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Niger vs Panama statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Niger has a population of 27M (ranked 55/197), compared with 4.52M in Panama (ranked 128/197). Niger's land area is 489,076 sq mi versus 28,641 sq mi for Panama (ranked 20th vs. 115th).

By GDP, Niger ranks 132/197 ($19.5B) and Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B). By GDP per capita, Niger ranks 187/197 ($723), while Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103).

Main facts and rankings

Niger Panama
Population
28638403
4614993
Population rank 53/197 128/197
GDP
$19.5B
2024
$86.3B
2024
GDP rank 132/197 77/197
GDP per capita
$723
2024
$19,103
2024
GDP per capita rank 187/197 61/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,015
2024
$41,405
2024
Government debt
$9.22B
2024
$48.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.4%
2025
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$341
2024
$10,816
2024
Government debt per person rank 176/185 55/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,379
2025
$10,503
2025
Land area
489,076 sq mi
2025
28,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
55.3 ppl/mi²
2024
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.06
2023
2.12
2023
Median age
16.5 years
2024
30.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.7 years
2025
80 years
2025

Niger and Panama: Comparison Charts

Niger and Panama economies compared

GDP
Niger

Panama
Year GDP
Niger Panama
1960 $449,526,873 $537,147,100
1961 $485,785,231 $599,026,300
1962 $531,736,599 $652,120,900
1963 $586,294,879 $722,784,500
1964 $582,816,396 $776,137,500
1965 $673,383,511 $852,485,300
1966 $702,296,079 $928,833,000
1967 $665,586,872 $1,034,376,400
1968 $641,214,226 $1,112,791,100
1969 $625,867,985 $1,221,305,700
1970 $649,916,621 $1,351,006,400
1971 $693,573,704 $1,523,917,200
1972 $742,779,661 $1,673,411,700
1973 $946,385,105 $1,913,793,400
1974 $1,026,137,111 $2,188,307,600
1975 $1,048,690,933 $2,435,304,100
1976 $1,064,517,601 $2,588,106,000
1977 $1,291,458,041 $2,738,261,900
1978 $1,774,365,590 $3,244,558,600
1979 $2,109,277,666 $3,704,551,600
1980 $2,508,524,721 $4,614,086,400
1981 $2,170,893,414 $5,222,421,500
1982 $2,017,612,216 $5,769,767,900
1983 $1,803,099,561 $5,923,755,900
1984 $1,461,243,326 $6,183,387,100
1985 $1,440,581,652 $6,541,517,100
1986 $1,904,096,998 $6,797,834,200
1987 $2,233,006,105 $6,827,665,300
1988 $2,280,356,193 $5,902,783,400
1989 $2,179,567,114 $5,918,469,800
1990 $3,512,356,508 $6,433,967,000
1991 $3,285,796,875 $7,074,675,500
1992 $3,386,232,579 $8,042,337,700
1993 $3,052,673,849 $8,782,585,400
1994 $1,938,058,175 $9,365,289,800
1995 $2,302,537,562 $9,573,813,700
1996 $2,405,686,940 $9,197,503,300
1997 $2,290,318,910 $10,058,854,400
1998 $2,643,363,519 $11,019,557,700
1999 $2,537,789,821 $11,660,704,800
2000 $2,241,753,193 $11,966,497,000
2001 $2,448,714,704 $12,252,906,300
2002 $2,782,192,879 $12,800,851,300
2003 $3,394,084,732 $13,603,456,000
2004 $3,760,443,738 $15,100,203,400
2005 $4,383,315,965 $16,623,906,700
2006 $4,756,361,252 $18,659,721,500
2007 $5,731,485,052 $21,717,433,800
2008 $7,297,600,226 $25,721,328,000
2009 $7,352,131,310 $27,791,215,500
2010 $7,851,192,502 $30,231,009,500
2011 $8,772,950,778 $35,687,738,300
2012 $9,426,912,648 $41,595,439,700
2013 $10,224,897,438 $46,949,496,500
2014 $10,862,943,544 $51,427,104,900
2015 $9,683,867,926 $55,767,806,100
2016 $10,398,861,982 $59,760,858,700
2017 $11,185,104,252 $64,327,688,800
2018 $12,837,307,497 $67,316,471,200
2019 $12,889,555,561 $69,778,991,200
2020 $13,744,653,103 $57,059,846,500
2021 $14,915,002,436 $67,396,392,500
2022 $15,433,852,714 $76,276,116,700
2023 $16,698,786,973 $83,318,176,900
2024 $19,537,639,288 $86,260,400,000

