Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Niger
Niger: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Niger, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Niger is 7, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 133.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Niger peaked at 7 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1993.
Niger ranks 1st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 6 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 1994 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 1997 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2000 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.75 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.9 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.33 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
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More social development data for Niger
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Niger?
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Niger was 7 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1974.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1993.
- How does Niger rank for political rights rating fh, gaps filled?
- Niger ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh, gaps filled rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Political rights rating fh Our World in Data
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About this data
Political rights rating fh with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.