Morocco vs Nigeria: Justified Political Positions Score

Morocco
1.06
in 2025
Nigeria
1.04
in 2025
Morocco rank
65th
Nigeria rank
67th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Morocco
  • Nigeria
-2-1012191219682025

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 1.06 against 1.04 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Nigeria ahead.

Morocco ranks 65th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Nigeria Difference Ahead
1910s -2.38 -1.21 1.17 Nigeria
1920s -2.38 -1.21 1.17 Nigeria
1930s -2.38 -1.21 1.17 Nigeria
1940s -1.65 -1.21 0.44 Nigeria
1950s -1.05 -1.21 0.1537 Morocco
1960s -0.5 -0.6279 0.1279 Morocco
1970s -0.0302 -1.73 1.7 Morocco
1980s 0.022 0.3144 0.2924 Nigeria
1990s 0.0465 0.3003 0.2538 Nigeria
2000s 0.9555 1.01 0.0535 Nigeria
2010s 1.22 0.9089 0.3154 Morocco
2020s 1.06 0.5705 0.4855 Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Morocco or Nigeria?
Morocco, at 1.06 against 1.04 in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Morocco and Nigeria?
0.02, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nigeria?
112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do Morocco and Nigeria rank globally for justified political positions score?
Morocco ranks 65th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – 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

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.