Nigeria vs Turkey: Elections for the governments chief executive
Nigeria
1
in 2025
Turkey
1
in 2025
Nigeria rank
1st
Turkey rank
1st
Elections for the governments chief executive over time
- Nigeria
- Turkey
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkey, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 105 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Turkey ahead.
Nigeria ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkey |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkey |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkey |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkey |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elections for the governments chief executive, Nigeria or Turkey?
- Nigeria, at 1 against 1 in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elections for the governments chief executive between Nigeria and Turkey?
- 0, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Turkey?
- 105 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Turkey rank globally for elections for the governments chief executive?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Elections for the governments chief executive. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.