Nigeria vs Syria: Stateness Index

Nigeria

4.5

in 2025

Syria

4.25

in 2025

Nigeria rank

118th

Syria rank

120th

Stateness Index over time

Nigeria
Syria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4.5 against 4.25 in Syria, a difference of 0.25.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Syria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 118th and Syria ranks 120th of 128 countries.

Individual pages

Stateness Index in Nigeria
Stateness Index in Syria
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Stateness Index
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Indicates the extent to which the state has the monopoly on the use of force, provides basic public services across the country, citizens accept the state as legitimate, religious dogmas do not interfere, and citizenship is accessible.