Nigeria vs Senegal: Democracy
Nigeria
2
in 2018
Senegal
2
in 2018
Nigeria rank
1st
Senegal rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Nigeria
- Senegal
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2 against 2 in Senegal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 1st and Senegal ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Senegal |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Senegal |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 2 | 0.5556 | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Nigeria or Senegal?
- Nigeria, at 2 against 2 in Senegal as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Nigeria and Senegal?
- 0, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for democracy?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and Senegal 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).