Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Multi-party elections
Burkina Faso
1
in 2022
Nigeria
1
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Nigeria rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nigeria
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1 against 1 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | 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, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
- Burkina Faso, at 1 against 1 in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Nigeria 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.