Niger
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Niger.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Niger remains near the top of global fertility tables, with around six births per woman in recent estimates.
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Niger vs Nigeria
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Nigeria
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Federal Republic of Nigeria.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Nigeria leads in 68 of 112 shared metrics, while Niger leads in 44.
Niger's Water Stress (%) is 12.1x that of Nigeria (73.81% vs 5.6%).
Niger's Education Spending (% GDP) is 11.8x that of Nigeria (4.1% of GDP vs 0.32% of GDP).
Niger's Solar Electricity Share is 9.2x that of Nigeria (3.2% vs 0.31%).
Niger's Milk Consumption per Person is 6.5x that of Nigeria (58.92 kg/person/yr vs 7.9 kg/person/yr).
Niger's Women in Parliament (%) is 5.6x that of Nigeria (25.9% vs 3.9%).
Key Comparisons
Water Stress (%)Niger leads
Niger
73.81%
Nigeria
5.6%
Education Spending (% GDP)Niger leads
Niger
4.1% of GDP
Nigeria
0.32% of GDP
Solar Electricity ShareNiger leads
Niger
3.2%
Nigeria
0.31%
Milk Consumption per PersonNiger leads
Niger
58.92 kg/person/yr
Nigeria
7.9 kg/person/yr
Women in Parliament (%)Niger leads
Niger
25.9%
Nigeria
3.9%
FDI Inflows (% GDP)Niger leads
Niger
2.6% of GDP
Nigeria
0.43% of GDP
All Metrics
Water Stress (%)
NigerNiger
73.81%
Nigeria
5.6%
1208% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
NigerNiger
4.1% of GDP
Nigeria
0.32% of GDP
1177% higher
Solar Electricity Share
NigerNiger
3.2%
Nigeria
0.31%
919% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
NigerNiger
58.92 kg/person/yr
Nigeria
7.9 kg/person/yr
645% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
NigerNiger
25.9%
Nigeria
3.9%
562% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
NigerNiger
2.6% of GDP
Nigeria
0.43% of GDP
519% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
NigerNiger
30 days/yr
Nigeria
5.0 days/yr
500% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
NigerNiger
0.01 per 100k people
Nigeria
0.00 per 100k people
450% higher
Military Spending
NigerNiger
2.2% of GDP
Nigeria
0.56% of GDP
304% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
NigerNiger
8.6%
Nigeria
2.7%
218% higher
GDP Growth Rate
NigerNiger
10.3%
Nigeria
4.1%
154% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
NigerNiger
7.5% of adults
Nigeria
3.2% of adults
134% higher
Smoking Rate
NigerNiger
7.7%
Nigeria
3.3%
133% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
NigerNiger
45.2% of GDP
Nigeria
19.6% of GDP
131% higher
Air Passengers
NigeriaNiger
5.8K
Nigeria
5.27M
100% lower
Broadband Access (%)
NigeriaNiger
0.11 per 100 people
Nigeria
202 per 100 people
100% lower
Scientific Publications
NigeriaNiger
73.56
Nigeria
9.4K
99% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
NigeriaNiger
3.2 Mt CO2e
Nigeria
131.91 Mt CO2e
98% lower
Electricity Generation
NigeriaNiger
0.80 TWh
Nigeria
40.13 TWh
98% lower
Alcohol Consumption
NigeriaNiger
0.13 L/adult/yr
Nigeria
3.8 L/adult/yr
97% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
NigeriaNiger
0.82%
Nigeria
23.21%
96% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
NigeriaNiger
10.0K
Nigeria
223.0K
96% lower
Forest Area
NigeriaNiger
10.4K km²
Nigeria
211.4K km²
95% lower
Beer Consumption
NigeriaNiger
0.03 L/person/yr
Nigeria
0.52 L/person/yr
94% lower
Population Density
NigeriaNiger
20.65 /km²
Nigeria
250.21 /km²
92% lower
GDP (Nominal)
NigeriaNiger
$19,876,128,485.79
Nigeria
$252,261,880,141.15
92% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
NigeriaNiger
0.46% of youth labor force
Nigeria
5.3% of youth labor force
91% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
NigeriaNiger
377.0K kW
Nigeria
4.09M kW
91% lower
Population
NigeriaNiger
27.32M
Nigeria
244.34M
89% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
NigeriaNiger
0.04 per 1k
Nigeria
0.38 per 1k
89% lower
Spirits Consumption
