Which has higher political civil liberties index, Madagascar or Niger?

Niger, at 0.747 against 0.743 in Madagascar as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?

104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

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

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?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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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Indicator: Political Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.