Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Niger

Niger: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -0.9457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.9457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 17.6%
World rank
159th
of 206 countries
All-time high
-0.5182 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2011
All-time low
-0.9457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Niger, 1996–2024

-0.9-0.8-0.7-0.6-0.51996201020241996: -0.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.693 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.895 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.803 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.804 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.677 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.648 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.625 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.633 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.676 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.642 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.518 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.716 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.581 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.574 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.539 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.519 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.599 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.665 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.804 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.946 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

Niger recorded -0.9457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Niger peaked at -0.5182 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.9457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.

Niger ranks 159th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.6918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6932 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6904 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.7114 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6245 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.6059 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7159 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5182 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.7067 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5192 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 156 Madagascar, Republic of -0.8827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 157 Burkina Faso -0.8839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 158 Kyrgyz Republic -0.9361 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 160 Bangladesh -0.9601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 161 Guatemala -0.9623 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 162 Ecuador -0.965 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Niger?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Niger was -0.9457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was -0.5182 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2011.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was -0.9457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
How does Niger rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Niger ranks 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,270 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.