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Niger vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Niger has a population of 27M (ranked 55/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Niger's land area is 489,076 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 20th vs. 146th).

By GDP, Niger ranks 132/197 ($19.5B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Niger ranks 187/197 ($723), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Niger Rwanda
Population
28638403
14826674
Population rank 53/197 77/197
GDP
$19.5B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 132/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$723
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 187/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,015
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$9.22B
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.4%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$341
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 176/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,379
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
489,076 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
55.3 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.06
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
16.5 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.7 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Niger and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Niger and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Niger

Rwanda
Year GDP
Niger Rwanda
1960 $449,526,873 $119,000,024
1961 $485,785,231 $122,000,016
1962 $531,736,599 $125,000,008
1963 $586,294,879 $128,000,000
1964 $582,816,396 $129,999,994
1965 $673,383,511 $148,799,980
1966 $702,296,079 $124,525,703
1967 $665,586,872 $159,560,018
1968 $641,214,226 $172,200,018
1969 $625,867,985 $188,700,037
1970 $649,916,621 $219,900,006
1971 $693,573,704 $222,952,504
1972 $742,779,661 $246,457,838
1973 $946,385,105 $290,746,157
1974 $1,026,137,111 $308,458,423
1975 $1,048,690,933 $571,863,500
1976 $1,064,517,601 $637,753,853
1977 $1,291,458,041 $746,650,613
1978 $1,774,365,590 $905,709,076
1979 $2,109,277,666 $1,109,346,131
1980 $2,508,524,721 $1,254,765,642
1981 $2,170,893,414 $1,407,062,527
1982 $2,017,612,216 $1,407,243,139
1983 $1,803,099,561 $1,479,687,587
1984 $1,461,243,326 $1,587,413,084
1985 $1,440,581,652 $1,715,626,331
1986 $1,904,096,998 $1,944,710,684
1987 $2,233,006,105 $2,157,432,668
1988 $2,280,356,193 $2,395,492,687
1989 $2,179,567,114 $2,405,022,593
1990 $3,512,356,508 $2,550,185,679
1991 $3,285,796,875 $1,911,600,237
1992 $3,386,232,579 $2,029,026,962
1993 $3,052,673,849 $1,971,525,712
1994 $1,938,058,175 $753,636,370
1995 $2,302,537,562 $1,293,535,193
1996 $2,405,686,940 $1,382,334,879
1997 $2,290,318,910 $1,851,558,197
1998 $2,643,363,519 $1,989,343,546
1999 $2,537,789,821 $2,157,108,263
2000 $2,241,753,193 $2,068,836,754
2001 $2,448,714,704 $1,966,600,715
2002 $2,782,192,879 $1,966,003,468
2003 $3,394,084,732 $2,138,237,279
2004 $3,760,443,738 $2,376,496,067
2005 $4,383,315,965 $2,933,819,766
2006 $4,756,361,252 $3,319,784,539
2007 $5,731,485,052 $4,070,507,895
2008 $7,297,600,226 $5,179,854,065
2009 $7,352,131,310 $5,674,476,969
2010 $7,851,192,502 $6,124,756,654
2011 $8,772,950,778 $6,884,913,658
2012 $9,426,912,648 $7,654,761,045
2013 $10,224,897,438 $7,819,964,024
2014 $10,862,943,544 $8,238,966,120
2015 $9,683,867,926 $8,543,760,206
2016 $10,398,861,982 $8,695,272,061
2017 $11,185,104,252 $9,252,833,894
2018 $12,837,307,497 $9,637,904,519
2019 $12,889,555,561 $10,349,300,277
2020 $13,744,653,103 $10,174,386,855
2021 $14,915,002,436 $11,078,787,095
2022 $15,433,852,714 $13,316,161,006
2023 $16,698,786,973 $14,331,722,700
2024 $19,537,639,288 $14,251,642,231

