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Topic 01 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Niger: Governance & Institutions
How well is the state actually run?
Niger is placed joint 131st of 194 countries on governance & institutions in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Government Effectiveness -0.864 (2025); Statistical Performance Indicators 70.47 (2024).
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Governance & Institutions
joint131st
of 194 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- -0.864Government Effectiveness, 2025Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)
- 70.47Statistical Performance Indicators, 2024SPI overall score (0–100)
- 31Corruption Perceptions Index, 2025CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean)
- 0.687Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index, 2025Judicial constraints on the executive index (0–1)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Niger on governance & institutions — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
-0.864
Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)
Higher is better
Niger: -0.864. Across the 209 countries in this edition, values run from -2.251 (South Sudan) to 2.092 (Singapore); the world median is 0.101.
- World median
- 0.101
- Best in Western Africa
- 0.512 Cabo Verde
- Land neighbours
- Benin -0.167 · Burkina Faso -0.791 · Algeria -0.193 · Libya -1.489 · Mali -1.369 · Nigeria -0.913 · Chad -1.055
Key 2 of 4
Statistical Performance Indicators
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
70.47
SPI overall score (0–100)
Higher is better
Niger: 70.47. Across the 188 countries in this edition, values run from 27.12 (South Sudan) to 94.14 (Norway); the world median is 69.3.
- World median
- 69.3
- Best in Western Africa
- 81.41 Senegal
- Land neighbours
- Benin 71.03 · Burkina Faso 76.37 · Algeria 55.24 · Libya 34.75 · Mali 66.51 · Nigeria 69.12 · Chad 53.57
Key 3 of 4
Corruption Perceptions Index
Transparency International
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0 (the data), CC BY-ND 4.0 (the website and report)
31
CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean)
Higher is better
Ranked 124th of 181 by Transparency International
Niger: 31. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 9 (Somalia) to 89 (Denmark); the world median is 39.
- World median
- 39
- Best in Western Africa
- 62 Cabo Verde
- Land neighbours
- Benin 45 · Burkina Faso 40 · Algeria 34 · Libya 13 · Mali 28 · Nigeria 26 · Chad 22
Key 4 of 4
Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.687
Judicial constraints on the executive index (0–1)
Higher is better
Niger: 0.687. Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from 0.003 (Nicaragua) to 0.988 (Australia); the world median is 0.676.
- World median
- 0.676
- Best in Western Africa
- 0.886 Gambia
- Land neighbours
- Benin 0.598 · Burkina Faso 0.274 · Algeria 0.143 · Libya 0.254 · Mali 0.794 · Nigeria 0.418 · Chad 0.009
02Over time
Which way Niger is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Government Effectiveness
Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong) · higher is better
NigerWorld median
Niger rose from -1.363 in 2000 to -0.864 in 2025; the world median went from -0.397 to 0.101.
Every year’s figures
Year Niger World median 2025 -0.864 0.1006 2024 -0.868 0.0098 2023 -0.678 -0.0408 2022 -0.699 -0.0305 2021 -0.708 -0.0158 2020 -0.722 -0.0171 2019 -0.733 0.0150 2018 -0.674 0.0159 2017 -0.690 0.0158 2016 -0.627 0.0225 2015 -0.654 0.0038 2014 -0.651 0.0194 2013 -0.698 -0.0758 2012 -0.663 -0.0839 2011 -0.782 -0.1221 2010 -0.846 -0.1145 2009 -0.761 -0.1609 2008 -0.827 -0.2134 2007 -0.807 -0.3260 2006 -0.791 -0.3310 2005 -0.719 -0.3706 2004 -0.816 -0.3140 2003 -1.087 -0.4369 2002 -1.086 -0.3366 2000 -1.363 -0.3969 Statistical Performance Indicators
SPI overall score (0–100) · higher is better
NigerWorld median
Niger rose from 53.96 in 2016 to 70.47 in 2024; the world median went from 56.25 to 69.3.
Every year’s figures
Year Niger World median 2024 70.47 69.30 2023 66.91 68.86 2022 68.77 67.99 2021 68.39 69.96 2020 60.79 62.91 2019 57.36 61.19 2018 56.89 61.17 2017 56.92 59.55 2016 53.96 56.25 Corruption Perceptions Index
CPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean) · higher is better
NigerWorld median
Niger fell from 33 in 2012 to 31 in 2025; the world median went from 37 to 39.
