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Nigeria - Constraints on Government Powers 0.41

WJP Rule of Law Index · updated 2026-10-03 · 143 economies tracked

Latest value

0.41 (2025)

Global rank

##115 of 143 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 2013

0.86×

Ranking Race — Constraints on Government Powers

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#20#39#58#77#96#1152013201820232025#77#1152015 overtook Kyrgyz Republic2018 overtook United Arab Emirates
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Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. Nigeria climbed from #77 to #115 (overtook Kyrgyz Republic). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Nigeria ↓

Key Events — Nigeria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2015
Overtook Kyrgyz Republic in global rank auto
2016
Oil price recession curated

First recession in 25 years as crude prices collapse.

2018
Overtook United Arab Emirates in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 oil shock curated

Dual pandemic and oil shock push GDP down.

2023
Fuel subsidy removal curated

Petrol subsidy cut and currency reforms spark inflation.

Constraints on Government Powers, 2013-2025

WJP Rule of Law Index · 0-1 scale · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20132018202320250.410.460.510.56

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