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Nigeria Liberal Democracy Index

0.311as of 2025Modelled-1.0% vs 2024

V-Dem liberal democracy index — electoral democracy plus liberal checks and protections — on a 0-1 scale. Source: Our World in Data — Governance (CPI, V-Dem). Retrieved 19 Jun 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods · OWID
PeriodLiberal Democracy Index
20250.311
20240.314
20230.316
20220.321
20210.331
20200.349
20190.36
20180.391
20170.393
20160.395
20150.401
20140.389

Liberal Democracy Index across Africa

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CountryLiberal Democracy IndexPeriod
Kenya0.4462025
South Africa0.6332025
Egypt0.1152025
Ghana0.6062025
Ethiopia0.12025
Tanzania0.2972025

Liberal Democracy Index in every African country

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