Every year’s figures
Year Niger World median 2025 31 39.0 2024 34 40.0 2023 32 40.0 2022 32 39.5 2021 31 39.0 2020 32 40.0 2019 32 39.5 2018 34 38.0 2017 33 38.5 2016 35 38.0 2015 34 37.0 2014 35 38.0 2013 34 38.0 2012 33 37.0 Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index
Judicial constraints on the executive index (0–1) · higher is better
NigerWorld median
Niger rose from 0.635 in 2000 to 0.687 in 2025; the world median went from 0.647 to 0.676.
Every year’s figures
Year Niger World median 2025 0.687 0.6760 2024 0.755 0.6645 2023 0.715 0.6590 2022 0.713 0.6600 2021 0.629 0.6580 2020 0.494 0.6645 2019 0.520 0.6560 2018 0.560 0.6485 2017 0.609 0.6550 2016 0.639 0.6520 2015 0.639 0.6700 2014 0.639 0.6515 2013 0.639 0.6550 2012 0.604 0.6750 2011 0.563 0.6680 2010 0.678 0.6640 2009 0.636 0.6580 2008 0.643 0.6590 2007 0.643 0.6630 2006 0.635 0.6590 2005 0.635 0.6580 2004 0.635 0.6480 2003 0.635 0.6480 2002 0.635 0.6470 2001 0.635 0.6530 2000 0.635 0.6465
03In context
Niger beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 194 countries on governance & institutions, never a place within the region.
Niger and the countries it borders
Standing among all 194; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Government EffectivenessGovernance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong) | Statistical Performance IndicatorsSPI overall score (0–100) | Corruption Perceptions IndexCPI score (0–100, where 100 is very clean) | Judicial Constraints on the Executive IndexJudicial constraints on the executive index (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Benin | 89th | -0.167 | 71.03 | 45 | 0.598 |
 Burkina Faso | =118th | -0.791 | 76.37 | 40 | 0.274 |
| Niger | =131st | -0.864 | 70.47 | 31 | 0.687 |
 Mali | 133rd | -1.369 | 66.51 | 28 | 0.794 |
 Nigeria | 149th | -0.913 | 69.12 | 26 | 0.418 |
 Algeria | 152nd | -0.193 | 55.24 | 34 | 0.143 |
 Chad | 178th | -1.055 | 53.57 | 22 | 0.009 |
 Libya | 183rd | -1.489 | 34.75 | 13 | 0.254 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 194.
Placed either side on governance & institutions
The countries immediately above and below Niger in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Niger is ahead of the world, and behind
39 more statistics filed under governance & institutions, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median8
Statistics on which Niger does better than the middle country measured.
Equal Protection IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6510.8790.651▲ Improved since 2015
Niger: 0.879 · world median 0.651 · Equal protection index (0–1); higher = rights and freedoms protected more equally across social groups and classes. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.027 to 0.986; higher is better.
Position 25th of 176 · derived.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9427.5143.94▼ Worsened since 2014
Niger: 27.51 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 88th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Trade Union DensityILO · 2020 · world median 16.682716.68No earlier reading
Niger: 27 · world median 16.68 · Employees who are trade union members (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.2 to 91.42; higher is better.
Position 32nd of 139 · derived.
Meritocratic Appointment in the State AdministrationV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.3090.9940.309▲ Improved since 2015
Niger: 0.994 · world median 0.309 · Original latent estimate (≈ −2.9 to +3.6); higher = more appointments on merit. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.442 to 3.584; higher is better.
Position 51st of 176 · derived.
Open Data InventoryOpen Data Watch · 2024 · world median 596759▲ Improved since 2015
Niger: 67 · world median 59 · ODIN overall score (0–100). Open Data Watch, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19 to 90; higher is better.
Ranked 49th of 168 by Open Data Watch.
Bribery IncidenceWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 7.2692.8567.269No earlier reading
Niger: 2.856 · world median 7.269 · Firms asked for a bribe at least once in six dealings with officials (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 64.26; lower is better.
Position 127th of 175 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government Spending on EducationUIS · 2023 · world median 3.7094.0743.709▲ Improved since 2013
Niger: 4.074 · world median 3.709 · Government expenditure on education (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 16.39; higher is better.
Position 52nd of 123 · derived.
Firms Expecting to Make Informal Payments to Public OfficialsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 6.4035.4396.403No earlier reading
Niger: 5.439 · world median 6.403 · Firms saying firms like theirs pay officials informally to get things done (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 55.03; lower is better.
Position 103rd of 178 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median25
Statistics on which Niger does worse than the middle country measured.
Neopatrimonial Rule IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.4450.4610.445▼ Worsened since 2015
Niger: 0.461 · world median 0.445 · Neopatrimonial rule index (0–1; higher = more personalised rule). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.008 to 0.989; lower is better.
Position 87th of 176 · derived, 1st = worst.
