Civil Rights Score in Nigeria
Nigeria: Civil Rights Score was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Nigeria, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 4 for civil rights score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Nigeria peaked at 6 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2011.
That places Nigeria 64th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | — |
| 2007 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.33 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 64 Algeria 4 compare
- 64 Angola 4 compare
- 64 Bahrain 4 compare
- 64 Georgia 4 compare
- 64 Guinea 4 compare
- 64 Honduras 4 compare
- 64 Kazakhstan 4 compare
- 64 Kuwait 4 compare
- 64 Kyrgyzstan 4 compare
- 64 Mexico 4 compare
- 64 Morocco 4 compare
- 64 Philippines 4 compare
- 64 Sierra Leone 4 compare
- 64 Tanzania 4 compare
- 64 Togo 4 compare
- 64 Uganda 4 compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 4 compare
More social development data for Nigeria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,848 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 478,150 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 478,150 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Nigeria?
- Civil rights score in Nigeria was 4 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2011.
- How does Nigeria rank for civil rights score?
- Nigeria ranks 64th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.