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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

486 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile35.4#139 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile36.4#159 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile35.8#187 Rule of Law0-100 percentile40.7#160

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Economy

2,382 indicators

GDPcurrent US$21.65B#127 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $1,860.5#177 GDP growth%7%#17 Inflation%-4.5%#2

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Trade

97 indicators

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Health

4,031 indicators

Life expectancyyears61.4#207 Infant mortalityper 1k births65.6#147 Maternal mortalityper 100k350#98 Health spending% GDP4%#153

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Education

3,493 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross19.9%#109 Education spending% GDP4.1%#50 Adult literacy%35.6%#44 Primary enrollment% gross64.7%#134

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Demography

1,663 indicators

Populationpeople27.92M#54 Population growth%3.2%#9 Urban population%18.4%#202 Fertility ratebirths/woman5.9#5

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Climate

266 indicators

Electricity access% pop21.3%#76 Renewable energy share%79.6%#16 Forest area% land0.82%#198 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita67.7#146

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Energy

224 indicators

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Environment

342 indicators

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Agriculture

327 indicators

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Technology

394 indicators

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Society

1,759 indicators

Gini indexindex32.9#26 Extreme poverty% pop60.5%#44 Internet users% pop15.6%#176 Homicide rateper 100k4.4#82

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Risk

384 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths1,271#36 INFORM risk score0-107.5#59 Hazard & exposure0-107.5#64 Vulnerability0-107.4#59

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Other

1 indicator

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