Estonia vs Nigeria: Electoral democracy

Estonia
2
in 2025
Nigeria
2
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
Nigeria rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Estonia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Nigeria ahead.

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

Across the 12 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 7 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1910s 0.3333 0 0.3333 Estonia
1920s 2 0 2 Estonia
1930s 0.9 0 0.9 Estonia
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 1.9 0.1 1.8 Estonia
2000s 2 1 1 Estonia
2010s 2 1.8 0.2 Estonia
2020s 2 1.33 0.6667 Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Estonia or Nigeria?
Estonia, at 2 against 2 in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Estonia and Nigeria?
0, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Nigeria?
112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Nigeria rank globally for electoral democracy?
Estonia 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.