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Niger vs Norway: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Niger
ner
Leads on 32 of 109 metrics
Norway
nor
Leads on 69 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Niger and Norway: Niger leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (34.05 billion) against Norway (393); Niger leads on Radios (680,000) against Norway (4.03); Niger leads on Televisions (125,000) against Norway (2.03). Across 109 compared metrics, Niger wins on 32 and Norway wins on 69.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)23.19 %99 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 23% (2023 est.)percent of population: 99% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score57.05 points92.31 points★
Radios680,000★4.03
Televisions125,000★2.03
Waterways5631,577★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country6.72B $9.52B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars21.75B $571.37B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %6.25 %★
Coal Revenue0.03★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.4 %★2.89 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP10.1 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index91.594.3★
Electricity Consumption1.07122.2★
Electricity Exports015.53★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels95★3
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants093★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables5★4
Electricity Imports779★5.74
Electricity Installed Capacity184,000★33.86
Electricity Production494.7★147.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)1.77 USD per capita206.96 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient32.9★26.9
Gross Fixed Investment34★20.3
Gross National Saving22.434.3★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)12.1 %★2.4 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)9.1 %3.1 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.2 % of GDP3.4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption04.05★
Natural Gas Exports0120.2★
Natural Gas Imports05.66★
Natural Gas Production0123.9★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.78★
Oil Consumption6,000221,300★
Oil Exports02.18★
Oil Imports5,443118,200★
Oil Production02.13★
Oil Proved Reserves05.67★
Population Below Poverty Line45.5 people12.2 people★
Public Debt45.236.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)8.4 USD★2.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption14,000205,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports5,422432,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports3,799135,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Production15,280371,600★
Remittances3.7★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources4.41★0.05
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)60.490.17★
Taxes and Other Revenues21.431.27★
Unemployment Rate0.4 %★4 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)36,559-1.69M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions3.13★38.54
Population Distributionmajority of the populace is located in the southernmost extreme of the country along the border with Nigeria and Benin, as shown in this population distribution mapmost people live in the south; population clusters are found along the North Sea coast in the southwest and Skaggerak in the southeast; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country2.5 Cubic meters per year96 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources34.05B★393

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.44 %0.69 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)38.264.16★
Agricultural land466,040.8 sq. km★9,842.11 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km25,148 km★
Dam capacity per capita3.17 cubic meters per inhabitant5,944.02 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2,881★337

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Rule of Law Index by Country26.68 %97.98 %★
Administrative Divisions712★
Independence37★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.14.8★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.8 % of GDP8.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density0.3 people/sq km3.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)350 %1 %★
Mean Age at First Birth18.529.8★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.5 %★23.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS31,0005,800★
Underweight Children Under 534.6NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)10,00025,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Currently married (Percent)78.8 %★54.89 %
Human Capital Index0.310.77★
Life expectancy at birth63.41 years85.2 years★
Median age of population15.7 years39.96 years★
Population Change927,041.1 persons★50,457.1 persons
Population density22.7 per sq. km18.68 per sq. km★
Total population28.80M persons★5.67M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.690.85★
Birth Rate (%)46.29 %★10.35 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate11 %NA
Death Rate (%)9.24 %8.6 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP5.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age6.39M persons★1.27M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate10.49★3.04
Learning-adjusted years of school2.81 years11.17 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days185.5 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.44 people★1.09 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.68179.75★
Military Manpower at Military Age1820★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization52.3 %65.7 %★
Physician Density0.04 people/sq km4.98 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate3.65 %★0.57 %
Population living in slums70.44 %★0 %
Total deaths239,039.1 persons44,022.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)28.5 %70.63 %★
Total fertility rate5.72 per woman★1.35 per woman
Total net-migration-6,322.2 persons43,052 persons★
Under-five mortality rate109.84 per live births2.05 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.014.9★
Airports26146★
Civil Air Travel276★
Heliports11

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