Italy vs Nigeria: Electoral democracy

Italy
2
in 2025
Nigeria
2
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Nigeria rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Italy
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Italy ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Nigeria Difference Ahead
1910s 1 0 1 Italy
1920s 0.4 0 0.4 Italy
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0.7 0 0.7 Italy
1950s 2 0 2 Italy
1960s 2 0 2 Italy
1970s 2 0.1 1.9 Italy
1980s 2 0.3 1.7 Italy
1990s 2 0.1 1.9 Italy
2000s 2 1 1 Italy
2010s 2 1.8 0.2 Italy
2020s 2 1.33 0.6667 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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