Which has higher women's political participation index, Nigeria or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 0.694 against 0.648 in Nigeria as of 2025.

What is the difference in women's political participation index between Nigeria and Russian Federation?

0.046, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russian Federation?

66 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Russian Federation: Women's Political Participation Index

Nigeria

0.648

in 2025

Russian Federation

0.694

in 2025

Nigeria rank

148th

Russian Federation rank

145th

Women's Political Participation Index over time

Nigeria
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 0.694 against 0.648 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.046.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Nigeria ranks 148th and Russian Federation ranks 145th of 176 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.152	0.2863	0.1343	Russian Federation
1920s	0.152	0.445	0.293	Russian Federation
1960s	0.209	0.886	0.677	Russian Federation
1970s	0.209	0.901	0.692	Russian Federation
1980s	0.2804	0.8891	0.6087	Russian Federation
1990s	0.3292	0.584	0.2548	Russian Federation
2000s	0.6221	0.6444	0.0223	Russian Federation
2010s	0.6362	0.7098	0.0736	Russian Federation
2020s	0.6223	0.7085	0.0862	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Nigeria or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 0.694 against 0.648 in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Nigeria and Russian Federation?: 0.046, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russian Federation?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Russian Federation rank globally for women's political participation index?: Nigeria ranks 148th and Russian Federation ranks 145th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's Political Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.