Citizen support for democracy in Niger
Niger: Citizen support for democracy was -0.2359 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen support for democracy in Niger, 2013–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded -0.2359 for citizen support for democracy in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Niger ranks 71st of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Citizen support for democracy in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -0.4488 | — |
| 2014 | -0.2408 | -46.4% |
| 2015 | -0.0339 | -85.9% |
| 2016 | -0.1085 | +220.2% |
| 2017 | -0.1736 | +60.0% |
| 2018 | -0.2427 | +39.8% |
| 2019 | -0.2412 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | -0.2359 | -2.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's -0.2359 is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.2471, 95% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Niger's -0.2359 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.019. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.2128 | -0.4488 | -0.0339 | 7 |
| 2020s | -0.2359 | -0.2359 | -0.2359 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More social development data for Niger
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 385,986 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 85,591 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 85,591 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0138 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Niger?
- Citizen support for democracy in Niger was -0.2359 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0339 in 2015.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4488 in 2013.
- How does Niger rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Niger ranks 71st out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.