Nigeria vs Sri Lanka: Free and fair elections
Nigeria
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Nigeria rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Nigeria
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.25 | 1 | 0.75 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Nigeria or Sri Lanka?
- Nigeria, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Sri Lanka rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.