Political rights score fh in Niger
Niger: Political rights score fh was 3 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
down 40.0%
World rank
166th
of 197 countries
All-time high
29
in 2006
All-time low
3
in 2025
Years of data
24
2002β2025
Political rights score fh in Niger, 2002β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Niger is 3, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 40.0% on the previous year and down 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Niger peaked at 29 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2025.
Niger ranks 166th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.75 | 13 | 29 | 8 |
| 2010s | 22.1 | 12 | 26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.33 | 3 | 23 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.65 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.177 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.227 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.57 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.756 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.189 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Niger?
- Political rights score fh in Niger was 3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 29 in 2006.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2025.
- How does Niger rank for political rights score fh?
- Niger ranks 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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