Democracy in Niger
Niger: Democracy was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democracy in Niger, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democracy in Niger is 1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.0% on the previous year and down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Niger peaked at 4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2025.
Niger ranks 80th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Democracy in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | — |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | -75.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2, 50% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.33 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
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More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Niger?
- Democracy in Niger was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2025.
- How does Niger rank for democracy?
- Niger ranks 80th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).