Equal Rights Protection Index in Nigeria
Nigeria: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.741 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Equal Rights Protection Index in Nigeria, 1914–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Nigeria is 0.741, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 112 years on record.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Nigeria peaked at 0.741 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.196, in 1914.
Nigeria ranks 58th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.196 | 0.196 | 0.196 | 6 |
| 1920s | 0.196 | 0.196 | 0.196 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.196 | 0.196 | 0.196 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.196 | 0.196 | 0.196 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.196 | 0.196 | 0.196 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.261 | 0.261 | 0.261 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2644 | 0.261 | 0.295 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.295 | 0.295 | 0.295 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.613 | 0.613 | 0.613 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.614 | 0.613 | 0.618 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6282 | 0.611 | 0.649 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6615 | 0.606 | 0.741 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 55 Sao Tome and Principe 0.746 compare
- 56 Suriname 0.744 compare
- 57 Croatia 0.743 compare
- 58 Montenegro 0.741 compare
- 60 South Africa 0.74 compare
- 61 Belarus 0.737 compare
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- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- 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)
- Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.311 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.674 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.323 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.674 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Nigeria?
- Equal rights protection index in Nigeria was 0.741 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.741 in 2025.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.196 in 1914.
- How does Nigeria rank for equal rights protection index?
- Nigeria ranks 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.