Latvia vs Nigeria: Electoral democracy

Latvia
2
in 2025
Nigeria
2
in 2025
Latvia rank
1st
Nigeria rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Latvia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Latvia 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.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1910s 0.1667 0 0.1667 Latvia
1920s 1.7 0 1.7 Latvia
1930s 0.9 0 0.9 Latvia
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 2 0.1 1.9 Latvia
2000s 2 1 1 Latvia
2010s 2 1.8 0.2 Latvia
2020s 2 1.33 0.6667 Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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