Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Niger

Niger: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 39.86 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
39.86 0-100
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
154th
of 207 countries
All-time high
55.65 0-100
in 2004
All-time low
29.57 0-100
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Niger, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 29.6 0-1001998: 30.6 0-1002000: 51 0-1002002: 52.3 0-1002003: 51.9 0-1002004: 55.6 0-1002005: 54.2 0-1002006: 52.7 0-1002007: 52.4 0-1002008: 48.7 0-1002009: 41.4 0-1002010: 46.2 0-1002011: 51.3 0-1002012: 52.4 0-1002013: 51.6 0-1002014: 52.1 0-1002015: 51.9 0-1002016: 48.9 0-1002017: 48.6 0-1002018: 47.8 0-1002019: 47.6 0-1002020: 49.3 0-1002021: 47.1 0-1002022: 47.2 0-1002023: 43.4 0-1002024: 39.9 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, voice and accountability - governance score in Niger stood at 39.86 0-100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Niger peaked at 55.65 0-100 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 29.57 0-100, in 1996.

That places Niger 154th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Niger, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 29.57 0-100
1998 30.65 0-100 +3.7%
2000 51 0-100 +66.4%
2002 52.32 0-100 +2.6%
2003 51.89 0-100 -0.8%
2004 55.65 0-100 +7.2%
2005 54.17 0-100 -2.6%
2006 52.71 0-100 -2.7%
2007 52.37 0-100 -0.6%
2008 48.71 0-100 -7.0%
2009 41.41 0-100 -15.0%
2010 46.2 0-100 +11.6%
2011 51.27 0-100 +11.0%
2012 52.44 0-100 +2.3%
2013 51.61 0-100 -1.6%
2014 52.06 0-100 +0.9%
2015 51.91 0-100 -0.3%
2016 48.91 0-100 -5.8%
2017 48.62 0-100 -0.6%
2018 47.84 0-100 -1.6%
2019 47.63 0-100 -0.5%
2020 49.32 0-100 +3.6%
2021 47.1 0-100 -4.5%
2022 47.18 0-100 +0.2%
2023 43.4 0-100 -8.0%
2024 39.86 0-100 -8.2%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's 39.86 0-100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 35.48 0-100, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Niger's 39.86 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.31 0-100, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +66.4% 30.65 0-100 51 0-100

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.11 0-100 29.57 0-100 30.65 0-100 2
2000s 51.14 0-100 41.41 0-100 55.65 0-100 9
2010s 49.85 0-100 46.2 0-100 52.44 0-100 10
2020s 45.37 0-100 39.86 0-100 49.32 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 151 Mauritania 40.65 0-100 compare
  2. 152 Qatar 40.15 0-100 compare
  3. 153 Burkina Faso 39.97 0-100 compare
  4. 155 Togo 39.84 0-100 compare
  5. 156 Mozambique 39.25 0-100 compare
  6. 157 Uganda 39.12 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Niger?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Niger was 39.86 0-100 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 55.65 0-100 in 2004.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 29.57 0-100 in 1996.
How does Niger rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Niger ranks 154th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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 Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
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
207 places, 5,285 data points, 1996–2024
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Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).