Malta vs Nigeria: Academic Freedom Index

Malta
0.874
in 2025
Nigeria
0.876
in 2025
Malta rank
25th
Nigeria rank
23rd

Academic Freedom Index over time

  • Malta
  • Nigeria
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.876 against 0.874 in Malta, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malta ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 174 regions.

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About this data

Indicator
Academic Freedom Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which academics can research, teach, publish, express opinions, and participate in academic bodies without interference, censorship, or institutional restrictions, and universities exercise institutional autonomy.