Nigeria vs South Sudan

Nigeria vs South Sudan: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.51 of 1 in Nigeria and 0.13 of 1 in South Sudan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 0.37 of 1, or 3.8 times that in South Sudan.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Nigeria vs South Sudan: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.51 of 1 in Nigeria and 0.13 of 1 in South Sudan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 0.37 of 1, or 3.8 times that in South Sudan.
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What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher since 1989, when it overtook South Sudan.
  • In 2025, Nigeria ranked 86 and South Sudan ranked 163 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearNigeriaSouth SudanWorld
20250.510.130.48
20240.50.150.49
20230.480.170.49
20220.490.130.5
20210.490.140.5
20200.510.170.51
20190.520.160.52
20180.560.150.52
20170.560.160.52
20160.560.160.52
20150.550.170.52
20140.530.160.52
20130.520.170.52
20120.510.190.53
20110.480.190.53
20100.430.210.52
20090.410.20.52
20080.410.20.52
20070.410.20.52
20060.420.20.52
20050.410.20.52
20040.410.180.51
20030.430.170.51
20020.470.170.5
20010.470.170.49
20000.470.130.49
19990.380.150.49
19980.220.150.49
19970.20.150.49
19960.190.140.48
19950.190.090.47
19940.20.090.47
19930.230.090.46
19920.220.090.44
19910.20.090.42
19900.20.090.41
19890.20.170.36
19880.190.370.36
19870.190.370.35
19860.190.330.34
19850.190.210.34
19840.190.20.33
19830.310.180.32
19820.380.160.32
19810.380.180.32
19800.380.170.32
19790.260.180.31
19780.20.180.3
19770.190.160.3
19760.180.160.29
19750.180.160.29
19740.180.150.29
19730.180.150.29
19720.180.150.29
19710.180.110.29
19700.180.10.29
19690.180.10.29
19680.180.230.3
19670.180.210.29
19660.210.210.29
19650.230.210.3
19640.250.110.3
19630.250.070.3
19620.250.070.29
19610.250.070.29
19600.250.070.28
19590.180.080.27
19580.210.260.27
19570.190.290.27
19560.180.290.26
19550.180.240.25
19540.180.230.25
19530.180.170.24
19520.150.110.24
19510.140.110.24
19500.140.110.23
19490.140.110.22
19480.140.060.22
19470.140.060.21
19460.140.060.19
19450.140.060.16
19440.140.060.14
19430.140.060.14
19420.140.060.14
19410.140.060.15
19400.140.060.15
19390.140.060.17
19380.140.060.17
19370.140.060.17
19360.140.060.17
19350.140.060.17
19340.140.060.18
19330.140.060.18
19320.140.060.19
19310.140.060.18
19300.140.060.18
19290.140.060.19
19280.140.060.19
19270.140.060.19
19260.140.060.19
19250.140.060.19
19240.140.060.19
19230.140.060.19
19220.130.060.19
19210.110.060.19
19200.110.060.18
19190.110.050.16
19180.110.050.15
19170.110.050.15
19160.110.050.15
19150.110.050.15
19140.110.050.15
1913–0.050.15
1912–0.050.15
1911–0.050.15
1910–0.050.15
1909–0.050.15
1908–0.050.15
1907–0.050.15
1906–0.050.15
1905–0.050.15
1904–0.050.14
1903–0.050.14
1902–0.050.15
1901–0.050.14
1900–0.050.14
1899––0.22
1898––0.22
1897––0.22
1896––0.22
1895––0.22
1894––0.21
1893––0.21
1892––0.21
1891––0.2
1890––0.2
1889––0.2
1888––0.2
1887––0.2
1886––0.19
1885––0.19
1884–0.150.2
1883–0.150.19
1882–0.070.19
1881–0.070.19
1880–0.070.19
1879–0.070.19
1878–0.040.18
1877–0.040.18
1876–0.040.19
1875–0.040.18
1874–0.040.18
1873–0.040.18
1872–0.040.18
1871–0.040.18
1870–0.040.18
1869–0.040.17
1868–0.040.17
1867–0.040.17
1866–0.040.16
1865–0.040.16
1864–0.040.16
1863–0.040.16
1862–0.030.16
1861–0.030.15
1860–0.030.15
1859–0.030.14
1858–0.030.14
1857–0.030.14
1856–0.030.13
1855–0.030.13
1854–0.030.13
1853–0.030.13
1852–0.030.13
1851–0.030.13
1850–0.030.13
1849–0.030.15
1848–0.030.13
1847–0.030.11
1846–0.030.11
1845–0.030.11
1844–0.030.11
1843–0.030.1
1842–0.030.1
1841–0.030.1
1840–0.030.1
1839–0.030.1
1838–0.030.09
1837–0.030.09
1836–0.030.1
1835–0.030.09
1834–0.030.09
1833–0.030.09
1832–0.030.09
1831–0.030.09
1830–0.030.09
1829–0.030.08
1828–0.030.08
1827–0.030.09
1826–0.030.08
1825–0.030.08
1824–0.030.08
1823–0.030.08
1822–0.030.08
1821–0.030.07
1820––0.07
1819––0.06
1818––0.06
1817––0.06
1816––0.06
1815––0.06
1814––0.05
1813––0.05
1812––0.06
1811––0.06
1810––0.06
1809––0.05
1808––0.05
1807––0.05
1806––0.05
1805––0.05
1804––0.05
1803––0.05
1802––0.05
1801––0.05
1800––0.05
1799––0.05
1798––0.06
1797––0.05
1796––0.05
1795––0.05
1794––0.05
1793––0.05
1792––0.05
1791––0.05
1790––0.05
1789––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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