NigeriaNiger
0.05 L/person/yr
Nigeria
0.41 L/person/yr
88% lower
Nurses & Midwives
NigeriaNiger
0.20 per 1k
Nigeria
1.7 per 1k
88% lower
Unemployment Rate
NigeriaNiger
0.35%
Nigeria
3.0%
88% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
NigeriaNiger
2.9% of firms
Nigeria
22.39% of firms
87% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
NigeriaNiger
1.9 per 100k
Nigeria
13.57 per 100k
86% lower
Credit Card Ownership
NigeriaNiger
0.47% of adults
Nigeria
3.2% of adults
86% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
NigeriaNiger
5.7% of adults
Nigeria
32.79% of adults
83% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
NigeriaNiger
5.4% of firms
Nigeria
29.44% of firms
82% lower
CO2 Per Capita
NigeriaNiger
0.12 t/person/yr
Nigeria
0.58 t/person/yr
80% lower
Water Withdrawal
NigeriaNiger
2.6 B m³
Nigeria
12.47 B m³
79% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
NigerNiger
12.75 kg/person/yr
Nigeria
7.2 kg/person/yr
78% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
NigeriaNiger
$2,049.93
Nigeria
$9,086.88
77% lower
Digital Payments Used
NigeriaNiger
12.26% of adults
Nigeria
54.48% of adults
77% lower
Border Neighbors
NigerNiger
7.0
Nigeria
4.0
75% higher
Inflation Rate
NigeriaNiger
9.1%
Nigeria
33.2%
73% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
NigeriaNiger
1.9 kg/person/yr
Nigeria
6.7 kg/person/yr
72% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
NigeriaNiger
$26.51
Nigeria
$90.92
71% lower
Urban Population (%)
NigeriaNiger
18.05%
Nigeria
62.98%
71% lower
Teen Birth Rate
NigerNiger
145.32 per 1k
Nigeria
86.43 per 1k
68% higher
Electricity Access (%)
NigeriaNiger
20.1%
Nigeria
61.2%
67% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
NigeriaNiger
16.34%
Nigeria
47.9%
66% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
NigeriaNiger
21.1 per 1k people
Nigeria
60.03 per 1k people
65% lower
GNI Per Capita
NigeriaNiger
$680
Nigeria
$1,700
60% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
NigeriaNiger
0.23
Nigeria
0.51
55% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
NigeriaNiger
62.42 kWh/person
Nigeria
135.6 kWh/person
54% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
NigeriaNiger
36.79%
Nigeria
76.2%
52% lower
Obesity Rate
NigeriaNiger
5.3%
Nigeria
10.84%
51% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
NigeriaNiger
162.05 kg oil eq/person
Nigeria
333.06 kg oil eq/person
51% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
NigerNiger
85.12 µg/m³
Nigeria
56.53 µg/m³
51% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
NigerNiger
3.0 sites
Nigeria
2.0 sites
50% higher
Adult Literacy Rate
NigeriaNiger
35.61%
Nigeria
70.41%
49% lower
Airports
NigeriaNiger
26
Nigeria
51
49% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
NigerNiger
673.68 gCO2/kWh
Nigeria
455.71 gCO2/kWh
48% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
NigerNiger
24.9 per 100k
Nigeria
17.2 per 100k
45% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
NigeriaNiger
0.18
Nigeria
0.31
43% lower
Fertility Rate
NigerNiger
6.5 children/woman
Nigeria
4.6 children/woman
43% higher
Women in Senior Management
NigeriaNiger
21.62% of managers
Nigeria
37.86% of managers
43% lower
Capital Elevation
NigeriaNiger
207 m
Nigeria
360 m
42% lower
Internet Users (%)
NigeriaNiger
23%
Nigeria
39%
41% lower
Land Area
NigerNiger
1.27M km²
Nigeria
910.8K km²
39% higher
Birth Rate
NigerNiger
46.29 per 1k
Nigeria
33.56 per 1k
38% higher
Time Zones Count
NigeriaNiger
2.0 time zones
Nigeria
3.0 time zones
33% lower
Irrigated Land
NigerNiger
2.9K km²
Nigeria
2.2K km²
32% higher
Protected Land (%)
NigerNiger
18.2%
Nigeria
13.9%
31% higher
Land Border Length
NigerNiger
5.8K km
Nigeria
4.5K km
30% higher
Political Corruption Index
NigeriaNiger
0.59
Nigeria
0.83
29% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
NigerNiger
94.64% of adults
Nigeria
75.04% of adults
26% higher
Human Development Index
NigeriaNiger
0.42
Nigeria
0.56
25% lower
Dependency Ratio
NigerNiger
96.83% of working-age pop.
