Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Niger
Niger: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) was 36.75 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Niger, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2025, voice and accountability - governance score in Niger stood at 36.75 0-100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Niger peaked at 56.48 0-100 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 30.2 0-100, in 1996.
That places Niger 164th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Niger, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 30.2 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 30.99 0-100 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 52.41 0-100 | +69.1% |
| 2002 | 52.45 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 52.03 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 56.48 0-100 | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 55.02 0-100 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 53.84 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 53.29 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 50.55 0-100 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 44.15 0-100 | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 47.88 0-100 | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 52.53 0-100 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 54.26 0-100 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 53.71 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 53.28 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 52.83 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 49.61 0-100 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 49.49 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 47.52 0-100 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 47.23 0-100 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 48.6 0-100 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 47.76 0-100 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 48.13 0-100 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 44.05 0-100 | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 38.99 0-100 | -11.5% |
| 2025 | 36.75 0-100 | -5.7% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 36.75 0-100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 34.74 0-100, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 36.75 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.18 0-100, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +69.1% | 30.99 0-100 | 52.41 0-100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.6 0-100 | 30.2 0-100 | 30.99 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.25 0-100 | 44.15 0-100 | 56.48 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 50.84 0-100 | 47.23 0-100 | 54.26 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.05 0-100 | 36.75 0-100 | 48.6 0-100 | 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 voice and accountability - governance score in Niger?
- Voice and accountability - governance score in Niger was 36.75 0-100 in 2025, 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 56.48 0-100 in 2004.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2 0-100 in 1996.
- How does Niger rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
- Niger ranks 164th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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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About this data
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).