Nigeria vs North Macedonia: Democracy
Nigeria
5
in 2025
North Macedonia
5
in 2025
Nigeria rank
74th
North Macedonia rank
74th
Democracy over time
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 5 against 5 in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1914 it was North Macedonia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 74th and North Macedonia ranks 74th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and North Macedonia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | North Macedonia |
| 1990s | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 3.3 | 5.2 | 1.9 | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 4.7 | 4.2 | 0.5 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.33 | 5.5 | 1.17 | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Nigeria or North Macedonia?
- Nigeria, at 5 against 5 in North Macedonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Nigeria and North Macedonia?
- 0, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and North Macedonia?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and North Macedonia rank globally for democracy?
- Nigeria ranks 74th and North Macedonia 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.