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Niger vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Niger has a population of 27M (ranked 55/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Niger's land area is 489,076 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 20th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Niger ranks 132/197 ($19.5B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Niger ranks 187/197 ($723), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Niger Qatar
Population
28638403
2964497
Population rank 53/197 137/197
GDP
$19.5B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 132/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$723
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 187/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,015
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$9.22B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.4%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$341
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 176/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,379
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
489,076 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
55.3 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.06
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
16.5 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.7 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Niger and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Niger and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Niger

Qatar
Year GDP
Niger Qatar
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 $301,791,302
1971 $693,573,704 $387,703,106
1972 $742,779,661 $510,262,500
1973 $946,385,105 $793,885,560
1974 $1,026,137,111 $2,401,403,227
1975 $1,048,690,933 $2,512,773,166
1976 $1,064,517,601 $3,284,273,987
1977 $1,291,458,041 $3,617,564,638
1978 $1,774,365,590 $4,052,000,413
1979 $2,109,277,666 $5,632,962,997
1980 $2,508,524,721 $7,829,165,262
1981 $2,170,893,414 $8,661,263,764
1982 $2,017,612,216 $7,596,703,214
1983 $1,803,099,561 $6,467,582,308
1984 $1,461,243,326 $6,704,395,824
1985 $1,440,581,652 $6,153,296,456
1986 $1,904,096,998 $5,053,021,951
1987 $2,233,006,105 $5,446,428,681
1988 $2,280,356,193 $6,038,187,033
1989 $2,179,567,114 $6,487,912,088
1990 $3,512,356,508 $7,360,439,423
1991 $3,285,796,875 $6,883,516,484
1992 $3,386,232,579 $7,646,153,984
1993 $3,052,673,849 $7,156,593,654
1994 $1,938,058,175 $7,374,450,769
1995 $2,302,537,562 $8,137,911,978
1996 $2,405,686,940 $9,059,340,385
1997 $2,290,318,910 $11,297,802,115
1998 $2,643,363,519 $10,255,495,027
1999 $2,537,789,821 $12,393,131,868
2000 $2,241,753,193 $17,759,890,110
2001 $2,448,714,704 $17,538,461,538
2002 $2,782,192,879 $19,363,736,264
2003 $3,394,084,732 $23,533,791,209
2004 $3,760,443,738 $31,734,065,934
2005 $4,383,315,965 $44,530,494,505
2006 $4,756,361,252 $60,882,142,857
2007 $5,731,485,052 $79,712,087,912
2008 $7,297,600,226 $115,270,054,945
2009 $7,352,131,310 $97,798,351,648
2010 $7,851,192,502 $125,122,306,346
2011 $8,772,950,778 $167,775,268,626
2012 $9,426,912,648 $186,833,502,363
2013 $10,224,897,438 $198,727,642,967
2014 $10,862,943,544 $206,224,598,571
2015 $9,683,867,926 $161,739,955,577
2016 $10,398,861,982 $151,732,181,868
2017 $11,185,104,252 $161,099,122,225
2018 $12,837,307,497 $183,334,953,819
2019 $12,889,555,561 $176,371,267,692
2020 $13,744,653,103 $144,411,363,352
2021 $14,915,002,436 $179,732,009,560
2022 $15,433,852,714 $235,709,325,714
2023 $16,698,786,973 $213,002,809,341
2024 $19,537,639,288 $217,982,967,033

Niger and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Niger

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Niger Qatar
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 $2,594
1971 $145.2 $2,952
1972 $151.4 $3,483
1973 $187.9 $4,905
1974 $198.3 $13,540
1975 $197.2 $13,014
1976 $194.8 $15,710
1977 $229.8 $16,058
1978 $307 $16,757
1979 $354 $21,777
1980 $409 $28,375
1981 $343 $29,505
1982 $310 $24,385
1983 $268.8 $19,616
1984 $211.5 $19,272
1985 $202.4 $16,815
1986 $259.6 $13,213
1987 $295.3 $13,719
1988 $292.6 $14,682
1989 $271.3 $15,243
1990 $424 $16,722
1991 $384 $15,133
1992 $384 $16,280
1993 $335 $14,770
1994 $206.2 $14,765
1995 $237 $15,823
1996 $239.5 $17,125
1997 $220.6 $20,523
1998 $246.1 $17,665
1999 $228.3 $20,234
2000 $194.8 $27,535
2001 $205.4 $25,871
2002 $225.3 $27,227
2003 $265.2 $31,602
2004 $283.5 $41,036
2005 $319 $53,950
2006 $333 $62,582
2007 $387 $65,954
2008 $475 $80,781
2009 $461 $60,786
2010 $474 $77,387
2011 $511 $103,262
2012 $529 $108,470
2013 $552 $103,697
2014 $565 $95,841
2015 $486 $68,985
2016 $503 $61,254
2017 $522 $63,280
2018 $579 $71,040
2019 $562 $66,841
2020 $580 $51,684
2021 $609 $71,752
2022 $610 $88,701
2023 $638 $80,196
2024 $723 $76,276

