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Niger

Sub-Saharan Africa ·Low incomeNER

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🌍Population
2024

27.0M

55th of 217 countries

💰GDP per Capita
2025

$775

180th of 186 countries

❤️Life Expectancy
2024

61.4 yrs

207th of 217 countries

🌫️Emissions per Capita
2024

0.12 t

190th of 203 countries

📉Unemployment
2025

0.4%

180th of 182 countries

🔥Inflation
2025

-4.5%

168th of 169 countries

⚖️Inequality
2021

27.8%

31st of 81 countries

🛡️Military Spending
2025

2.1%

50th of 150 countries

🏥Healthcare
2023

$26

186th of 191 countries

🌐Internet Users
2024

15.6%

178th of 182 countries

⚡Electricity Access
2024

21.3%

210th of 215 countries

🎓Human Development
2022

0.394

189th of 193 countries

🏚️Poverty
2021

60.5%

3rd of 81 countries

👶Fertility Rate
2024

5.93

5th of 217 countries

🏙️Urbanization
2024

18.0%

213th of 217 countries

😮‍💨Air Pollution
2023

65.2 µg/m³

5th of 200 countries

✈️Tourism
2020

85,000

116th of 132 countries

🍼Child Mortality
2024

110.7 / 1k

2nd of 196 countries

📚Literacy Rate
2022

35.6%

45th of 45 countries

🌲Forest Area
2024

0.8%

197th of 209 countries

👴Aging Population
2025

2.6%

205th of 217 countries

🌏Foreign Investment
2025

1.2%

126th of 184 countries

🚢Trade
2025

33.9%

128th of 138 countries

♻️Renewables
2021

6.2%

99th of 208 countries

🎒Education
2023

4.1%

50th of 122 countries

💸Remittances
2024

3.3%

70th of 179 countries

📱Mobile
2024

60.6

146th of 151 countries

🍩Obesity
2022

18.0%

191st of 196 countries

🔫Homicide Rate
2012

4.4 / 100k

66th of 147 countries

👩‍⚖️Women in Parliament
2025

19.6%

125th of 184 countries

🏭Total Emissions
2024

41 Mt

91st of 203 countries

🔍Corruption
2023

31.6

138th of 205 countries

Data from World Bank Open Data

Global rankings · Niger

  • ›Niger records 35.6% in literacy rate (2022), ranking 45th out of 45 countries — in the bottom 1% globally.
  • ›Niger records -4.5% in inflation rate (2025), ranking 168th out of 169 countries — in the bottom 1% globally.
  • ›In 2024, Niger ranks 2nd out of 196 countries in child mortality (110.7 / 1k) — placing it in the top 1% globally.
  • ›Niger records 0.4% in unemployment rate (2025), ranking 180th out of 182 countries — in the bottom 1% globally.
  • ›Niger records 18.0% in urban population (2024), ranking 213th out of 217 countries — in the bottom 2% globally.

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