Political Corruption IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5180.5910.518▼ Worsened since 2015
Niger: 0.591 · world median 0.518 · Political corruption index (0–1; higher = more corrupt). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.004 to 0.968; lower is better.
Position 77th of 176 · derived, 1st = worst.
Country Policy and Institutional AssessmentWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.2463.0673.246▼ Worsened since 2015
Niger: 3.067 · world median 3.246 · IDA Resource Allocation Index (1 = low to 6 = high). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.617 to 4.225; higher is better.
Position 47th of 78 · derived.
State Fiscal Source of RevenueV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.1790.7011.179No real change since 2015
Niger: 0.701 · world median 1.179 · Original latent estimate (≈ −2.9 to +3.1); higher = broader taxation. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -1.716 to 3.135; higher is better.
Position 114th of 176 · derived.
Liberal Democracy IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.3530.1770.353▼ Worsened since 2015
Niger: 0.177 · world median 0.353 · Liberal democracy index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.009 to 0.884; higher is better.
Position 115th of 176 · derived.
Rigorous and Impartial Public AdministrationV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.333-0.3230.333▼ Worsened since 2015
Niger: -0.323 · world median 0.333 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +4.0); higher = a more rigorous and impartial administration. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.552 to 3.99; higher is better.
Position 118th of 176 · derived.
Civic Space RatingsCIVICUS · 2025 · world median 50.4631.6650.46No earlier reading
Niger: 31.66 · world median 50.46 · Civic space score (0–100). CIVICUS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.17 to 100; higher is better.
Position 135th of 198 · derived.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.9318.9712.93▼ Worsened since 2014
Niger: 18.97 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 35th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
State Capacity IndexJonathan K. Hanson (University of Michigan) and Rachel Sigman (Naval Postgraduate School) · 2015 · world median 0.4870.0480.487▲ Improved since 2005
Niger: 0.048 · world median 0.487 · Latent estimate of state capacity (≈ −2.3 to +3.0, centred near 0); higher = a more capable state. Jonathan K. Hanson (University of Michigan) and Rachel Sigman (Naval Postgraduate School), 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from -2.096 to 2.697; higher is better.
Position 118th of 166 · derived.
Social Protection CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 52.120.652.1No earlier reading
Niger: 20.6 · world median 52.1 · Population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Control of CorruptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.197-0.737-0.197▼ Worsened since 2015
Niger: -0.737 · world median -0.197 · Control of Corruption (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.096 to 2.259; higher is better.
Position 155th of 211 · derived.
V-Dem Electoral Democracy IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.4970.2270.497▼ Worsened since 2015
Niger: 0.227 · world median 0.497 · Electoral democracy index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.016 to 0.913; higher is better.
Position 136th of 176 · derived.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.754.223.75No earlier reading
Niger: 4.2 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.766-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Niger: -0.766 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 164th of 209 · derived.
Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.3870.2950.387No real change since 2014
Niger: 0.295 · world median 0.387 · ND-GAIN Readiness (0–1, where 1 is the most ready). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.137 to 0.749; higher is better.
Ranked 151st of 192 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Voice and AccountabilityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.022-1.143-0.022▼ Worsened since 2015
Niger: -1.143 · world median -0.022 · Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.348 to 1.825; higher is better.
Position 162nd of 206 · derived.
Rule of LawWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.102-1.127-0.102▼ Worsened since 2015
Niger: -1.127 · world median -0.102 · Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.199 to 2.012; higher is better.
Position 177th of 211 · derived.
Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.465.998.4No earlier reading
Niger: 65.9 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.
State Authority over TerritoryV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 95.380.8395.3▲ Improved since 2015
Niger: 80.83 · world median 95.3 · Territory under effective state control (% of official territory). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 47.56 to 100; higher is better.
Women, Business and the LawWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 81.2553.7581.25▼ Worsened since 2015
Niger: 53.75 · world median 81.25 · WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 3.125 to 100; higher is better.
Position 174th of 190 · derived.
Agriculture Orientation IndexFAO · 2024 · world median 0.3050.090.305▼ Worsened since 2014
Niger: 0.09 · world median 0.305 · Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.03 to 5.38; higher is better.
Position 120th of 132 · derived.
GovTech Maturity IndexWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 0.630.1470.63No real change since 2022
Niger: 0.147 · world median 0.63 · GTMI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.01 to 0.997; higher is better.
