Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Electoral democracy
Afghanistan
0
in 2025
Nigeria
0
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
116th
Nigeria rank
116th
Electoral democracy over time
- Afghanistan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 against 0 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
Across all 112 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 116th and Nigeria ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Afghanistan or Nigeria?
- Afghanistan, at 0 against 0 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Afghanistan ranks 116th and Nigeria ranks 116th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).