Nigeria vs Serbia: Democracy

Nigeria
3
in 2025
Serbia
3
in 2025
Nigeria rank
116th
Serbia rank
116th

Democracy over time

  • Nigeria
  • Serbia
0246180419142025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3 against 3 in Serbia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Serbia ahead.

Nigeria ranks 116th and Serbia ranks 116th of 197 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Serbia Difference Ahead
1910s 0 0.6667 0.6667 Serbia
1920s 0 4.5 4.5 Serbia
1930s 0 1.9 1.9 Serbia
1940s 0 0.8 0.8 Serbia
1950s 0.2 1 0.8 Serbia
1960s 3 1 2 Nigeria
1970s 0.6 1 0.4 Serbia
1980s 1.8 1 0.8 Nigeria
1990s 0.6 3 2.4 Serbia
2000s 3.9 6 2.1 Serbia
2010s 5.4 6 0.6 Serbia
2020s 3 3 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Nigeria or Serbia?
Nigeria, at 3 against 3 in Serbia as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Nigeria and Serbia?
0, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Serbia?
112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Serbia rank globally for democracy?
Nigeria ranks 116th and Serbia ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).