Nigeria vs Russia: Multi-party elections for legislature
Nigeria
1
in 2025
Russia
1
in 2025
Nigeria rank
1st
Russia rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- Nigeria
- Russia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1 against 1 in Russia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections for legislature, Nigeria or Russia?
- Nigeria, at 1 against 1 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Nigeria and Russia?
- 0, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Russia rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections for legislature. 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 multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.