Niger vs Nigeria: Free and fair elections
Niger
1
in 2023
Nigeria
1
in 2025
Niger rank
1st
Nigeria rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Niger
- Nigeria
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1 against 1 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Nigeria ahead.
Niger ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.25 | Niger |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Niger |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Niger or Nigeria?
- Niger, at 1 against 1 in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Niger and Nigeria?
- 0, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Niger 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.