Nigeria scored 46.5 out of 100 points in the overall governance index report published by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. Nigeria is one of ten countries that improved in all four sectors that were used for measurement. The sectors are:
1. Accountability
2. Participation & human rights
3. Sustainable economic opportunity
4. Human development
Nigeria was, however, rated poorly in the national security sub-sector having declined by 28.6 points over a ten year period from 2006 to 2015. According to Vanguard, the index rated Nigeria with the second most deteriorated score in the sub-category.