India vs Nigeria: Free and fair elections
India
1
in 2025
Nigeria
1
in 2025
India rank
1st
Nigeria rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
India currently reports 1 against 1 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1959 it was India ahead.
India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 172 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.25 | 0.75 | India |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | India |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | India |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, India or Nigeria?
- India, at 1 against 1 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between India and Nigeria?
- 0, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2025.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for free and fair elections?
- India ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.