Madagascar vs Niger: Democracy
Madagascar
0
in 2025
Niger
0
in 2025
Madagascar rank
143rd
Niger rank
143rd
Democracy over time
- Madagascar
- Niger
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0 against 0 in Niger, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Niger ahead.
Madagascar ranks 143rd and Niger ranks 143rd of 172 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Niger |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Niger |
| 1990s | 3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 3.3 | 2.1 | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Madagascar or Niger?
- Madagascar, at 0 against 0 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Madagascar and Niger?
- 0, with Madagascar 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 democracy?
- Madagascar ranks 143rd and Niger ranks 143rd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).