Nigeria vs Norway: Democracy
Nigeria
2
in 2018
Norway
2
in 2018
Nigeria rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Nigeria
- Norway
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2 against 2 in Norway, a difference of 0.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 2 | 1.7 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 | Norway |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 2 | 0.5556 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Nigeria or Norway?
- Nigeria, at 2 against 2 in Norway as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Nigeria and Norway?
- 0, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Norway?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Nigeria and Norway rank globally for democracy?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and Norway 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
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).