Nigeria vs United States: Multi-party elections for legislature
Nigeria
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Nigeria rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- Nigeria
- United States
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 43 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 United States?
- Nigeria, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Nigeria and United States?
- 0, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and United States 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.