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
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
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.