Croatia vs Nigeria: Electoral democracy

Croatia
2
in 2025
Nigeria
2
in 2025
Croatia rank
1st
Nigeria rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Croatia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 2 against 2 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Nigeria ahead.

Croatia ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Nigeria Difference Ahead
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 0.8 0.1 0.7 Croatia
2000s 2 1 1 Croatia
2010s 2 1.8 0.2 Croatia
2020s 2 1.33 0.6667 Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Croatia or Nigeria?
Croatia, at 2 against 2 in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Croatia and Nigeria?
0, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Nigeria?
85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Nigeria rank globally for electoral democracy?
Croatia ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (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
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.