Niger and Panama economies compared

GDP per capita
Niger

Panama
Year GDP per capita
Niger Panama
1960 $128.3 $477
1961 $134.6 $516
1962 $143.2 $546
1963 $153.3 $587
1964 $148.1 $611
1965 $166.3 $651
1966 $168.6 $689
1967 $155.4 $745
1968 $145.6 $778
1969 $138.3 $830
1970 $139.8 $893
1971 $145.2 $979
1972 $151.4 $1,046
1973 $187.9 $1,164
1974 $198.3 $1,296
1975 $197.2 $1,406
1976 $194.8 $1,457
1977 $229.8 $1,503
1978 $307 $1,738
1979 $354 $1,938
1980 $409 $2,357
1981 $343 $2,605
1982 $310 $2,811
1983 $268.8 $2,819
1984 $211.5 $2,875
1985 $202.4 $2,972
1986 $259.6 $3,019
1987 $295.3 $2,966
1988 $292.6 $2,509
1989 $271.3 $2,462
1990 $424 $2,620
1991 $384 $2,821
1992 $384 $3,140
1993 $335 $3,358
1994 $206.2 $3,508
1995 $237 $3,514
1996 $239.5 $3,308
1997 $220.6 $3,546
1998 $246.1 $3,808
1999 $228.3 $3,950
2000 $194.8 $3,975
2001 $205.4 $3,992
2002 $225.3 $4,091
2003 $265.2 $4,265
2004 $283.5 $4,645
2005 $319 $5,018
2006 $333 $5,529
2007 $387 $6,318
2008 $475 $7,348
2009 $461 $7,797
2010 $474 $8,331
2011 $511 $9,662
2012 $529 $11,065
2013 $552 $12,273
2014 $565 $13,213
2015 $486 $14,083
2016 $503 $14,832
2017 $522 $15,695
2018 $579 $16,151
2019 $562 $16,478
2020 $580 $13,291
2021 $609 $15,510
2022 $610 $17,332
2023 $638 $18,686
2024 $723 $19,103

Niger vs. Panama life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Niger

Panama
Year Life expectancy, years
Niger Panama
1950 35.9 55.4
1951 35.9 55.9
1952 35.9 56.4
1953 35.9 56.8
1954 36 57.2
1955 36 57.5
1956 36 57.9
1957 36.1 58.3
1958 36.1 58.9
1959 36.1 59.6
1960 36.2 60.3
1961 36.3 60.9
1962 36.3 61.4
1963 36.4 61.8
1964 36.5 62.1
1965 36.4 62.3
1966 36.3 62.6
1967 36.2 62.9
1968 36.1 63.2
1969 36 63.7
1970 35.9 64.1
1971 35.3 64.7
1972 35.8 65.2
1973 35.9 65.8
1974 36.2 66.6
1975 36.6 67.2
1976 37.1 67.8
1977 37.7 68.3
1978 38.3 68.7
1979 38.9 69.1
1980 39.3 69.5
1981 39.6 69.8
1982 39.8 69.9
1983 40 70.1
1984 40 70.4
1985 40.1 70.5
1986 40.3 70.7
1987 40.5 70.8
1988 40.8 70.9
1989 41.2 70.1
1990 41.7 71.3
1991 42.3 71.3
1992 43.1 71.5
1993 43.8 71.8
1994 44.6 71.9
1995 45.5 72
1996 46.3 72.2
1997 47.1 72.5
1998 47.8 72.8
1999 48.5 73.1
2000 49.2 73.4
2001 49.9 73.8
2002 50.6 74.2
2003 51.5 74.6
2004 52.4 74.8
2005 53.3 75.2
2006 54.2 75.4
2007 55.1 75.7
2008 55.9 75.9
2009 56.5 76.2
2010 57.1 76.4
2011 57.6 76.7
2012 58 76.9
2013 58.4 77.1
2014 58.7 77.4
2015 58.8 77.6
2016 59.2 77.8
2017 59.5 77.9
2018 59.8 78.3
2019 60 78.5
2020 59.9 76.3
2021 59.5 77
2022 60.4 79.3
2023 61.2 79.6
2024 61.4 79.8
2025 61.7 80

