Niger vs Qatar: Rule of Law Index

Niger
0.578
in 2025
Qatar
0.573
in 2025
Niger rank
82nd
Qatar rank
84th

Rule of Law Index over time

  • Niger
  • Qatar
0.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.578 against 0.573 in Qatar, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 82nd and Qatar ranks 84th of 173 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Qatar Difference Ahead
1920s 0.357 0.144 0.213 Niger
1930s 0.369 0.153 0.216 Niger
1940s 0.3738 0.153 0.2208 Niger
1950s 0.3946 0.1545 0.2401 Niger
1960s 0.459 0.1869 0.2721 Niger
1970s 0.5883 0.3765 0.2118 Niger
1980s 0.602 0.4134 0.1886 Niger
1990s 0.5934 0.4885 0.1049 Niger
2000s 0.5715 0.5357 0.0358 Niger
2010s 0.6351 0.5331 0.102 Niger
2020s 0.5947 0.5243 0.0703 Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Niger or Qatar?
Niger, at 0.578 against 0.573 in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Niger and Qatar?
0.005, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Qatar?
104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Niger and Qatar rank globally for rule of law index?
Niger ranks 82nd and Qatar ranks 84th of 173 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

Indicator
Rule of Law Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.