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Niger vs Nigeria

Niger and Nigeria side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$24.81B vs $377.37BNiger vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$822 vs $1,556Niger vs Nigeria
Population27.92M vs 237.53MNiger vs Nigeria

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Indicator Niger NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$24.81B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$822$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy0.4%15.9%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%26.5%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD1,376.34 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-3.7%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy0.4%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy45.5%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-515.61M$-322.41M2025/1960 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy6.7%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$750$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$2,150$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$60.78B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy47.6%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy18.7%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy7%8.3%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy31.1%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy22%—2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$650.39M$22.79B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy3.3%7.8%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy27.5%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy—$46.02B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy9.6%9.6%2025/2022
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy11.8%—1980
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy79.7%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy72.8%80.7%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy32.933.92021/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy60.5%41.8%2021/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy14.8%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy15.7%11.9%2022/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy2.2%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy33.9%26.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy-1.6%13.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$130M$321M2019/2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy85K5.27M2020/2016
Current Account BalanceEconomy-6.1%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$526.45M$1.08B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy3%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy9.2%10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy13.4%12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy0.4%5.4%2022/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy19.830.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy6.4%8.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.6%6.2%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.8%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%1.2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy7.7%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$49$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy5.3%14%2016/2023 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy2.6%2.9%2016/2023 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy17.5%—2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$592$1,6632021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy73%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy9.3%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy17.7%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy83.7%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy68.2%—2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy8.7%7.5%2021/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy1.53.32024
ATMs per 100,000Economy1.412.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy3.6%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy2%5.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy79.7%64%2021/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy96.1%92.9%2021/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.41B$387.79M2025/1960 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.93B$710.2M2025/1960 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8180.8262024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.480.6942024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade—20.82021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade88%88.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade7.3%3.5%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade4.1%6%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade8.6%2.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade15.8%9.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade18.1%16.9%2025/1960 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4190.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5910.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2650.3792023
PopulationDemographics27.92M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics3.2%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics61.4 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics15.7 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics5.944.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics81.6%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics46.2%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics18.4%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics22.7/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics40.231.82026
Death RateDemographics8.4411.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.37-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics62.4 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics60.5 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics5%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth65.669.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.2%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.040.382023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth39472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth24.917.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth20.2%17.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth51.5%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth9.1%32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth350.3992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth114.8104.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth33.833.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth862192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth82%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth87%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth—52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth7.2%15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.1%3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.280.52020/2004 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth15.3%21.6%2023/2021
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth43.7%50.7%2021/2022
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.421.652023/2022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth141.6842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$26$672023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth23.9%27.7%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth7.4%3.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth83.5%67%2021/2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare48.3%33.8%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare10.9%11.6%2022/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare65.9%39.7%2021/2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare76.3%33.4%2012/2024 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.2%1.5%2022/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4.1%0.3%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation4.2%9.7%2019/2011 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation35.6%70.4%2022/2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation53.9%81.4%2022/2024
Primary Completion RateEducation35.8%77.4%2022/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation12.4%74.1%2022/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation59.6%75.7%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation20.3%—2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation11.5%—2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation3.5%68.5%2022/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation98.8%62.2%2024/2018 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation19.9%46.9%2024/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security12.9%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security2.25M16.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture36.8%76.2%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture132.6119.92022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.12M t62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture—1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture—350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture1.91M t6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture3.84M t1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture44.3K t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture164.77K t9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture6.8K t43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,215 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture3,382 kg/ha1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture3,069 kg/ha1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture20.4M head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance4.415.72012/2023 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance34262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2270.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1770.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5910.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.62-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.77-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.95-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.76-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.76-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.97-0.732024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian385.99K123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian459.59K3.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian50K18.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology15.6%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology60.670.82024
4G CoverageTechnology40%84.6%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.10.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology13.9%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology44%89.4%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology51%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology9.4%2.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—0.3%2019
Electricity AccessInfrastructure21.3%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.78K5.27M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure70.4%48.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy82.9 MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy82.9 MW284.5 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy—2.9K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy79.6%80.3%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy5.1%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy68 kWh144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy45.8%14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy10.9 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy10.8%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy3.2%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy96.8%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy2.2 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy674 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy519 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.12 t0.57 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate7.8%22.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate0.8%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate21%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate73.8%5.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate65.2 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Niger or Nigeria have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $24.81B for Niger versus $377.37B for Nigeria (GDP, current US$).

How do Niger and Nigeria compare across indicators?

This page compares Niger and Nigeria on 202 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=NE,NG with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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