Dominican Republic vs Nigeria: Democracy
Dominican Republic
2
in 2025
Nigeria
2
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
32nd
Nigeria rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Dominican Republic
- Nigeria
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2 against 2 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.33 | 0.6667 | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Dominican Republic or Nigeria?
- Dominican Republic, at 2 against 2 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Dominican Republic and Nigeria?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Nigeria?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Nigeria rank globally for democracy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 32nd 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
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.