Governance at a glance
- Government
- Federal presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 26/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 46.8/100 #122
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.505
- HDI
- 0.560
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Federal presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Nigeria | Bola Tinubu |
| Vice President of Nigeria | Kashim Shettima |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 15.8/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 20.7/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.6% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
8th pct
Rule of law (2023)
20th pct
Corruption control (2023)
17th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
20th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
17th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
32th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 26 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.505
- Liberal
- 0.311
- Participatory
- 0.323
- Deliberative
- 0.348
- Egalitarian
- 0.317
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 46.8 / 100
- Global rank
- #122 / 180
- Rank change
- -10 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #100
- 42.3
- Economic #81
- 42.5
- Legal #115
- 52.8
- Social #79
- 63.0
- Safety #152
- 33.4
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.8 | 122 | 42.3 | 42.5 | 52.8 | 63.0 | 33.4 |
| 2024 | 51.0 | 112 | 47.3 | 41.9 | 61.7 | 63.0 | 41.4 |
| 2023 | 49.6 | 123 | 52.0 | 44.1 | 50.5 | 63.8 | 37.4 |
| 2022 | 46.8 | 129 | 45.2 | 36.4 | 53.8 | 69.8 | 28.8 |
| 2021 | 60.3 | 120 | - | - | - | - | 45.0 |
| 2020 | 64.4 | 115 | - | - | - | - | 52.3 |
| 2019 | 63.5 | 120 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2018 | 62.6 | 119 | - | - | - | - | 58.9 |
| 2017 | 60.3 | 122 | - | - | - | - | 64.5 |
| 2016 | 64.1 | 116 | - | - | - | - | 82.1 |
| 2015 | 65.9 | 111 | - | - | - | - | 55.0 |
| 2014 | 65.8 | 112 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 65.9 | 115 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 56.4 | 126 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 51.5 | 146 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 46.0 | 135 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 37.8 | 131 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 49.8 | 131 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 32.2 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 38.8 | 123 | - | - | - | - | - |