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Niger vs United States: Compare Statistics

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

Niger
ner
Leads on 35 of 109 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 67 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Niger and United States: Niger leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (34.05 billion) against United States (3.07); Niger leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (184,000) against United States (1.09); United States leads on Heliports (6,092) against Niger (1). Across 109 compared metrics, Niger wins on 35 and United States wins on 67.

  • 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🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)23.19 %93.14 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 23% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score57.05 points65.49 points★
Radios680,000★575
Televisions125,000★219
Waterways56341,009★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country6.72B $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars21.75B $32.95T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %★0.5 %
Coal Revenue0.030.2★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.4 %★4.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index91.592★
Electricity Consumption1.073.9★
Electricity Exports09.7★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels95★70
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants07★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables514★
Electricity Imports779★72.72
Electricity Installed Capacity184,000★1.09
Electricity Production494.7★4.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)1.77 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient32.941.8★
Gross Fixed Investment34★11.9
Gross National Saving22.4★18.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)12.1 %★3.25 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)9.1 %2.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.2 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption0767.6★
Natural Gas Exports089.7★
Natural Gas Imports086.15★
Natural Gas Production0772.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption6,000★19.15
Oil Exports01.92★
Oil Imports5,443★10.27
Oil Production09.69★
Oil Proved Reserves020.68★
Population Below Poverty Line40.8 people15.1 people★
Public Debt45.2★114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)8.4 USD★2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption14,000★19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports5,422★5.22
Refined Petroleum Products Imports3,799★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production15,280★20.3
Remittances3.7★0
Revenue from Forest Resources4.41★0.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)60.490.5★
Taxes and Other Revenues21.4★12.18
Unemployment Rate0.4 %★4.2 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)36,559-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions3.13★4.8
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 maplarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country2.5 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources34.05B★3.07

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.44 %2.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)38.294.67★
Agricultural land466,040.8 sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km19,924 km★
Dam capacity per capita3.17 cubic meters per inhabitant2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2,881234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country26.68 %88.3 %★
Administrative Divisions750★
Independence34★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.113.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.8 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %NA
Hospital Bed Density0.3 people/sq km2.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)350 %17 %★
Mean Age at First Birth18.527.5★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.5 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS31,000NA
Underweight Children Under 534.60.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)10,0001.40M★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)78.8 %★51.38 %
Human Capital Index0.310.72★
Life expectancy at birth63.41 years83.22 years★
Median age of population15.7 years38.79 years★
Population Change927,041.1 persons2.26M persons★
Population density22.7 per sq. km★38.15 per sq. km
Total population28.80M persons349.13M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.69★0.4
Birth Rate (%)46.29 %★10.75 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate11 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)9.24 %8.76 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age6.39M persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate10.49174.17★
Learning-adjusted years of school2.81 years11.07 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days183.4 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.44 people18.94 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.68177.13★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization52.3 %74.52 %★
Physician Density0.04 people/sq km3.68 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate3.65 %★0.45 %
Population living in slums70.44 %★0.05 %
Total deaths239,039.1 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)28.5 %65.73 %★
Total fertility rate5.72 per woman★1.61 per woman
Total net-migration-6,322.2 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate109.84 per live births5.52 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.012.06★
Airports2616,116★
Civil Air Travel28,252★
Heliports16,092★

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