Madagascar vs Nigeria: Democratic Features Index

Madagascar
4.22
in 2025
Nigeria
4.15
in 2025
Madagascar rank
74th
Nigeria rank
77th

Democratic Features Index over time

  • Madagascar
  • Nigeria
02468200520152025

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 4.22 against 4.15 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0667.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 74th and Nigeria ranks 77th of 128 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Democratic Features Index
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

Captures the extent of democratic features — political participation, rule of law, stable democratic institutions, political and social integration, and a capable state. It ranges from 1 to 10 (most democratic).