Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
Ethiopia
1.08
in 2025
Nigeria
1.06
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
114th
Nigeria rank
117th
Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1.08 against 1.06 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 114th and Nigeria ranks 117th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.89 | -1.32 | 3.21 | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 1.52 | -1.32 | 2.84 | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | -0.2261 | -1.32 | 1.1 | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 0.4737 | -1.32 | 1.8 | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 1.2 | -1.2 | 2.4 | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 1.28 | 0.238 | 1.04 | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 1.28 | 1.15 | 0.125 | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 1.28 | 1.87 | 0.595 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.28 | 1.87 | 0.595 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.28 | 1.87 | 0.595 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.23 | 1.87 | 0.6484 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.9088 | 1.33 | 0.4198 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic policy free from interference of other states score, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Ethiopia, at 1.08 against 1.06 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic policy free from interference of other states score between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 0.02, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for domestic policy free from interference of other states score?
- Ethiopia ranks 114th and Nigeria ranks 117th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which domestic policy is free from the interference of other states.