Niger vs Vanuatu: Justified Political Positions Score

Niger
1.36
in 2025
Vanuatu
1.26
in 2025
Niger rank
49th
Vanuatu rank
52nd

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Niger
  • Vanuatu
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Niger currently reports 1.36 against 1.26 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.1.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 49th and Vanuatu ranks 52nd of 175 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 9 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1920s -0.827 -2.4 1.57 Niger
1930s -0.827 -2.4 1.57 Niger
1940s -0.827 -2.4 1.57 Niger
1950s -0.879 -2.4 1.52 Niger
1960s -0.687 -2.4 1.71 Niger
1970s -0.5422 -2.4 1.86 Niger
1980s -0.3283 0.649 0.9773 Vanuatu
1990s 1.88 0.649 1.23 Niger
2000s 1.25 0.928 0.317 Niger
2010s 1.49 0.9844 0.5075 Niger
2020s 1.23 1.45 0.2233 Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Niger or Vanuatu?
Niger, at 1.36 against 1.26 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Niger and Vanuatu?
0.1, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Vanuatu?
104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Niger and Vanuatu rank globally for justified political positions score?
Niger ranks 49th and Vanuatu ranks 52nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.