Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Nigeria

Nigeria: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 44.13 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
44.13 0-100
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
142nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
48.13 0-100
in 2018
All-time low
29.39 0-100
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Nigeria, 1996–2024

010203040501996201020241996: 29.4 0-1001998: 33.3 0-1002000: 41.6 0-1002002: 40.9 0-1002003: 41.5 0-1002004: 41.6 0-1002005: 43.1 0-1002006: 45.3 0-1002007: 44.6 0-1002008: 43.9 0-1002009: 42.2 0-1002010: 41.3 0-1002011: 43.3 0-1002012: 45.4 0-1002013: 45.2 0-1002014: 45.8 0-1002015: 47.8 0-1002016: 46.7 0-1002017: 47.3 0-1002018: 48.1 0-1002019: 46.3 0-1002020: 46.2 0-1002021: 43.6 0-1002022: 43.4 0-1002023: 43.9 0-1002024: 44.1 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, voice and accountability - governance score in Nigeria stood at 44.13 0-100.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Nigeria peaked at 48.13 0-100 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 29.39 0-100, in 1996.

Nigeria ranks 142nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Nigeria, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 29.39 0-100
1998 33.28 0-100 +13.2%
2000 41.63 0-100 +25.1%
2002 40.9 0-100 -1.7%
2003 41.47 0-100 +1.4%
2004 41.63 0-100 +0.4%
2005 43.14 0-100 +3.6%
2006 45.26 0-100 +4.9%
2007 44.64 0-100 -1.4%
2008 43.88 0-100 -1.7%
2009 42.18 0-100 -3.9%
2010 41.32 0-100 -2.0%
2011 43.3 0-100 +4.8%
2012 45.4 0-100 +4.8%
2013 45.18 0-100 -0.5%
2014 45.77 0-100 +1.3%
2015 47.8 0-100 +4.4%
2016 46.65 0-100 -2.4%
2017 47.31 0-100 +1.4%
2018 48.13 0-100 +1.7%
2019 46.3 0-100 -3.8%
2020 46.19 0-100 -0.2%
2021 43.56 0-100 -5.7%
2022 43.43 0-100 -0.3%
2023 43.95 0-100 +1.2%
2024 44.13 0-100 +0.4%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 44.13 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.32 0-100, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 44.13 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.31 0-100, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +25.1% 33.28 0-100 41.63 0-100

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.34 0-100 29.39 0-100 33.28 0-100 2
2000s 42.75 0-100 40.9 0-100 45.26 0-100 9
2010s 45.72 0-100 41.32 0-100 48.13 0-100 10
2020s 44.25 0-100 43.43 0-100 46.19 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 139 Jordan 44.36 0-100 compare
  2. 140 Kuwait 44.28 0-100 compare
  3. 141 Madagascar 44.15 0-100 compare
  4. 143 Morocco 44.13 0-100 compare
  5. 144 Lebanon 43.32 0-100 compare
  6. 145 Guinea-Bissau 43.22 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Nigeria?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Nigeria was 44.13 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 48.13 0-100 in 2018.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 29.39 0-100 in 1996.
How does Nigeria rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Nigeria ranks 142nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,311 data points, 1996–2024
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