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Niger

Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeCapital: Niamey231,418 observations
Population
27.92M
world rank #54 / 217
GDP
21.65B
world rank #127 / 186
GDP / capita
1,860.5
world rank #177 / 185
Life expectancy
61.4
world rank #207 / 217

Governance

598 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile35.4#139Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile36.4#159Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile35.8#187Rule of Law0-100 percentile40.7#160
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,148 indicators
GDPcurrent US$21.65B#127GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $1,860.5#177GDP growth%7%#17Inflation%-4.5%#2
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

128 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$1.9B#146Merchandise importscurrent US$2.7B#154Exports of goods & services% GDP15.8%#121Imports of goods & services% GDP18.1%#126
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,511 indicators
Life expectancyyears61.4#207Infant mortalityper 1k births65.6#147Maternal mortalityper 100k350#98Health spending% GDP4%#153
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,523 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross19.9%#109Education spending% GDP4.1%#50Adult literacy%35.6%#44Primary enrollment% gross64.7%#134
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,283 indicators
Populationpeople27.92M#54Population growth%3.2%#9Urban population%18.4%#202Fertility ratebirths/woman5.9#5
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

259 indicators
Electricity access% pop21.3%#76Renewable energy share%79.6%#16Forest area% land0.82%#198Electric power consumptionkWh per capita67.7#146
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

215 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop10.8%#73Electricity access, urban% urban pop69.1%#56Energy use per capitakg oil eq.161.3#147Electricity from coal% of output17.1%#47
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

343 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area21%#70Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources73.8%#153Capture fisheries productiontonnes50,927#103
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

291 indicators
Agricultural land% land area36.8%#109Cereal yieldkg per hectare577.4#78Aquaculture productiontonnes267#148Food production index2014-16 = 100132.6#18
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

613 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people60.6#146Secure internet serversper 1M people5.2#211Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.43#125
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,532 indicators
Gini indexindex32.9#26Extreme poverty% pop60.5%#44Internet users% pop15.6%#176Homicide rateper 100k4.4#82
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

404 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths1,271#36INFORM risk score0-107.5#59Hazard & exposure0-107.5#64Vulnerability0-107.4#59
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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