Italy vs Nigeria: Democracy

Italy
2
in 2018
Nigeria
2
in 2018
Italy rank
1st
Nigeria rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Italy
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 2 against 2 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Italy ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 2 1.2 0.8 Italy
1970s 2 0.3 1.7 Italy
1980s 2 0.9 1.1 Italy
1990s 2 0.5 1.5 Italy
2000s 2 1 1 Italy
2010s 2 1.44 0.5556 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Italy or Nigeria?
Italy, at 2 against 2 in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Italy and Nigeria?
0, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Nigeria?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Italy and Nigeria rank globally for democracy?
Italy ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).