Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Nigeria or Tanzania?

Tanzania, at 0.318 against 0.317 in Nigeria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?

111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Tanzania: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Nigeria

0.317

in 2025

Tanzania

0.318

in 2025

Nigeria rank

89th

Tanzania rank

88th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Nigeria
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.318 against 0.317 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Tanzania ahead.

Nigeria ranks 89th and Tanzania ranks 88th of 175 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.061	0.0742	0.0132	Tanzania
1920s	0.0646	0.076	0.0114	Tanzania
1930s	0.066	0.0762	0.0102	Tanzania
1940s	0.0659	0.077	0.0111	Tanzania
1950s	0.0754	0.0846	0.0092	Tanzania
1960s	0.1052	0.2491	0.1439	Tanzania
1970s	0.0953	0.2689	0.1736	Tanzania
1980s	0.1208	0.262	0.1412	Tanzania
1990s	0.1413	0.3307	0.1894	Tanzania
2000s	0.243	0.3403	0.0973	Tanzania
2010s	0.2921	0.3438	0.0517	Tanzania
2020s	0.2863	0.328	0.0417	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Nigeria or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 0.318 against 0.317 in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Nigeria and Tanzania?: 0.001, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?: 111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Nigeria ranks 89th and Tanzania ranks 88th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.