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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Niger

Niger: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.513 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.513
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
106th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.781
in 2016
All-time low
0.253
in 1922
Years of data
104
1922–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Niger, 1922–2025

0.20.40.60.8192219732025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, liberal political institutions index in Niger stood at 0.513.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Niger peaked at 0.781 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.253, in 1922.

Niger ranks 106th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 104 years of available data.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Niger, year by year

Year Value Change
1922 0.253 —
1923 0.253 +0.0%
1924 0.253 +0.0%
1925 0.253 +0.0%
1926 0.253 +0.0%
1927 0.253 +0.0%
1928 0.253 +0.0%
1929 0.253 +0.0%
1930 0.266 +5.1%
1931 0.266 +0.0%
1932 0.266 +0.0%
1933 0.266 +0.0%
1934 0.266 +0.0%
1935 0.266 +0.0%
1936 0.266 +0.0%
1937 0.266 +0.0%
1938 0.266 +0.0%
1939 0.266 +0.0%
1940 0.265 -0.4%
1941 0.265 +0.0%
1942 0.265 +0.0%
1943 0.265 +0.0%
1944 0.265 +0.0%
1945 0.272 +2.6%
1946 0.276 +1.5%
1947 0.28 +1.4%
1948 0.279 -0.4%
1949 0.279 +0.0%
1950 0.279 +0.0%
1951 0.279 +0.0%
1952 0.279 +0.0%
1953 0.279 +0.0%
1954 0.279 +0.0%
1955 0.279 +0.0%
1956 0.3 +7.5%
1957 0.323 +7.7%
1958 0.329 +1.9%
1959 0.329 +0.0%
1960 0.389 +18.2%
1961 0.388 -0.3%
1962 0.388 +0.0%
1963 0.388 +0.0%
1964 0.388 +0.0%
1965 0.388 +0.0%
1966 0.388 +0.0%
1967 0.388 +0.0%
1968 0.388 +0.0%
1969 0.388 +0.0%
1970 0.383 -1.3%
1971 0.383 +0.0%
1972 0.383 +0.0%
1973 0.383 +0.0%
1974 0.354 -7.6%
1975 0.305 -13.8%
1976 0.305 +0.0%
1977 0.307 +0.7%
1978 0.304 -1.0%
1979 0.304 +0.0%
1980 0.307 +1.0%
1981 0.307 +0.0%
1982 0.307 +0.0%
1983 0.307 +0.0%
1984 0.307 +0.0%
1985 0.307 +0.0%
1986 0.307 +0.0%
1987 0.324 +5.5%
1988 0.35 +8.0%
1989 0.389 +11.1%
1990 0.492 +26.5%
1991 0.552 +12.2%
1992 0.564 +2.2%
1993 0.721 +27.8%
1994 0.721 +0.0%
1995 0.721 +0.0%
1996 0.47 -34.8%
1997 0.481 +2.3%
1998 0.481 +0.0%
1999 0.465 -3.3%
2000 0.707 +52.0%
2001 0.707 +0.0%
2002 0.707 +0.0%
2003 0.707 +0.0%
2004 0.707 +0.0%
2005 0.707 +0.0%
2006 0.707 +0.0%
2007 0.71 +0.4%
2008 0.698 -1.7%
2009 0.536 -23.2%
2010 0.5 -6.7%
2011 0.643 +28.6%
2012 0.751 +16.8%
2013 0.78 +3.9%
2014 0.777 -0.4%
2015 0.776 -0.1%
2016 0.781 +0.6%
2017 0.755 -3.3%
2018 0.727 -3.7%
2019 0.721 -0.8%
2020 0.698 -3.2%
2021 0.73 +4.6%
2022 0.728 -0.3%
2023 0.61 -16.2%
2024 0.518 -15.1%
2025 0.513 -1.0%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's 0.513 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.232, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Niger's 0.513 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4325, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 0.253 0.253 0.253 8
1930s 0.266 0.266 0.266 10
1940s 0.2711 0.265 0.28 10
1950s 0.2955 0.279 0.329 10
1960s 0.3881 0.388 0.389 10
1970s 0.3411 0.304 0.383 10
1980s 0.3212 0.307 0.389 10
1990s 0.5668 0.465 0.721 10
2000s 0.6893 0.536 0.71 10
2010s 0.7211 0.5 0.781 10
2020s 0.6328 0.513 0.73 6

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 103 Armenia 0.528 compare
  2. 104 Serbia 0.522 compare
  3. 105 Ukraine 0.515 compare
  4. 107 Bolivia 0.506 compare
  5. 108 Mali 0.487 compare
  6. 109 Iraq 0.475 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Niger?
Liberal political institutions index in Niger was 0.513 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 0.781 in 2016.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 0.253 in 1922.
How does Niger rank for liberal political institutions index?
Niger ranks 106th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.