Nigeria
78.77% of working-age pop.
23% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
NigerNiger
31 pts
Nigeria
26 pts
19% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
NigerNiger
39.72 hrs/week
Nigeria
33.5 hrs/week
19% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
NigerNiger
42.3% of adults
Nigeria
36.1% of adults
17% higher
Highest Elevation
NigeriaNiger
2.0K m
Nigeria
2.4K m
16% lower
Elderly Population (%)
NigeriaNiger
2.6%
Nigeria
3.0%
15% lower
Median Age
NigeriaNiger
15.3 years
Nigeria
17.8 years
14% lower
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
NigeriaNiger
43.7%
Nigeria
50.7%
14% lower
Youth Population (%)
NigerNiger
46.6%
Nigeria
41.01%
14% higher
Food Waste per Person
NigeriaNiger
132.82 kg/person/yr
Nigeria
154.26 kg/person/yr
14% lower
Infant Mortality
NigerNiger
67.4 per 1k births
Nigeria
60.1 per 1k births
12% higher
Life Expectancy
NigerNiger
61.2 years
Nigeria
54.5 years
12% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
NigeriaNiger
0.76
Nigeria
0.85
11% lower
Suicide Rate
NigeriaNiger
4.5 per 100k
Nigeria
5.0 per 100k
10% lower
Child Mortality
NigerNiger
114.8 per 1k births
Nigeria
104.9 per 1k births
9% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
NigeriaNiger
75.11% of firms
Nigeria
82.49% of firms
9% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
NigeriaNiger
66 per 100 people
Nigeria
71 per 100 people
7% lower
Informal Employment Share
NigerNiger
98.49% of employed people
Nigeria
93.14% of employed people
6% higher
Inequality (Gini)
NigeriaNiger
32.9
Nigeria
33.9
3% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
NigeriaNiger
0.71
Nigeria
0.73
3% lower
Life Evaluation Score
NigerNiger
4.9 pts
Nigeria
4.8 pts
3% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
NigerNiger
14.64% of firms
Nigeria
14.27% of firms
3% higher
Death Rate
NigeriaNiger
9.2 per 1k
Nigeria
9.4 per 1k
2% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
NigerNiger
4.4% of GDP
Nigeria
4.3% of GDP
2% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
NigeriaNiger
17.84% of adults
Nigeria
18.16% of adults
2% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
NigeriaNiger
79.6%
Nigeria
80.3%
1% lower
Coastline Length
NigeriaNiger
0 km
Nigeria
853 km
ranked lower
Coal Electricity Share
NigerNiger
17.89%
Nigeria
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
NigerNiger
0%
Nigeria
0%
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
NigeriaNiger
0 per 1M people
Nigeria
0.00 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
NigerNiger
200 m
Nigeria
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
NigerNiger
1.0
Nigeria
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
NigeriaNiger
-5% of GDP
Nigeria
5.1% of GDP
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
NigeriaNiger
0 per 1M people
Nigeria
0.00 per 1M people
ranked lower
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