Nigeria: Participatory democracy index

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
 Nigeria

Participatory democracy index

 Latest value 0.337
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.232
 Min - Max 0.140 - 0.376
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
 Available for Data download
The latest value from 2024 is 0.337 index points, an increase from 0.331 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.313 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Nigeria from 1960 to 2024 is 0.232 index points. The minimum value, 0.14 index points, was reached in 1967 while the maximum of 0.376 index points was recorded in 2015. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
Select indicator
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
From   To 


 Recent values Nigeria: Participatory democracy index
 2024 0.337
 2023 0.331
 2022 0.328
 2021 0.330
 2020 0.343
 2019 0.355
 2018 0.372
 2017 0.374




Definition: Measures the extent of citizen engagement and participation in public decision-making processes.

Other resources:

Download data from our database

All indicators for Nigeria

All indicators on the website

Article: Are trade deficits bad for the economy?

Article: Sources of economic growth

Article: Currency values and investment returns

All articles



 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Electoral democracy index 0.502 2024 index points
 Liberal democracy index 0.315 2024 index points
 Participatory democracy index 0.337 2024 index points
 Deliberative democracy index 0.359 2024 index points
 Egalitarian democracy index 0.295 2024 index points
 Government accountability 0.788 2024 index points
 Freedom of expression 0.885 2024 index points
 Political corruption 0.928 2024 index points
 Women political empowerment 0.687 2024 index points
 Academic freedom 0.860 2024 index points
 Clean elections index 0.363 2024 index points
 Judicial constraints on executive 0.429 2024 index points
 Legislative constraints on executive 0.590 2024 index points
 Civil society participation index 0.843 2024 index points
 Direct popular vote index 0.007 2024 index points
 Equal protection index 0.665 2024 index points
 Presidential elections 0.00 2024 1 elections, 0 otherwise
 Parliamentary elections 0.00 2024 1 elections, 0 otherwise
This site uses cookies.
Learn more here


OK