Freedom Score in Niger
Niger: Freedom Score was 27 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Niger, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Niger stood at 27. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Niger peaked at 64 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 27, in 2025.
Niger ranks 147th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 52 | — |
| 2003 | 56 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 62 | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 64 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 60 | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 58 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 42 | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 56 | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 49 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 51 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33 | -35.3% |
| 2024 | 30 | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 27 | -10.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 27 is above the median for low income countries, which is 18, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 27 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35, 77% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freedom Score in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -35.3% | 51 | 33 |
| 2011 | +33.3% | 42 | 56 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57 | 42 | 64 | 8 |
| 2010s | 51.3 | 42 | 56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40 | 27 | 51 | 6 |
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 freedom score in Niger?
- Freedom score in Niger was 27 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 64 in 2006.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 2025.
- How does Niger rank for freedom score?
- Niger ranks 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.