Ghana vs Niger: Rule of Law Index
Ghana
0.568
in 2025
Niger
0.578
in 2025
Ghana rank
88th
Niger rank
85th
Rule of Law Index over time
- Ghana
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.578 against 0.568 in Ghana, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 88th and Niger ranks 85th of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.655 | 0.357 | 0.298 | Ghana |
| 1930s | 0.6596 | 0.369 | 0.2906 | Ghana |
| 1940s | 0.6571 | 0.3738 | 0.2833 | Ghana |
| 1950s | 0.6694 | 0.3946 | 0.2748 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.4752 | 0.459 | 0.0162 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.3424 | 0.5883 | 0.2459 | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.3293 | 0.602 | 0.2727 | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.4502 | 0.5934 | 0.1432 | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.5939 | 0.5715 | 0.0224 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.5848 | 0.6351 | 0.0503 | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.5485 | 0.5947 | 0.0462 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Ghana or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.578 against 0.568 in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Ghana and Niger?
- 0.01, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Niger rank globally for rule of law index?
- Ghana ranks 88th and Niger ranks 85th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.