Political Rights Score in Niger
Niger: Political Rights Score was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Niger, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score 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 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.
Political Rights Score in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23 | — |
| 2003 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27 | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29 | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 | -53.6% |
| 2010 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 26 | +116.7% |
| 2012 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 21 | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23 | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | -73.9% |
| 2024 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 3 | -40.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 3, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.5, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political Rights 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +116.7% | 12 | 26 |
| 2023 | -73.9% | 23 | 6 |
| 2009 | -53.6% | 28 | 13 |
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 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 political rights score in Niger?
- Political rights score in Niger was 3 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 29 in 2006.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2025.
- How does Niger rank for political rights score?
- Niger ranks 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score 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 Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.