Niger and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Niger

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Niger Rwanda
1960 $128.3 $39.4
1961 $134.6 $39.3
1962 $143.2 $39.2
1963 $153.3 $39.3
1964 $148.1 $39
1965 $166.3 $43.5
1966 $168.6 $35.4
1967 $155.4 $44
1968 $145.6 $46
1969 $138.3 $48.9
1970 $139.8 $55.2
1971 $145.2 $54.4
1972 $151.4 $58.4
1973 $187.9 $66.9
1974 $198.3 $68.9
1975 $197.2 $124.1
1976 $194.8 $134.4
1977 $229.8 $152.7
1978 $307 $179.9
1979 $354 $213.8
1980 $409 $234.4
1981 $343 $254.6
1982 $310 $246.4
1983 $268.8 $250.6
1984 $211.5 $259.9
1985 $202.4 $271.6
1986 $259.6 $297.7
1987 $295.3 $320
1988 $292.6 $344
1989 $271.3 $335
1990 $424 $346
1991 $384 $254
1992 $384 $264.1
1993 $335 $247
1994 $206.2 $111
1995 $237 $228
1996 $239.5 $206
1997 $220.6 $238.7
1998 $246.1 $246.2
1999 $228.3 $264.7
2000 $194.8 $251.9
2001 $205.4 $237.3
2002 $225.3 $234
2003 $265.2 $249
2004 $283.5 $269.5
2005 $319 $324
2006 $333 $357
2007 $387 $426
2008 $475 $528
2009 $461 $564
2010 $474 $594
2011 $511 $651
2012 $529 $707
2013 $552 $705
2014 $565 $725
2015 $486 $734
2016 $503 $730
2017 $522 $758
2018 $579 $772
2019 $562 $810
2020 $580 $779
2021 $609 $830
2022 $610 $975
2023 $638 $1,027
2024 $723 $1,000

Niger vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Niger

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Niger Rwanda
1950 35.9 43.2
1951 35.9 43.5
1952 35.9 43.8
1953 35.9 44.1
1954 36 44.4
1955 36 44.8
1956 36 45.2
1957 36.1 45.6
1958 36.1 46.1
1959 36.1 46.5
1960 36.2 47
1961 36.3 47.5
1962 36.3 47.8
1963 36.4 44
1964 36.5 48.1
1965 36.4 48.2
1966 36.3 48.1
1967 36.2 48
1968 36.1 47.7
1969 36 47.4
1970 35.9 47.1
1971 35.3 46.8
1972 35.8 46.3
1973 35.9 45.9
1974 36.2 45.6
1975 36.6 45.3
1976 37.1 45.3
1977 37.7 45.6
1978 38.3 46.2
1979 38.9 47.1
1980 39.3 48.1
1981 39.6 49.2
1982 39.8 50.2
1983 40 50.9
1984 40 51.4
1985 40.1 51.7
1986 40.3 51.7
1987 40.5 51.5
1988 40.8 50.9
1989 41.2 49.5
1990 41.7 47.8
1991 42.3 46.2
1992 43.1 44.4
1993 43.8 42.9
1994 44.6 12.2
1995 45.5 41.5
1996 46.3 42.5
1997 47.1 42
1998 47.8 43.1
1999 48.5 45.7
2000 49.2 47.8
2001 49.9 49.5
2002 50.6 51.3
2003 51.5 53.5
2004 52.4 55.5
2005 53.3 57
2006 54.2 58.3
2007 55.1 59.5
2008 55.9 60.6
2009 56.5 61.8
2010 57.1 62.8
2011 57.6 63.5
2012 58 64.2
2013 58.4 64.7
2014 58.7 65.1
2015 58.8 65.4
2016 59.2 65.7
2017 59.5 66.1
2018 59.8 66.4
2019 60 66.7
2020 59.9 67
2021 59.5 66.8
2022 60.4 67.5
2023 61.2 67.8
2024 61.4 68
2025 61.7 68.2

