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
00.20.40.6190019622025

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

Indicator
Deliberative Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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.