Ireland vs Nigeria

Ireland vs Nigeria: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.89 of 1 in Ireland and 0.51 of 1 in Nigeria, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ireland, by 0.38 of 1, or 1.76 times that in Nigeria.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Ireland vs Nigeria: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.89 of 1 in Ireland and 0.51 of 1 in Nigeria, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ireland, by 0.38 of 1, or 1.76 times that in Nigeria.
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What the numbers say

  • Ireland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1914.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearIrelandNigeriaWorld
20250.890.510.48
20240.90.50.49
20230.890.480.49
20220.890.490.5
20210.90.490.5
20200.890.510.51
20190.890.520.52
20180.890.560.52
20170.890.560.52
20160.890.560.52
20150.90.550.52
20140.90.530.52
20130.90.520.52
20120.90.510.53
20110.90.480.53
20100.90.430.52
20090.90.410.52
20080.90.410.52
20070.890.410.52
20060.880.420.52
20050.880.410.52
20040.880.410.51
20030.880.430.51
20020.880.470.5
20010.890.470.49
20000.890.470.49
19990.880.380.49
19980.880.220.49
19970.880.20.49
19960.880.190.48
19950.870.190.47
19940.870.20.47
19930.870.230.46
19920.870.220.44
19910.870.20.42
19900.850.20.41
19890.840.20.36
19880.840.190.36
19870.840.190.35
19860.830.190.34
19850.830.190.34
19840.830.190.33
19830.830.310.32
19820.830.380.32
19810.830.380.32
19800.830.380.32
19790.830.260.31
19780.830.20.3
19770.820.190.3
19760.820.180.29
19750.820.180.29
19740.820.180.29
19730.820.180.29
19720.820.180.29
19710.820.180.29
19700.820.180.29
19690.810.180.29
19680.810.180.3
19670.810.180.29
19660.810.210.29
19650.810.230.3
19640.810.250.3
19630.80.250.3
19620.80.250.29
19610.790.250.29
19600.780.250.28
19590.780.180.27
19580.780.210.27
19570.780.190.27
19560.780.180.26
19550.780.180.25
19540.780.180.25
19530.780.180.24
19520.780.150.24
19510.780.140.24
19500.780.140.23
19490.780.140.22
19480.770.140.22
19470.770.140.21
19460.770.140.19
19450.750.140.16
19440.750.140.14
19430.740.140.14
19420.740.140.14
19410.740.140.15
19400.740.140.15
19390.740.140.17
19380.760.140.17
19370.760.140.17
19360.760.140.17
19350.750.140.17
19340.750.140.18
19330.750.140.18
19320.750.140.19
19310.740.140.18
19300.740.140.18
19290.740.140.19
19280.740.140.19
19270.730.140.19
19260.720.140.19
19250.720.140.19
19240.720.140.19
19230.640.140.19
19220.60.130.19
19210.440.110.19
19200.280.110.18
19190.270.110.16
19180.460.110.15
19170.460.110.15
19160.460.110.15
19150.460.110.15
19140.470.110.15
19130.48–0.15
19120.48–0.15
19110.48–0.15
19100.48–0.15
19090.48–0.15
19080.48–0.15
19070.48–0.15
19060.48–0.15
19050.48–0.15
19040.48–0.14
19030.48–0.14
19020.48–0.15
19010.48–0.14
19000.47–0.14
18990.47–0.22
18980.47–0.22
18970.46–0.22
18960.46–0.22
18950.46–0.22
18940.46–0.21
18930.46–0.21
18920.45–0.21
18910.44–0.2
18900.44–0.2
18890.44–0.2
18880.44–0.2
18870.44–0.2
18860.44–0.19
18850.41–0.19
18840.41–0.2
18830.38–0.19
18820.38–0.19
18810.38–0.19
18800.37–0.19
18790.36–0.19
18780.36–0.18
18770.36–0.18
18760.36–0.19
18750.36–0.18
18740.37–0.18
18730.35–0.18
18720.35–0.18
18710.35–0.18
18700.35–0.18
18690.35–0.17
18680.35–0.17
18670.35–0.17
18660.33–0.16
18650.33–0.16
18640.32–0.16
18630.32–0.16
18620.32–0.16
18610.32–0.15
18600.32–0.15
18590.32–0.14
18580.31–0.14
18570.32–0.14
18560.31–0.13
18550.31–0.13
18540.31–0.13
18530.31–0.13
18520.32–0.13
18510.32–0.13
18500.31–0.13
18490.31–0.15
18480.31–0.13
18470.32–0.11
18460.31–0.11
18450.31–0.11
18440.31–0.11
18430.31–0.1
18420.31–0.1
18410.32–0.1
18400.31–0.1
18390.3–0.1
18380.3–0.09
18370.31–0.09
18360.3–0.1
18350.31–0.09
18340.3–0.09
18330.3–0.09
18320.29–0.09
18310.29–0.09
18300.29–0.09
18290.28–0.08
18280.28–0.08
18270.28–0.09
18260.29–0.08
18250.28–0.08
18240.26–0.08
18230.26–0.08
18220.26–0.08
18210.26–0.07
18200.27–0.07
18190.26–0.06
18180.27–0.06
18170.27–0.06
18160.27–0.06
18150.27–0.06
18140.27–0.05
18130.27–0.05
18120.28–0.06
18110.27–0.06
18100.28–0.06
18090.27–0.05
18080.27–0.05
18070.28–0.05
18060.28–0.05
18050.27–0.05
18040.27–0.05
18030.27–0.05
18020.28–0.05
18010.28–0.05
18000.27–0.05
17990.27–0.05
17980.27–0.06
17970.27–0.05
17960.28–0.05
17950.27–0.05
17940.27–0.05
17930.27–0.05
17920.27–0.05
17910.28–0.05
17900.26–0.05
17890.24–0.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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