Niger vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Niger

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Niger Qatar
1950 35.9 50.8
1951 35.9 51.5
1952 35.9 52.1
1953 35.9 52.8
1954 36 53.5
1955 36 54.2
1956 36 54.9
1957 36.1 55.6
1958 36.1 56.3
1959 36.1 57
1960 36.2 57.8
1961 36.3 58.5
1962 36.3 59.2
1963 36.4 60
1964 36.5 60.7
1965 36.4 61.4
1966 36.3 62.2
1967 36.2 62.9
1968 36.1 63.6
1969 36 64.2
1970 35.9 64.9
1971 35.3 65.5
1972 35.8 66.1
1973 35.9 66.6
1974 36.2 67.2
1975 36.6 67.7
1976 37.1 68.2
1977 37.7 68.6
1978 38.3 69.1
1979 38.9 69.5
1980 39.3 69.9
1981 39.6 70.3
1982 39.8 70.7
1983 40 71.1
1984 40 71.5
1985 40.1 71.8
1986 40.3 72.2
1987 40.5 72.5
1988 40.8 72.8
1989 41.2 73.1
1990 41.7 73.4
1991 42.3 73.7
1992 43.1 73.9
1993 43.8 74.1
1994 44.6 74.2
1995 45.5 74.4
1996 46.3 74.6
1997 47.1 74.7
1998 47.8 74.9
1999 48.5 75
2000 49.2 75.3
2001 49.9 75.5
2002 50.6 75.8
2003 51.5 76.1
2004 52.4 76.5
2005 53.3 76.9
2006 54.2 77.3
2007 55.1 77.7
2008 55.9 78.3
2009 56.5 78.8
2010 57.1 79.4
2011 57.6 80
2012 58 80.5
2013 58.4 81
2014 58.7 81.4
2015 58.8 81.8
2016 59.2 82.1
2017 59.5 82.5
2018 59.8 82.7
2019 60 82.9
2020 59.9 80.4
2021 59.5 81.1
2022 60.4 81.9
2023 61.2 82.4
2024 61.4 82.5
2025 61.7 82.7

Niger and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Niger

Qatar
Year Population
Niger Qatar
1960 3,505,050 36,010
1961 3,608,162 39,680
1962 3,714,520 44,630
1963 3,823,873 50,380
1964 3,935,814 56,867
1965 4,049,695 64,065
1966 4,165,544 72,192
1967 4,283,590 81,439
1968 4,403,637 91,749
1969 4,525,725 103,025
1970 4,650,275 116,350
1971 4,776,225 131,346
1972 4,904,845 146,506
1973 5,037,865 161,841
1974 5,174,953 177,362
1975 5,317,019 193,087
1976 5,464,962 209,052
1977 5,619,716 225,285
1978 5,782,932 241,808
1979 5,955,556 258,670
1980 6,135,971 275,913
1981 6,322,006 293,553
1982 6,512,732 311,537
1983 6,708,644 329,709
1984 6,909,971 347,878
1985 7,118,457 365,940
1986 7,335,811 382,422
1987 7,561,150 397,005
1988 7,793,748 411,264
1989 8,034,780 425,646
1990 8,286,059 440,175
1991 8,546,900 454,853
1992 8,817,633 469,657
1993 9,100,789 484,545
1994 9,398,258 499,459
1995 9,714,529 514,325
1996 10,044,852 529,019
1997 10,383,969 550,500
1998 10,741,413 580,540
1999 11,117,411 612,500
2000 11,509,630 644,989
2001 11,920,647 677,925
2002 12,349,144 711,205
2003 12,796,984 744,682
2004 13,265,836 773,332
2005 13,756,192 825,408
2006 14,268,581 972,831
2007 14,803,610 1,208,595
2008 15,361,915 1,426,938
2009 15,943,675 1,608,903
2010 16,548,835 1,616,832
2011 17,176,283 1,624,761
2012 17,836,769 1,722,438
2013 18,519,898 1,916,426
2014 19,215,909 2,151,745
2015 19,939,498 2,344,557
2016 20,685,753 2,477,113
2017 21,435,446 2,545,820
2018 22,188,069 2,580,734
2019 22,947,757 2,638,657
2020 23,717,613 2,794,148
2021 24,502,140 2,504,910
2022 25,311,973 2,657,333
2023 26,159,867 2,656,032
2024 27,032,412 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Niger and Qatar