Position 181st of 196 · derived.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.85.880.8No earlier reading
Niger: 5.8 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1917.4440.19▼ Worsened since 2020
Niger: 17.44 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 184th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Foundational ID OwnershipWorld Bank Group (ID4D) · 2024 · world median 94.453.1394.4▼ Worsened since 2017
Niger: 53.13 · world median 94.4 · Adults who own a foundational ID (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group (ID4D), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 42.62 to 100; higher is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Global Indicators of Regulatory Governance ScoreWorld Bank Group · 2018 · world median 2.252.252.25No earlier reading
Niger: 2.25 · world median 2.25 · Regulatory governance score (0–5, where 5 is the most transparent rule-making). World Bank Group, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; higher is better.
No better end5
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Central Bank Independence IndexAna Carolina Garriga, University of Essex · 2023 · world median 0.6080.8410.608No real change since 2013
Niger: 0.841 · world median 0.608 · CBI index (0–1, where 1 is the most statutory independence). Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 0.974.
Senior Management Time Spent on Government RegulationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 6.7954.7776.795No earlier reading
Niger: 4.777 · world median 6.795 · Senior management time spent dealing with government regulation (% of a typical week). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 31.33.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2112.2316.21Moved since 2015
Niger: 12.23 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 95th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Public Sector Wage BillWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 7.9753.797.975Moved since 2012
Niger: 3.79 · world median 7.975 · Public sector wage bill (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0.977 to 42.65.
Position 151st of 168 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Public Sector EmploymentWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 15.011.97515.01No earlier reading
Niger: 1.975 · world median 15.01 · Public sector employment (% of total employment). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 1.672 to 47.1.
Position 134th of 135 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Niger
Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Disability Benefit Coverage, Government Funding per Primary Student (last 2017) and Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Governance & Institutions among Niger’s 15 topics
Governance & Institutions is Niger’s 4th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability83rd of 1864/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 95th of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technology132nd of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 131st of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties140th of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 125th of 1593/3 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 155th of 1934/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 155th of 1834/4 keys
- Peace & Security153rd of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital175th of 1963/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge182nd of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing184th of 2004/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture173rd of 1844/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation166th of 1764/4 keys
- Energy159th of 1653/3 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on governance & institutions
The three countries placed highest of 194, and the leaders Niger can most readily be measured against.
1
DenmarkNorthern Europe
1st of 194 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
New ZealandAustralia and New Zealand
2nd of 194 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Karora derivative work: Inkey · Public domain, greyscale
3
SwedenNorthern Europe
3rd of 194 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Pieter Kuiper · Public domain, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Seychelles38th4/4 keysHighest in Western Africa
Cabo Verde48th4/4 keysThis page
Niger=131st4/4 keys
Positions out of 194 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Niger and governance & institutions
08Questions
Niger on governance & institutions: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Niger rank on governance & institutions?
Niger is placed joint 131st of 194 countries on Governance & Institutions in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Government Effectiveness, Statistical Performance Indicators, Corruption Perceptions Index and Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Government Effectiveness figure for Niger?
-0.864 in 2025 (governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.101.
What is the latest Statistical Performance Indicators figure for Niger?
70.47 in 2024 (sPI overall score (0–100)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 69.3.
How does Niger compare with Nigeria on governance & institutions?
Nigeria is placed 149th of 194, and Niger joint 131st. Government Effectiveness: Nigeria -0.913, Niger -0.864; Statistical Performance Indicators: Nigeria 69.12, Niger 70.47; Corruption Perceptions Index: Nigeria 26, Niger 31; Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index: Nigeria 0.418, Niger 0.687.
How have Niger’s governance & institutions figures changed?
Government Effectiveness rose from -1.363 in 2000 to -0.864 in 2025; Statistical Performance Indicators rose from 53.96 in 2016 to 70.47 in 2024; Corruption Perceptions Index fell from 33 in 2012 to 31 in 2025; Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index rose from 0.635 in 2000 to 0.687 in 2025.
Which governance & institutions statistics are missing for Niger?
No current reading is published for Niger on Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Disability Benefit Coverage, Government Funding per Primary Student and Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Governance is not democracy. Free elections, civil liberties and press freedom belong to the Democracy & Civil Liberties topic, and a country can place well on one and poorly on the other. How openly official data is published sits here as context, beside the statistical capacity that is a key. Nor does this topic measure the size of government or how much it spends — the share of the economy run by the state is published on this page as context, with no better end.
How the Governance & Institutions standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The governance & institutions method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Government Effectiveness — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Statistical Performance Indicators — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Corruption Perceptions Index — Transparency International, CC BY 4.0 (the data), CC BY-ND 4.0 (the website and report)
- Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index — V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 39 statistics on this page come from 13 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Niger’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Niger (banner) — File: Jacques Taberlet derivative work: Lkcl it, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
- New Zealand — Karora derivative work: Inkey, Public domain
- Sweden — User:Pieter Kuiper, Public domain
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Niger: Governance & Institutions — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/niger/governance