Year |
Political Rights |
Civil Liberties |
Status |
President2 |
1972 |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
Hamani Diori |
1973 |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
Hamani Diori |
1974 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Hamani Diori |
1975 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Seyni Kountché |
1976 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Seyni Kountché |
1977 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Seyni Kountché |
1978 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Seyni Kountché |
1979 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Seyni Kountché |
1980 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Seyni Kountché |
1981 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Seyni Kountché |
19823 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Seyni Kountché |
1983 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Seyni Kountché |
1984 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Seyni Kountché |
1985 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Seyni Kountché |
1986 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Seyni Kountché |
1987 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Seyni Kountché |
1988 |
6 |
6 |
Not Free |
Ali Saibou |
1989 |
7 |
6 |
Not Free |
Ali Saibou |
1990 |
6 |
5 |
Not Free |
Ali Saibou |
1991 |
6 |
5 |
Partly Free |
Ali Saibou |
1992 |
5 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Ali Saibou |
1993 |
3 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Ali Saibou |
1994 |
3 |
5 |
Partly Free |
Mahamane Ousmane |
1995 |
3 |
5 |
Partly Free |
Mahamane Ousmane |
1996 |
7 |
5 |
Not Free |
Mahamane Ousmane |
1997 |
7 |
5 |
Not Free |
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara |
1998 |
7 |
5 |
Not Free |
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara |
1999 |
5 |
5 |
Partly Free |
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara |
2000 |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Mamadou Tandja |
2001 |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Mamadou Tandja |
2002 |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Mamadou Tandja |
2003 |
4 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Mamadou Tandja |
2004 |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Mamadou Tandja |
2005 |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Mamadou Tandja |
2006 |
3 |
3 |
Partly Free |
Mamadou Tandja |
2007 |
3 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Mamadou Tandja |
2008 |
3 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Mamadou Tandja |
2009 |
5 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Mamadou Tandja |
2010 |
5 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Mamadou Tandja |
2011 |
3 |
4 |
Partly Free |
Salou Djibo |