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Equal Rights Protection Index in Niger

Niger: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.879 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.879
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
25th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.947
in 2023
All-time low
0.455
in 1922
Years of data
104
1922–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Niger, 1922–2025

00.20.40.60.81192219732025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Niger recorded 0.879 for equal rights protection index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Niger peaked at 0.947 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.455, in 1922.

That places Niger 25th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 104 years of available data.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Niger, year by year

Year Value Change
1922 0.455 —
1923 0.455 +0.0%
1924 0.455 +0.0%
1925 0.455 +0.0%
1926 0.455 +0.0%
1927 0.455 +0.0%
1928 0.455 +0.0%
1929 0.455 +0.0%
1930 0.493 +8.4%
1931 0.493 +0.0%
1932 0.493 +0.0%
1933 0.493 +0.0%
1934 0.493 +0.0%
1935 0.493 +0.0%
1936 0.493 +0.0%
1937 0.493 +0.0%
1938 0.493 +0.0%
1939 0.493 +0.0%
1940 0.575 +16.6%
1941 0.575 +0.0%
1942 0.575 +0.0%
1943 0.575 +0.0%
1944 0.575 +0.0%
1945 0.575 +0.0%
1946 0.578 +0.5%
1947 0.537 -7.1%
1948 0.537 +0.0%
1949 0.537 +0.0%
1950 0.594 +10.6%
1951 0.594 +0.0%
1952 0.594 +0.0%
1953 0.594 +0.0%
1954 0.594 +0.0%
1955 0.594 +0.0%
1956 0.594 +0.0%
1957 0.594 +0.0%
1958 0.594 +0.0%
1959 0.606 +2.0%
1960 0.614 +1.3%
1961 0.614 +0.0%
1962 0.614 +0.0%
1963 0.614 +0.0%
1964 0.614 +0.0%
1965 0.614 +0.0%
1966 0.614 +0.0%
1967 0.614 +0.0%
1968 0.614 +0.0%
1969 0.614 +0.0%
1970 0.59 -3.9%
1971 0.59 +0.0%
1972 0.59 +0.0%
1973 0.59 +0.0%
1974 0.638 +8.1%
1975 0.776 +21.6%
1976 0.776 +0.0%
1977 0.776 +0.0%
1978 0.776 +0.0%
1979 0.776 +0.0%
1980 0.659 -15.1%
1981 0.659 +0.0%
1982 0.659 +0.0%
1983 0.659 +0.0%
1984 0.659 +0.0%
1985 0.659 +0.0%
1986 0.659 +0.0%
1987 0.659 +0.0%
1988 0.778 +18.1%
1989 0.778 +0.0%
1990 0.772 -0.8%
1991 0.772 +0.0%
1992 0.772 +0.0%
1993 0.772 +0.0%
1994 0.772 +0.0%
1995 0.772 +0.0%
1996 0.772 +0.0%
1997 0.772 +0.0%
1998 0.772 +0.0%
1999 0.772 +0.0%
2000 0.819 +6.1%
2001 0.819 +0.0%
2002 0.819 +0.0%
2003 0.819 +0.0%
2004 0.819 +0.0%
2005 0.819 +0.0%
2006 0.819 +0.0%
2007 0.83 +1.3%
2008 0.83 +0.0%
2009 0.83 +0.0%
2010 0.837 +0.8%
2011 0.837 +0.0%
2012 0.837 +0.0%
2013 0.79 -5.6%
2014 0.786 -0.5%
2015 0.781 -0.6%
2016 0.781 +0.0%
2017 0.843 +7.9%
2018 0.811 -3.8%
2019 0.808 -0.4%
2020 0.808 +0.0%
2021 0.817 +1.1%
2022 0.892 +9.2%
2023 0.947 +6.2%
2024 0.937 -1.1%
2025 0.879 -6.2%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's 0.879 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.449, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Niger's 0.879 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6335, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 0.455 0.455 0.455 8
1930s 0.493 0.493 0.493 10
1940s 0.5639 0.537 0.578 10
1950s 0.5952 0.594 0.606 10
1960s 0.614 0.614 0.614 10
1970s 0.6878 0.59 0.776 10
1980s 0.6828 0.659 0.778 10
1990s 0.772 0.772 0.772 10
2000s 0.8223 0.819 0.83 10
2010s 0.8111 0.781 0.843 10
2020s 0.88 0.808 0.947 6

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 22 Malta 0.889 compare
  2. 23 Slovenia 0.885 compare
  3. 24 New Zealand 0.884 compare
  4. 26 Australia 0.859 compare
  5. 27 Singapore 0.858 compare
  6. 28 Armenia 0.855 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Niger?
Equal rights protection index in Niger was 0.879 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 0.947 in 2023.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 0.455 in 1922.
How does Niger rank for equal rights protection index?
Niger ranks 25th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Equal Rights Protection Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.