Gambia vs Nigeria: Universal right to vote in practice
Gambia
2
in 2025
Nigeria
2
in 2025
Gambia rank
1st
Nigeria rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Gambia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 2 against 2 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Nigeria ahead.
Gambia ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | Gambia |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Gambia or Nigeria?
- Gambia, at 2 against 2 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Gambia and Nigeria?
- 0, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Gambia ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).