Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Niger
Niger: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Niger, 1996–2025
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 -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Niger peaked at -0.5217 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2025.
Niger ranks 174th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Niger, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.8872 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -0.8886 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +13.7% |
| 2002 | -0.823 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -18.5% |
| 2003 | -0.8238 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | -0.6948 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -15.7% |
| 2005 | -0.6603 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | -0.6286 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | -0.6401 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | -0.6861 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | -0.6399 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | -0.6116 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | -0.5296 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -13.4% |
| 2012 | -0.7294 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +37.7% |
| 2013 | -0.7251 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | -0.7017 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | -0.5733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -18.3% |
| 2016 | -0.5606 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | -0.5435 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | -0.5708 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | -0.5234 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | -0.5217 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | -0.5769 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +10.6% |
| 2022 | -0.6589 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +14.2% |
| 2023 | -0.8112 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +23.1% |
| 2024 | -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +23.7% |
| 2025 | -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +12.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.8846 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.8879 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8886 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8872 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.7341 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6286 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.6069 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7294 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5234 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7833 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5217 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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 rule of law - governance estimate in Niger?
- Rule of law - governance estimate in Niger was -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, 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 -0.5217 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025.
- How does Niger rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Niger ranks 174th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.6%. 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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About this data
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.