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Republic of Niger

NER NE Fr West African CFA franc (XOF)

Every statistic we track for Niger — 105 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$2,232

#181 of 191

Life expectancy

61.6 yrs

#160 of 188

Happiness score

4.94

#103 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.18

#116 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 14.8% #139/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 14.8% #139/139 2024
Bank Branches 1.5 #153/153 2024
Current Account Balance -6.1% #150/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 1.8% #140/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 12.3% #97/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 606.4 #34/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #171/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -3.7% #116/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 24.8 #124/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 67.4 #124/191 2026
GDP per Capita 822 #182/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 1,008 #161/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 2,232 #181/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 5% #20/184 2019
Government Debt 45.5% #111/185 2026
Income per Person 849 #177/183 2018
Income per Person 849 #177/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 0.4% #190/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 2.4 #127/130 2023
Made a Digital Payment 10.4% #131/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 5.7% #76/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 6.7% #10/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #126/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 24,776,754,234 #135/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 5.9 #5/217 2024
Internally Displaced People 459,585 #21/38 2025
Median Age 15.7 #232/235 2026
Population 17.2 #62/229 2013
Population 30.2 #50/191 2026
Population Density 22.7 #197/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 85,591 #30/195 2025
Urban Population 18% #209/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 20.1% #209/214 2023
Internet Users 15.6% #178/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 63.4 #185/209 2022
Read News Online 8.2% #73/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 6.1% #189/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 0.1 #192/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 11.1 #2/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 4.4% #142/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 41.5% #62/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 67.4 #3/191 2023
Life Expectancy 61.6 #160/188 2013
Life Expectancy 62.7 #171/186 2020
Suicide Rate 8.9 #87/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 7.5% #157/167 2022
Undernourishment 12.9% #45/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 39 #189/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 4.1% #46/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 3 #146/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.1 #190/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 161 #147/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 3.2% #171/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.7 #106/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0 #168/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.6 #132/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 34 #110/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 34 #109/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #104/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #114/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #137/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #36/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 33 #141/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.8 #74/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.7 #108/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.8 #151/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.7 #87/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #116/179 2025
Military Spending 2.1% #50/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #117/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 54% #12/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.6 #77/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 59.7 #78/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.6 #85/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 61.3% #25/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 66.6% #5/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1 #142/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 46 #117/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 12.6 #38/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 24.9 #17/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 77.6% #121/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 44.5% #77/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.1 #186/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 53.9% #13/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 12.8% #30/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 7.5 #11/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 47.6 #101/141 2023
World Risk Index 2.2 #150/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 70% #65/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 4.9 #103/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.9 #77/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 0.9 #139/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #54/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.3 #131/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #74/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 0.7 #136/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.4 #189/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 5.3% #130/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 91.9% #18/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 86.8% #39/143 2018
Trust in parliament 6.6 #8/151 2017
Trust in Science 68.1% #99/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 63.2% #79/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 7.2 #5/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.