Political rights score fh in Nigeria
Nigeria: Political rights score fh was 20 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
20
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 197 countries
All-time high
25
in 2016
All-time low
16
in 2009
Years of data
24
2002β2025
Political rights score fh in Nigeria, 2002β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score fh in Nigeria stood at 20.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Nigeria peaked at 25 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2009.
Nigeria ranks 115th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.62 | 16 | 21 | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.8 | 18 | 25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.17 | 20 | 21 | 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)
- 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 political rights score fh in Nigeria?
- Political rights score fh in Nigeria was 20 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 25 in 2016.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2009.
- How does Nigeria rank for political rights score fh?
- Nigeria ranks 115th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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