 37.5 | 38.8 | 31.8 | 49.8 | 27.7 |
| 2021 | 60.0 | 121 | - | - | - | - | 72.9 |
| 2020 | 64.2 | 117 | - | - | - | - | 68.2 |
| 2019 | 64.5 | 114 | - | - | - | - | 68.7 |
| 2018 | 69.6 | 90 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 69.0 | 92 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2016 | 71.2 | 75 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 72.1 | 74 | - | - | - | - | 71.1 |
| 2014 | 72.3 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 71.7 | 78 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 24.3 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 22.3 | 83 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 16.8 | 76 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 12.5 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 14.3 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 15.5 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 15.3 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - |
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