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Multi-party elections for legislature in Niger

Niger: Multi-party elections for legislature was 1 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 172 countries
All-time high
1
in 1946
All-time low
0
in 1965
Years of data
54
1946–2023

Multi-party elections for legislature in Niger, 1946–2023

00.20.40.60.81194619842023

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

Analysis

In 2023, multi-party elections for legislature in Niger stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, multi-party elections for legislature in Niger peaked at 1 in 1946 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1965.

That places Niger 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 1 1 1 2
1950s 1 1 1 3
1960s 0.5 0 1 10
1970s 0 0 0 5
1980s 1 1 1 1
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 9
2020s 1 1 1 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is multi-party elections for legislature in Niger?
Multi-party elections for legislature in Niger was 1 in 2023, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest multi-party elections for legislature recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1946.
What is the lowest multi-party elections for legislature recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1965.
How does Niger rank for multi-party elections for legislature?
Niger ranks 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
Is multi-party elections for legislature rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Multi-party elections for legislature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Multi-party elections for legislature
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,136 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.