Madagascar vs Niger: Academic Freedom Index

Madagascar
0.684
in 2025
Niger
0.689
in 2025
Madagascar rank
77th
Niger rank
75th

Academic Freedom Index over time

  • Madagascar
  • Niger
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.689 against 0.684 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Niger ahead.

Madagascar ranks 77th and Niger ranks 75th of 174 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Academic Freedom Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which academics can research, teach, publish, express opinions, and participate in academic bodies without interference, censorship, or institutional restrictions, and universities exercise institutional autonomy.