Guyana vs Nigeria: Democracy
Guyana
5
in 2025
Nigeria
5
in 2025
Guyana rank
74th
Nigeria rank
74th
Democracy over time
- Guyana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 5 against 5 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Nigeria ahead.
Guyana ranks 74th and Nigeria ranks 74th of 176 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Guyana |
| 1970s | 3 | 0.3 | 2.7 | Guyana |
| 1980s | 3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | Guyana |
| 1990s | 3.5 | 0.3 | 3.2 | Guyana |
| 2000s | 5.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | Guyana |
| 2010s | 6 | 4.7 | 1.3 | Guyana |
| 2020s | 4.33 | 4.33 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Guyana or Nigeria?
- Guyana, at 5 against 5 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Guyana and Nigeria?
- 0, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Nigeria?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Nigeria rank globally for democracy?
- Guyana ranks 74th and Nigeria ranks 74th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.