India vs Niger: Deliberative Democracy Index
India
0.259
in 2025
Niger
0.253
in 2025
India rank
101st
Niger rank
102nd
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- India
- Niger
How they compare
India currently reports 0.259 against 0.253 in Niger, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was India ahead.
India ranks 101st and Niger ranks 102nd of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, India averaged higher in 9 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0574 | 0.027 | 0.0304 | India |
| 1930s | 0.0685 | 0.027 | 0.0415 | India |
| 1940s | 0.1308 | 0.0272 | 0.1036 | India |
| 1950s | 0.4927 | 0.0292 | 0.4635 | India |
| 1960s | 0.5438 | 0.063 | 0.4808 | India |
| 1970s | 0.4812 | 0.0522 | 0.429 | India |
| 1980s | 0.585 | 0.0517 | 0.5333 | India |
| 1990s | 0.662 | 0.3004 | 0.3616 | India |
| 2000s | 0.6578 | 0.4364 | 0.2214 | India |
| 2010s | 0.4696 | 0.4994 | 0.0298 | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.2722 | 0.383 | 0.1108 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, India or Niger?
- India, at 0.259 against 0.253 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between India and Niger?
- 0.006, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do India and Niger rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- India ranks 101st and Niger ranks 102nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.