Egypt vs Nigeria: Electoral democracy

Egypt
0
in 2025
Nigeria
0
in 2025
Egypt rank
116th
Nigeria rank
116th

Electoral democracy over time

  • Egypt
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0 against 0 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.

Across all 112 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Egypt 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 Egypt 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, Egypt or Nigeria?
Egypt, at 0 against 0 in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Egypt and Nigeria?
0, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for electoral democracy?
Egypt 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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).