Lebanon vs Nigeria: Justified Political Positions Score
Lebanon
0.978
in 2025
Nigeria
1.04
in 2025
Lebanon rank
69th
Nigeria rank
67th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Lebanon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.04 against 0.978 in Lebanon, a difference of 0.062.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 69th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 11 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.889 | -1.21 | 0.317 | Lebanon |
| 1920s | -0.889 | -1.21 | 0.317 | Lebanon |
| 1930s | -0.889 | -1.21 | 0.317 | Lebanon |
| 1940s | -0.691 | -1.21 | 0.515 | Lebanon |
| 1950s | -0.3587 | -1.21 | 0.8473 | Lebanon |
| 1960s | -0.041 | -0.6279 | 0.5869 | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 0.1514 | -1.73 | 1.88 | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 0.44 | 0.3144 | 0.1256 | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 0.4718 | 0.3003 | 0.1715 | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 0.6546 | 1.01 | 0.3544 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 0.9089 | 0.1305 | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 0.6507 | 0.5705 | 0.0802 | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Lebanon or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.04 against 0.978 in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Lebanon and Nigeria?
- 0.062, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Nigeria?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Nigeria rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Lebanon ranks 69th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions 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 political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.