Governance · Western Africa

Nigeria Electoral Democracy Index

0.505as of 2025Modelled+1.2% vs 2024

V-Dem electoral democracy (polyarchy) index on a 0-1 scale (higher is more democratic). Source: Our World in Data — Governance (CPI, V-Dem). Retrieved 19 Jun 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods · OWID
PeriodElectoral Democracy Index
20250.505
20240.499
20230.484
20220.49
20210.488
20200.512
20190.52
20180.555
20170.556
20160.555
20150.554
20140.525

Electoral Democracy Index across Africa

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CountryElectoral Democracy IndexPeriod
Kenya0.5632025
South Africa0.7432025
Egypt0.1872025
Ghana0.7112025
Ethiopia0.2572025
Tanzania0.3652025

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