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.
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
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 385,986 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 85,591 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.227 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.756 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.57 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.227 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.189 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.177 (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.