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Nigeria - Open Government 0.59

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

Latest value

0.59 (2025)

Global rank

##61 of 143 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 2013

2.11×

Ranking Race — Open Government

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#792013201820232025#81#612019 overtook Bolivia2022 overtook Jamaica
NigeriaNetherlandsBelgiumNorwayGermany

Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. Nigeria climbed from #81 to #61 (overtook Bolivia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Nigeria ↓

Key Events — Nigeria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2015
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2016
Oil price recession curated

First recession in 25 years as crude prices collapse.

2019
Overtook Bolivia in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 oil shock curated

Dual pandemic and oil shock push GDP down.

2022
Overtook Jamaica in global rank auto
2023
Fuel subsidy removal curated

Petrol subsidy cut and currency reforms spark inflation.

Open Government, 2013-2025

WJP Rule of Law Index · 0-1 scale · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20132018202320250.280.390.50.61
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