Nigeria vs Uzbekistan: Democracy
Nigeria
3
in 2025
Uzbekistan
3
in 2025
Nigeria rank
116th
Uzbekistan rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Nigeria
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3 against 3 in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 116th and Uzbekistan ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Uzbekistan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uzbekistan |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uzbekistan |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uzbekistan |
| 1950s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Uzbekistan |
| 1960s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Uzbekistan |
| 1980s | 1.8 | 1 | 0.8 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 3.9 | 3 | 0.9 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.4 | 3 | 2.4 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Nigeria or Uzbekistan?
- Nigeria, at 3 against 3 in Uzbekistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Nigeria and Uzbekistan?
- 0, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uzbekistan?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Uzbekistan rank globally for democracy?
- Nigeria ranks 116th and Uzbekistan 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).