Niger and Panama population clocks and comparison

Population
Niger

Panama
Year Population
Niger Panama
1960 3,505,050 1,126,005
1961 3,608,162 1,159,870
1962 3,714,520 1,195,301
1963 3,823,873 1,232,124
1964 3,935,814 1,270,065
1965 4,049,695 1,308,835
1966 4,165,544 1,348,388
1967 4,283,590 1,388,628
1968 4,403,637 1,429,447
1969 4,525,725 1,470,886
1970 4,650,275 1,513,070
1971 4,776,225 1,556,081
1972 4,904,845 1,599,723
1973 5,037,865 1,643,690
1974 5,174,953 1,687,926
1975 5,317,019 1,732,389
1976 5,464,962 1,776,935
1977 5,619,716 1,821,543
1978 5,782,932 1,866,311
1979 5,955,556 1,911,552
1980 6,135,971 1,957,534
1981 6,322,006 2,004,418
1982 6,512,732 2,052,271
1983 6,708,644 2,101,106
1984 6,909,971 2,150,782
1985 7,118,457 2,200,915
1986 7,335,811 2,251,325
1987 7,561,150 2,301,970
1988 7,793,748 2,352,848
1989 8,034,780 2,403,820
1990 8,286,059 2,455,583
1991 8,546,900 2,508,265
1992 8,817,633 2,561,336
1993 9,100,789 2,615,099
1994 9,398,258 2,669,546
1995 9,714,529 2,724,557
1996 10,044,852 2,780,227
1997 10,383,969 2,836,695
1998 10,741,413 2,893,914
1999 11,117,411 2,951,822
2000 11,509,630 3,010,369
2001 11,920,647 3,069,537
2002 12,349,144 3,129,344
2003 12,796,984 3,189,807
2004 13,265,836 3,251,155
2005 13,756,192 3,313,026
2006 14,268,581 3,375,024
2007 14,803,610 3,437,490
2008 15,361,915 3,500,648
2009 15,943,675 3,564,381
2010 16,548,835 3,628,535
2011 17,176,283 3,693,505
2012 17,836,769 3,759,256
2013 18,519,898 3,825,329
2014 19,215,909 3,892,101
2015 19,939,498 3,960,035
2016 20,685,753 4,029,086
2017 21,435,446 4,098,707
2018 22,188,069 4,167,860
2019 22,947,757 4,234,700
2020 23,717,613 4,293,261
2021 24,502,140 4,345,405
2022 25,311,973 4,400,773
2023 26,159,867 4,458,759
2024 27,032,412 4,515,577

Fertility rates in Niger and Panama

Fertility rate
Niger

Panama
Year Fertility rate
Niger Panama
1960 7.53 5.83
1961 7.51 5.87
1962 7.5 5.87
1963 7.49 5.87
1964 7.48 5.81
1965 7.47 5.73
1966 7.48 5.65
1967 7.49 5.53
1968 7.5 5.41
1969 7.51 5.29
1970 7.51 5.18
1971 7.52 5.05
1972 7.52 4.91
1973 7.53 4.74
1974 7.54 4.58
1975 7.54 4.41
1976 7.56 4.26
1977 7.6 4.12
1978 7.66 3.98
1979 7.72 3.88
1980 7.78 3.8
1981 7.82 3.72
1982 7.86 3.66
1983 7.9 3.6
1984 7.92 3.52
1985 7.93 3.43
1986 7.9 3.34
1987 7.87 3.25
1988 7.84 3.17
1989 7.82 3.12
1990 7.81 3.07
1991 7.8 3
1992 7.8 2.95
1993 7.79 2.91
1994 7.79 2.88
1995 7.78 2.85
1996 7.78 2.83
1997 7.8 2.81
1998 7.84 2.79
1999 7.84 2.77
2000 7.83 2.74
2001 7.81 2.72
2002 7.8 2.7
2003 7.79 2.68
2004 7.78 2.68
2005 7.77 2.64
2006 7.74 2.62
2007 7.73 2.61
2008 7.7 2.61
2009 7.68 2.59
2010 7.64 2.59
2011 7.59 2.6
2012 7.53 2.59
2013 7.45 2.57
2014 7.34 2.55
2015 7.22 2.53
2016 7.04 2.5
2017 6.87 2.46
2018 6.71 2.4
2019 6.54 2.29
2020 6.37 2.18
2021 6.2 2.15
2022 6.14 2.14
2023 6.06 2.12