Fertility rate
Niger

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Niger Qatar
1960 7.53 6.53
1961 7.51 6.53
1962 7.5 6.53
1963 7.49 6.53
1964 7.48 6.53
1965 7.47 6.53
1966 7.48 6.52
1967 7.49 6.46
1968 7.5 6.39
1969 7.51 6.31
1970 7.51 6.23
1971 7.52 6.15
1972 7.52 6.07
1973 7.53 6.01
1974 7.54 5.94
1975 7.54 5.86
1976 7.56 5.78
1977 7.6 5.69
1978 7.66 5.58
1979 7.72 5.46
1980 7.78 5.33
1981 7.82 5.2
1982 7.86 5.04
1983 7.9 4.9
1984 7.92 4.76
1985 7.93 4.64
1986 7.9 4.57
1987 7.87 4.54
1988 7.84 4.51
1989 7.82 4.41
1990 7.81 4.23
1991 7.8 3.99
1992 7.8 3.85
1993 7.79 3.77
1994 7.79 3.67
1995 7.78 3.56
1996 7.78 3.44
1997 7.8 3.33
1998 7.84 3.21
1999 7.84 3.12
2000 7.83 3.07
2001 7.81 3.08
2002 7.8 3.01
2003 7.79 2.93
2004 7.78 2.79
2005 7.77 2.64
2006 7.74 2.51
2007 7.73 2.44
2008 7.7 2.37
2009 7.68 2.25
2010 7.64 2.14
2011 7.59 2.07
2012 7.53 2.04
2013 7.45 2.03
2014 7.34 2.03
2015 7.22 1.98
2016 7.04 1.86
2017 6.87 1.83
2018 6.71 1.76
2019 6.54 1.73
2020 6.37 1.68
2021 6.2 1.61
2022 6.14 1.74
2023 6.06 1.73

Niger and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Niger

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Niger Qatar
1960 15.5 18
1961 15.5 19
1962 15.5 20.1
1963 15.5 21.1
1964 15.6 21.8
1965 15.6 22.5
1966 15.6 23
1967 15.7 23.5
1968 15.7 24
1969 15.8 24.4
1970 15.9 23.7
1971 15.9 22.2
1972 16 21.3
1973 16.1 20.9
1974 16.1 20.8
1975 16.2 21
1976 16.3 21.3
1977 16.3 21.8
1978 16.4 22.3
1979 16.4 22.9
1980 16.4 23.5
1981 16.4 24.1
1982 16.4 24.8
1983 16.4 25.6
1984 16.4 26.3
1985 16.4 27
1986 16.4 27.4
1987 16.4 27.5
1988 16.5 27.5
1989 16.5 27.6
1990 16.5 27.7
1991 16.6 27.9
1992 16.6 28.1
1993 16.6 28.4
1994 16.6 28.7
1995 16.6 29.1
1996 16.6 29.6
1997 16.5 29.9
1998 16.5 29.8
1999 16.4 29.8
2000 16.3 29.9
2001 16.2 30.1
2002 16.1 30.5
2003 16 30.9
2004 15.9 31
2005 15.8 30.9
2006 15.7 30.6
2007 15.5 30.1
2008 15.5 30.1
2009 15.4 30.8
2010 15.3 31.3
2011 15.3 31.2
2012 15.3 31
2013 15.3 30.9
2014 15.3 31.1
2015 15.4 31.2
2016 15.5 31.4
2017 15.6 31.6
2018 15.7 31.9
2019 15.8 32.3
2020 15.9 32.6
2021 16 32.9
2022 16.2 33.4
2023 16.3 34.1
2024 16.5 34.5

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Finance

Niger Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$17.9B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13.4%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.07%
2023
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.02%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.4%
2022
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
45.4%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.5
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.8%
2021
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2021
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$567M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
85,000
2020
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
9.38%
2019
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
14.8%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Niger Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
162 kg
2022
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.4
2022
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.82 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.11 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.6%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
5.41%
2022
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
62.4 kWh
2022
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.38%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
20.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Niger Qatar
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,041
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
17.2%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.1
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
22
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.39
2012
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.5
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
64
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
35.6%
2022
97.8%
2014
English speaking
1%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
23.2%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Niger Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$26.5
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.7
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
61.7 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2022
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
18.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
350
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
114.8
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
6.21%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.1%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.7%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.13 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Niger Qatar
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
18,092 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
179,918 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,025 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
11,774 mi
2010
4,374 mi
2016

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