Madagascar vs Niger: Political civil liberties index

Madagascar
0.743
in 2025
Niger
0.747
in 2025
Madagascar rank
89th
Niger rank
87th

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Madagascar
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.747 against 0.743 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 89th and Niger ranks 87th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 8 and Niger in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Niger Difference Ahead
1920s 0.123 0.059 0.064 Madagascar
1930s 0.1387 0.061 0.0777 Madagascar
1940s 0.1345 0.0755 0.059 Madagascar
1950s 0.179 0.0907 0.0883 Madagascar
1960s 0.353 0.1156 0.2374 Madagascar
1970s 0.2942 0.1349 0.1593 Madagascar
1980s 0.2471 0.1736 0.0735 Madagascar
1990s 0.7112 0.691 0.0202 Madagascar
2000s 0.7717 0.8166 0.0449 Niger
2010s 0.7693 0.8724 0.1031 Niger
2020s 0.7827 0.8215 0.0388 Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Madagascar or Niger?
Niger, at 0.747 against 0.743 in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Madagascar and Niger?
0.004, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?
104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Niger rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Madagascar ranks 89th and Niger ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed