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Niger vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Niger has a population of 27M (ranked 55/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Niger's land area is 489,076 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 20th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Niger ranks 132/197 ($19.5B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Niger ranks 187/197 ($723), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Niger North Korea
Population
28638403
26621357
Population rank 53/197 56/197
GDP
$19.5B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 132/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$723
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 187/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,015
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$9.22B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$341
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 176/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,379
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
489,076 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
55.3 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.06
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
16.5 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Niger and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Niger and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Niger

North Korea
Year GDP
Niger North Korea
1960 $449,526,873 -
1961 $485,785,231 -
1962 $531,736,599 -
1963 $586,294,879 -
1964 $582,816,396 -
1965 $673,383,511 -
1966 $702,296,079 -
1967 $665,586,872 -
1968 $641,214,226 -
1969 $625,867,985 -
1970 $649,916,621 -
1971 $693,573,704 -
1972 $742,779,661 -
1973 $946,385,105 -
1974 $1,026,137,111 -
1975 $1,048,690,933 -
1976 $1,064,517,601 -
1977 $1,291,458,041 -
1978 $1,774,365,590 -
1979 $2,109,277,666 -
1980 $2,508,524,721 -
1981 $2,170,893,414 -
1982 $2,017,612,216 -
1983 $1,803,099,561 -
1984 $1,461,243,326 -
1985 $1,440,581,652 -
1986 $1,904,096,998 -
1987 $2,233,006,105 -
1988 $2,280,356,193 -
1989 $2,179,567,114 -
1990 $3,512,356,508 -
1991 $3,285,796,875 -
1992 $3,386,232,579 -
1993 $3,052,673,849 -
1994 $1,938,058,175 -
1995 $2,302,537,562 -
1996 $2,405,686,940 -
1997 $2,290,318,910 -
1998 $2,643,363,519 -
1999 $2,537,789,821 -
2000 $2,241,753,193 -
2001 $2,448,714,704 -
2002 $2,782,192,879 -
2003 $3,394,084,732 -
2004 $3,760,443,738 -
2005 $4,383,315,965 -
2006 $4,756,361,252 -
2007 $5,731,485,052 -
2008 $7,297,600,226 -
2009 $7,352,131,310 $23,356,470,000
2010 $7,851,192,502 $25,995,513,000
2011 $8,772,950,778 $29,005,020,000
2012 $9,426,912,648 $29,890,710,000
2013 $10,224,897,438 $30,588,922,000
2014 $10,862,943,544 $30,554,460,000
2015 $9,683,867,926 $30,723,030,000
2016 $10,398,861,982 $28,882,640,000
2017 $11,185,104,252 $29,105,440,000
2018 $12,837,307,497 $28,536,400,000
2019 $12,889,555,561 $28,222,880,000
2020 $13,744,653,103 $27,728,240,000
2021 $14,915,002,436 $32,301,720,000
2022 $15,433,852,714 $28,971,360,000
2023 $16,698,786,973 $32,155,360,000
2024 $19,537,639,288 $34,943,120,000

Niger and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Niger

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Niger North Korea
1960 $128.3 -
1961 $134.6 -
1962 $143.2 -
1963 $153.3 -
1964 $148.1 -
1965 $166.3 -
1966 $168.6 -
1967 $155.4 -
1968 $145.6 -
1969 $138.3 -
1970 $139.8 -
1971 $145.2 -
1972 $151.4 -
1973 $187.9 -
1974 $198.3 -
1975 $197.2 -
1976 $194.8 -
1977 $229.8 -
1978 $307 -
1979 $354 -
1980 $409 -
1981 $343 -
1982 $310 -
1983 $268.8 -
1984 $211.5 -
1985 $202.4 -
1986 $259.6 -
1987 $295.3 -
1988 $292.6 -
1989 $271.3 -
1990 $424 -
1991 $384 -
1992 $384 -
1993 $335 -
1994 $206.2 -
1995 $237 -
1996 $239.5 -
1997 $220.6 -
1998 $246.1 -
1999 $228.3 -
2000 $194.8 -
2001 $205.4 -
2002 $225.3 -
2003 $265.2 -
2004 $283.5 -
2005 $319 -
2006 $333 -
2007 $387 -
2008 $475 -
2009 $461 $939
2010 $474 $1,040
2011 $511 $1,156
2012 $529 $1,186
2013 $552 $1,208
2014 $565 $1,201
2015 $486 $1,201
2016 $503 $1,124
2017 $522 $1,127
2018 $579 $1,100
2019 $562 $1,084
2020 $580 $1,061
2021 $609 $1,231
2022 $610 $1,100
2023 $638 $1,217
2024 $723 $1,319

Niger vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Niger

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Niger North Korea
1950 35.9 14.2
1951 35.9 17.7
1952 35.9 32.8
1953 35.9 40.3
1954 36 50.6
1955 36 51.8
1956 36 52.8
1957 36.1 53.7
1958 36.1 54.5
1959 36.1 55.2
1960 36.2 55.8
1961 36.3 56.4
1962 36.3 57
1963 36.4 57.6
1964 36.5 58.2
1965 36.4 58.8
1966 36.3 59.4
1967 36.2 60.1
1968 36.1 60.8
1969 36 61.4
1970 35.9 62
1971 35.3 62.7
1972 35.8 63.3
1973 35.9 63.8
1974 36.2 64.3
1975 36.6 64.8
1976 37.1 65.3
1977 37.7 65.8
1978 38.3 66.3
1979 38.9 66.7
1980 39.3 67.2
1981 39.6 67.7
1982 39.8 68.1
1983 40 68.5
1984 40 68.9
1985 40.1 69.2
1986 40.3 69.5
1987 40.5 69.8
1988 40.8 70.1
1989 41.2 70.3
1990 41.7 70.5
1991 42.3 70.7
1992 43.1 71
1993 43.8 70.8
1994 44.6 70.5
1995 45.5 60.8
1996 46.3 60.8
1997 47.1 60.9
1998 47.8 60.9
1999 48.5 60.9
2000 49.2 60.9
2001 49.9 60.9
2002 50.6 60.9
2003 51.5 69.4
2004 52.4 69.3
2005 53.3 69.2
2006 54.2 69.1
2007 55.1 69
2008 55.9 69.3
2009 56.5 69.7
2010 57.1 70.2
2011 57.6 70.8
2012 58 71.3
2013 58.4 71.9
2014 58.7 72.5
2015 58.8 72.8
2016 59.2 73
2017 59.5 73
2018 59.8 73
2019 60 72.9
2020 59.9 72.8
2021 59.5 73.4
2022 60.4 73.6
2023 61.2 73.6
2024 61.4 73.7
2025 61.7 73.9

Niger and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Niger

North Korea
Year Population
Niger North Korea
1960 3,505,050 11,722,953
1961 3,608,162 11,990,713
1962 3,714,520 12,262,882
1963 3,823,873 12,567,057
1964 3,935,814 12,889,770
1965 4,049,695 13,219,369
1966 4,165,544 13,569,094
1967 4,283,590 13,958,350
1968 4,403,637 14,365,596
1969 4,525,725 14,767,615
1970 4,650,275 15,172,775
1971 4,776,225 15,572,457
1972 4,904,845 15,975,069
1973 5,037,865 16,350,367
1974 5,174,953 16,673,121
1975 5,317,019 16,971,055
1976 5,464,962 17,243,450
1977 5,619,716 17,492,798
1978 5,782,932 17,735,995
1979 5,955,556 17,983,470
1980 6,135,971 18,236,786
1981 6,322,006 18,501,295
1982 6,512,732 18,776,357
1983 6,708,644 19,054,034
1984 6,909,971 19,335,043
1985 7,118,457 19,620,388
1986 7,335,811 19,910,855
1987 7,561,150 20,205,483
1988 7,793,748 20,503,161
1989 8,034,780 20,804,367
1990 8,286,059 21,112,137
1991 8,546,900 21,428,638
1992 8,817,633 21,750,911
1993 9,100,789 22,073,352
1994 9,398,258 22,393,975
1995 9,714,529 22,669,304
1996 10,044,852 22,895,746
1997 10,383,969 23,110,830
1998 10,741,413 23,311,564
1999 11,117,411 23,497,599
2000 11,509,630 23,665,910
2001 11,920,647 23,815,358
2002 12,349,144 23,943,973
2003 12,796,984 24,090,380
2004 13,265,836 24,254,943
2005 13,756,192 24,396,433
2006 14,268,581 24,524,507
2007 14,803,610 24,646,383
2008 15,361,915 24,764,618
2009 15,943,675 24,878,332
2010 16,548,835 24,987,258
2011 17,176,283 25,097,874
2012 17,836,769 25,211,728
2013 18,519,898 25,329,451
2014 19,215,909 25,451,262
2015 19,939,498 25,575,350
2016 20,685,753 25,698,326
2017 21,435,446 25,817,709
2018 22,188,069 25,931,147
2019 22,947,757 26,037,632
2020 23,717,613 26,136,312
2021 24,502,140 26,232,534
2022 25,311,973 26,328,845
2023 26,159,867 26,418,204
2024 27,032,412 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Niger and North Korea

Fertility rate
Niger

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Niger North Korea
1960 7.53 3.57
1961 7.51 3.26
1962 7.5 3.41
1963 7.49 3.63
1964 7.48 3.55
1965 7.47 3.56
1966 7.48 3.71
1967 7.49 4.05
1968 7.5 3.87
1969 7.51 3.86
1970 7.51 3.85
1971 7.52 3.74
1972 7.52 3.89
1973 7.53 3.35
1974 7.54 3.14
1975 7.54 3.05
1976 7.56 2.84
1977 7.6 2.77
1978 7.66 2.79
1979 7.72 2.85
1980 7.78 2.84
1981 7.82 2.92
1982 7.86 2.85
1983 7.9 2.78
1984 7.92 2.71
1985 7.93 2.65
1986 7.9 2.59
1987 7.87 2.53
1988 7.84 2.47
1989 7.82 2.41
1990 7.81 2.39
1991 7.8 2.35
1992 7.8 2.29
1993 7.79 2.22
1994 7.79 2.18
1995 7.78 2.15
1996 7.78 2.09
1997 7.8 2.03
1998 7.84 1.99
1999 7.84 1.97
2000 7.83 1.94
2001 7.81 1.94
2002 7.8 1.92
2003 7.79 1.91
2004 7.78 1.9
2005 7.77 1.87
2006 7.74 1.94
2007 7.73 1.94
2008 7.7 1.97
2009 7.68 1.91
2010 7.64 1.89
2011 7.59 1.88
2012 7.53 1.88
2013 7.45 1.88
2014 7.34 1.87
2015 7.22 1.86
2016 7.04 1.86
2017 6.87 1.85
2018 6.71 1.83
2019 6.54 1.83
2020 6.37 1.82
2021 6.2 1.81
2022 6.14 1.8
2023 6.06 1.78

Niger and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Niger

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Niger North Korea
1960 15.5 19.9
1961 15.5 20.2
1962 15.5 20.6
1963 15.5 20.8
1964 15.6 21
1965 15.6 21.2
1966 15.6 21.3
1967 15.7 21.4
1968 15.7 21.4
1969 15.8 21.4
1970 15.9 21.4
1971 15.9 21.2
1972 16 20.9
1973 16.1 20.7
1974 16.1 20.7
1975 16.2 20.9
1976 16.3 21.1
1977 16.3 21.4
1978 16.4 21.8
1979 16.4 22.2
1980 16.4 22.5
1981 16.4 22.8
1982 16.4 23.1
1983 16.4 23.5
1984 16.4 23.9
1985 16.4 24.2
1986 16.4 24.5
1987 16.4 24.8
1988 16.5 25.1
1989 16.5 25.6
1990 16.5 26
1991 16.6 26.4
1992 16.6 26.8
1993 16.6 27.2
1994 16.6 27.6
1995 16.6 28
1996 16.6 28.3
1997 16.5 28.8
1998 16.5 29.2
1999 16.4 29.6
2000 16.3 30.1
2001 16.2 30.5
2002 16.1 31
2003 16 31.4
2004 15.9 31.8
2005 15.8 32.1
2006 15.7 32.5
2007 15.5 32.9
2008 15.5 33.3
2009 15.4 33.7
2010 15.3 34
2011 15.3 34.3
2012 15.3 34.5
2013 15.3 34.7
2014 15.3 35
2015 15.4 35.2
2016 15.5 35.4
2017 15.6 35.7
2018 15.7 35.9
2019 15.8 36.2
2020 15.9 36.4
2021 16 36.6
2022 16.2 36.8
2023 16.3 37.1
2024 16.5 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Niger North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$17.9B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13.4%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.07%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.02%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
0.4%
2022
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
45.4%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
51.5
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.8%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2021
n/a
Personal remittances received
$567M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
85,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
9.38%
2019
n/a
Banked people share
14.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Niger North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
162 kg
2022
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.4
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.82 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.11 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.6%
2021
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share
5.41%
2022
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
62.4 kWh
2022
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.38%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
20.1%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Niger North Korea
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,041
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
17.2%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.1
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
22
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.39
2012
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.5
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
64
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
35.6%
2022
100%
2018
English speaking
1%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
23.2%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Niger North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$26.5
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.7
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
61.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2022
3.67
2017
Age at first childbirth
18.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
350
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
114.8
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
6.21%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.1%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.7%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.13 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Niger North Korea
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
18,092 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
179,918 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,025 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
11,774 mi
2010
15,879 mi
2006

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