Chad vs Nigeria: Democracy
Chad
3
in 2025
Nigeria
3
in 2025
Chad rank
116th
Nigeria rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Chad
- Nigeria
How they compare
Chad currently reports 3 against 3 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Nigeria ahead.
Chad ranks 116th and Nigeria ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Chad |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Chad |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 3 | 1.6 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | Chad |
| 2000s | 3 | 3.9 | 0.9 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.4 | 5.4 | 3 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 3 | 1.83 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Chad or Nigeria?
- Chad, at 3 against 3 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Chad and Nigeria?
- 0, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for democracy?
- Chad ranks 116th and Nigeria ranks 116th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).