Civil Rights Score in Niger
Niger: Civil Rights Score was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Niger, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil rights score in Niger is 3, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Niger peaked at 7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2025.
That places Niger 82nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | -40.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 75% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.33 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.33 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
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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 civil rights score in Niger?
- Civil rights score in Niger was 3 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2025.
- How does Niger rank for civil rights score?
- Niger ranks 82nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.