Niger and Panama demographics compared

Median age
Niger

Panama
Year Median age, years
Niger Panama
1960 15.5 17.8
1961 15.5 17.8
1962 15.5 17.7
1963 15.5 17.6
1964 15.6 17.6
1965 15.6 17.5
1966 15.6 17.5
1967 15.7 17.5
1968 15.7 17.5
1969 15.8 17.6
1970 15.9 17.6
1971 15.9 17.7
1972 16 17.7
1973 16.1 17.8
1974 16.1 18
1975 16.2 18.1
1976 16.3 18.3
1977 16.3 18.4
1978 16.4 18.6
1979 16.4 18.8
1980 16.4 19
1981 16.4 19.2
1982 16.4 19.5
1983 16.4 19.7
1984 16.4 19.9
1985 16.4 20.2
1986 16.4 20.4
1987 16.4 20.7
1988 16.5 21
1989 16.5 21.3
1990 16.5 21.5
1991 16.6 21.8
1992 16.6 22.1
1993 16.6 22.4
1994 16.6 22.7
1995 16.6 22.9
1996 16.6 23.2
1997 16.5 23.5
1998 16.5 23.7
1999 16.4 24
2000 16.3 24.3
2001 16.2 24.5
2002 16.1 24.8
2003 16 25.1
2004 15.9 25.3
2005 15.8 25.6
2006 15.7 25.9
2007 15.5 26.1
2008 15.5 26.4
2009 15.4 26.7
2010 15.3 27
2011 15.3 27.2
2012 15.3 27.5
2013 15.3 27.8
2014 15.3 28
2015 15.4 28.3
2016 15.5 28.5
2017 15.6 28.8
2018 15.7 29.1
2019 15.8 29.4
2020 15.9 29.7
2021 16 30
2022 16.2 30.3
2023 16.3 30.6
2024 16.5 30.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Niger Panama
GNI, Atlas method
$17.9B
2024
$81.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13.4%
2025
21.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.07%
2023
2.47%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
0.97%
1999
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.02%
2025
-3.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.4%
2022
8.61%
2024
Services, % of GDP
45.4%
2024
68.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
26.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.5
2025
65.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.8%
2021
37.6%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2021
1.2%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
36
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$18.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$6.86B
2024
Personal remittances received
$567M
2024
$532M
2024
International tourist arrivals
85,000
2020
647,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
9.38%
2019
9.3%
2020
Banked people share
14.8%
2024
64.1%
2024

Energy

Niger Panama
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
162 kg
2022
1,063 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.4
2022
$34.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.82 megatons
2023
14.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.11 tons
2023
3.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
76.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.6%
2021
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
17.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
5.41%
2022
171.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
62.4 kWh
2022
2,546 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.38%
2021
79.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
66.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
20.1%
2023
97%
2023

Society

Niger Panama
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,041
2024
+6,706
2024
Urban population
17.2%
2024
69.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.1
2025
60
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
22
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.39
2012
11.3
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.5
2019
13.9
2019
Visa free countries
64
2025
140
2025
Adult literacy rate
35.6%
2022
96.3%
2024
English speaking
1%
2025
14%
2023
People using the Internet
23.2%
2023
68.5%
2023

Health

Niger Panama
Government health expenditure per capita
$26.5
2022
$1,472
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.7
2022
$547
2022
Life expectancy
61.7 years
2025
80 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
0.41%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2022
1.73
2021
Age at first childbirth
18.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
350
2023
37
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
114.8
2023
13.3
2023
Obesity rate
6.21%
2022
37.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.1%
2024
11.1%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.7%
2022
5.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.13 liters
2020
4.66 liters
2020

Territory

Niger Panama
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
18,092 sq mi
2024
6,343 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
179,918 sq mi
2025
8,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,025 sq mi
2025
16,138 sq mi
2025
Roads length
11,774 mi
2010
n/a

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