Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Nigeria
Nigeria: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.674 in 2025. β² Rising
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Nigeria, 1914β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Nigeria is 0.674, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Nigeria peaked at 0.679 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.415, in 1919.
That places Nigeria 101st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 112 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.4175 | 0.415 | 0.418 | 6 |
| 1920s | 0.4379 | 0.415 | 0.445 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4468 | 0.445 | 0.448 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4556 | 0.452 | 0.462 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4642 | 0.457 | 0.471 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5283 | 0.472 | 0.557 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5096 | 0.481 | 0.604 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5354 | 0.456 | 0.635 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4973 | 0.45 | 0.636 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6375 | 0.636 | 0.641 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6432 | 0.631 | 0.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6598 | 0.645 | 0.679 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.311 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.505 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.846 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.849 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.323 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.505 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Nigeria?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Nigeria was 0.674 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.679 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.415 in 1919.
- How does Nigeria rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Nigeria ranks 101st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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