Colombia vs Nigeria: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Colombia
0.624
in 2025
Nigeria
0.634
in 2025
Colombia rank
87th
Nigeria rank
85th

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

  • Colombia
  • Nigeria
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.634 against 0.624 in Colombia, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Nigeria ahead.

Colombia ranks 87th and Nigeria ranks 85th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 7 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1910s 0.13 0.277 0.147 Nigeria
1920s 0.13 0.277 0.147 Nigeria
1930s 0.4507 0.277 0.1737 Colombia
1940s 0.3145 0.2849 0.0296 Colombia
1950s 0.0653 0.3124 0.2471 Nigeria
1960s 0.2738 0.3062 0.0324 Nigeria
1970s 0.3254 0.1496 0.1758 Colombia
1980s 0.4504 0.3018 0.1486 Colombia
1990s 0.5753 0.2736 0.3017 Colombia
2000s 0.5623 0.743 0.1807 Nigeria
2010s 0.7624 0.7289 0.0335 Colombia
2020s 0.6325 0.6142 0.0183 Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Colombia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.634 against 0.624 in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Colombia and Nigeria?
0.01, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nigeria?
112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Nigeria rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
Colombia ranks 87th and Nigeria ranks 85th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.