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WESTERN AFRICA

Niger

NE

Niamey · pop. 26M · French · West African CFA franc · landlocked

Metrics

  1. population
    26M
    55 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $17B
    132 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $638
    163 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $332M
    110 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    2.0%
    54 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    1.3M km²
    22 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    20.0 /km²
    116 of 144
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    61.2 yr
    164 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    23%
    152 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    0.12 t
    136 of 138
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanization
    18%
    141 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    5.9
    3 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    1.7%
    98 of 141
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    3.3%
    53 of 131
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. scientific articles / yr
    74
    124 of 142
    NSF / World Bank
  16. high-tech exports %
    9%
    56 of 131
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  17. gini inequality
    32.9
    73 of 117
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  18. youth unemployment
    0%
    140 of 140
    ILO via World Bank
  19. adult literacy
    36%
    85 of 86
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  20. democracy (v-dem)
    0.18
    90 of 138
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  21. cpi (clean gov)
    34
    83 of 139
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  22. press freedom
    28.4
    99 of 139
    RSF via Our World in Data
  23. human development
    0.419
    138 of 140
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  24. refugees hosted
    370K
    18 of 138
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  25. refugees produced
    44K
    26 of 139
    UNHCR via Our World in Data

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