What is egalitarian democracy index in Nigeria?

Egalitarian democracy index in Nigeria was 0.317 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Nigeria?

The highest recorded value was 0.317 in 2025.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Nigeria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 1920.

How does Nigeria rank for egalitarian democracy index?

Nigeria ranks 89th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Nigeria?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Nigeria data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Nigeria

Name: Egalitarian Democracy Index in Nigeria
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nigeria: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.317 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.317

Change on year

up 6.4%

World rank

89th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.317

in 2025

All-time low

0.06

in 1920

Years of data

112

1914–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Nigeria, 1914–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 0.317 for egalitarian democracy index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 112 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Nigeria peaked at 0.317 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 1920.

That places Nigeria 89th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	0.061	0.061	0.061	6
1920s	0.0646	0.06	0.066	10
1930s	0.066	0.066	0.066	10
1940s	0.0659	0.065	0.066	10
1950s	0.0754	0.066	0.084	10
1960s	0.1052	0.092	0.113	10
1970s	0.0953	0.091	0.122	10
1980s	0.1208	0.095	0.16	10
1990s	0.1413	0.127	0.22	10
2000s	0.243	0.232	0.261	10
2010s	0.2921	0.247	0.309	10
2020s	0.2863	0.27	0.317	6

Countries ranked near Nigeria

86 Sierra Leone 0.336 compare
87 Tunisia 0.323 compare
88 Tanzania 0.318 compare
89 Malawi 0.317 compare
91 Georgia 0.311 compare
92 Ukraine 0.301 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More social development data for Nigeria

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 123,848 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 478,150 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
Key features of liberal democracy 0.311 (2025)
Varieties of democracy 0.505 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.849 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.846 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.505 (2025)
Liberal democracy 2 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in Nigeria?: Egalitarian democracy index in Nigeria was 0.317 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 0.317 in 2025.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 1920.
How does Nigeria rank for egalitarian democracy index?: Nigeria ranks 89th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Nigeria?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.