Governance

Niger

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Women in parliament19972022
1.27.3813.619.725.919972022
Source: WB Gender
IndicatorValue
Electoral democracy index0.227 indexV-Dem [2025]
Liberal democracy index0.177 indexV-Dem [2025]
Government effectiveness-0.77 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Rule of law-0.946 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Control of corruption-0.617 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Voice & accountability-0.971 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Political stability-1.76 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Regulatory quality-0.762 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Cabinet fragmentation index0.444 indexWB DPI [2023]
Governing majority margin0.765 %WB DPI [2023]
Parties in executive cabinet124WB DPI [2023]
Women in parliament25.9 %WB Gender [2022]
Constitutional history supplementNo authoritative open source found
Legal systemnote: following the 26 July 2023 military coup, the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland assumed control of all government institutions and rules by decree; formerly, mixed system of civil law, based on French civil law, Islamic law, and customary lawCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Suffrage (voting rights)18 years of age; universalCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive

several previous; passed by referendum 31 October 2010, entered into force 25 November 2010

Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05

How to read these indices

V-Dem democracy indices range from 0 to 1 — higher values mean stronger democratic institutions. World Bank WGI governance estimates range from about −2.5 to +2.5, where higher is better. These are comparative indices across countries, not absolute scores.

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage14/15
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • V-Dem
    vdem
    Edition: 2025
  • World Bank WGI
    world_bank_wgi
    Edition: 2024
  • WB DPI
    dpi_political_institutions
    Edition: 2023
  • WB Gender
    world_bank_gender
    Edition: 2026
  • CIA World Factbook
    cia_factbook
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

Niger's governance on Databook compiles 14 indicators from 5 open datasets including V-Dem, World Bank WGI, WB DPI. Key figures include electoral democracy index (0.227 index), liberal democracy index (0.177 index). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.