Africa · Capital Niamey

Niger

Niger's best placing is 20th of 194 for land area.

Best placing
#20Land area
Top 10 placings
0 / 13
Population
27.9 million
Land area
1.3 million km²

Every ranking

Best placings first. The bar shows how far up the ranking Niger is.

Land area
#20 of 194

1,266,700 km² of land

5th in Africa · World Bank · 2023
Land area per person
#32 of 194

0.045 km² of land per person

World Bank · 2023
Population
#54 of 195

27,917,831 people

18th in Africa · World Bank · 2025
Forest
#123 of 194

10,424 km² of forest

39th in Africa · World Bank · 2023
Airports
#124 of 193

26 airports

32nd in Africa · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025
GDP
#124 of 182

21,646,191,388 US$ (current prices)

26th in Africa · World Bank · 2025
Forest per person
#160 of 194

0.0004 km² of forest per person

World Bank · 2023
Population by area
#163 of 194

22.04 people per km²

World Bank · 2025
Airports per person
#170 of 192

0.93 airports per million people

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025
Rainfall
#168 of 179

151 mm of precipitation per year

50th in Africa · World Bank · 2022
Forest by area
#183 of 194

0.8 % of land area covered by forest

World Bank · 2023
GDP per person
#176 of 182

775 GDP per person (US$)

World Bank · 2025
Airports by area
#191 of 191

0.21 airports per 10,000 km²

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

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