Nigeria vs Rwanda: Justified Political Positions Score

Nigeria
1.04
in 2025
Rwanda
1.04
in 2025
Nigeria rank
67th
Rwanda rank
66th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
-3-2-101191419692025

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.04 against 1.04 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 67th and Rwanda ranks 66th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 9 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Rwanda Difference Ahead
1910s -1.21 -2.91 1.71 Nigeria
1920s -1.21 -2.91 1.71 Nigeria
1930s -1.21 -2.91 1.71 Nigeria
1940s -1.21 -2.91 1.71 Nigeria
1950s -1.21 -2.91 1.71 Nigeria
1960s -0.6279 -1.08 0.4515 Nigeria
1970s -1.73 -0.832 0.8999 Rwanda
1980s 0.3144 -0.832 1.15 Nigeria
1990s 0.3003 -0.222 0.5223 Nigeria
2000s 1.01 0.7468 0.2622 Nigeria
2010s 0.9089 0.9707 0.0618 Rwanda
2020s 0.5705 1.04 0.4745 Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Nigeria or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 1.04 against 1.04 in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Nigeria and Rwanda?
0, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for justified political positions score?
Nigeria ranks 67th and Rwanda ranks 66th 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.