Niger and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Niger

Rwanda
Year Population
Niger Rwanda
1960 3,505,050 3,022,294
1961 3,608,162 3,106,779
1962 3,714,520 3,186,025
1963 3,823,873 3,258,890
1964 3,935,814 3,334,834
1965 4,049,695 3,423,210
1966 4,165,544 3,521,626
1967 4,283,590 3,629,577
1968 4,403,637 3,744,010
1969 4,525,725 3,861,271
1970 4,650,275 3,980,669
1971 4,776,225 4,100,044
1972 4,904,845 4,220,335
1973 5,037,865 4,345,047
1974 5,174,953 4,474,228
1975 5,317,019 4,607,728
1976 5,464,962 4,745,954
1977 5,619,716 4,888,240
1978 5,782,932 5,035,171
1979 5,955,556 5,189,541
1980 6,135,971 5,353,259
1981 6,322,006 5,527,230
1982 6,512,732 5,711,549
1983 6,708,644 5,905,311
1984 6,909,971 6,107,627
1985 7,118,457 6,317,228
1986 7,335,811 6,531,881
1987 7,561,150 6,749,493
1988 7,793,748 6,968,071
1989 8,034,780 7,184,706
1990 8,286,059 7,375,307
1991 8,546,900 7,526,966
1992 8,817,633 7,683,266
1993 9,100,789 7,981,132
1994 9,398,258 6,792,352
1995 9,714,529 5,674,118
1996 10,044,852 6,708,764
1997 10,383,969 7,755,238
1998 10,741,413 8,081,681
1999 11,117,411 8,147,912
2000 11,509,630 8,213,931
2001 11,920,647 8,287,094
2002 12,349,144 8,400,180
2003 12,796,984 8,586,875
2004 13,265,836 8,816,844
2005 13,756,192 9,054,528
2006 14,268,581 9,299,246
2007 14,803,610 9,549,933
2008 15,361,915 9,804,269
2009 15,943,675 10,060,432
2010 16,548,835 10,317,553
2011 17,176,283 10,573,733
2012 17,836,769 10,829,901
2013 18,519,898 11,093,340
2014 19,215,909 11,364,757
2015 19,939,498 11,640,022
2016 20,685,753 11,919,183
2017 21,435,446 12,202,060
2018 22,188,069 12,487,996
2019 22,947,757 12,776,103
2020 23,717,613 13,065,837
2021 24,502,140 13,355,260
2022 25,311,973 13,651,030
2023 26,159,867 13,954,471
2024 27,032,412 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Niger and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Niger

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Niger Rwanda
1960 7.53 8.28
1961 7.51 8.28
1962 7.5 8.27
1963 7.49 8.27
1964 7.48 8.27
1965 7.47 8.25
1966 7.48 8.23
1967 7.49 8.21
1968 7.5 8.19
1969 7.51 8.18
1970 7.51 8.15
1971 7.52 8.09
1972 7.52 8.09
1973 7.53 8.09
1974 7.54 8.1
1975 7.54 8.1
1976 7.56 8.12
1977 7.6 8.14
1978 7.66 8.16
1979 7.72 8.13
1980 7.78 8.12
1981 7.82 8.1
1982 7.86 8.06
1983 7.9 8
1984 7.92 7.91
1985 7.93 7.79
1986 7.9 7.61
1987 7.87 7.43
1988 7.84 7.23
1989 7.82 7.03
1990 7.81 6.8
1991 7.8 6.62
1992 7.8 6.54
1993 7.79 6.48
1994 7.79 6.42
1995 7.78 6.35
1996 7.78 6.29
1997 7.8 6.24
1998 7.84 6.17
1999 7.84 6.06
2000 7.83 5.97
2001 7.81 5.89
2002 7.8 5.82
2003 7.79 5.74
2004 7.78 5.64
2005 7.77 5.5
2006 7.74 5.34
2007 7.73 5.14
2008 7.7 4.92
2009 7.68 4.71
2010 7.64 4.52
2011 7.59 4.33
2012 7.53 4.2
2013 7.45 4.14
2014 7.34 4.12
2015 7.22 4.11
2016 7.04 4.11
2017 6.87 4.08
2018 6.71 4.05
2019 6.54 3.99
2020 6.37 3.91
2021 6.2 3.84
2022 6.14 3.78
2023 6.06 3.7

Niger and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Niger

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Niger Rwanda
1960 15.5 15.5
1961 15.5 15.1
1962 15.5 14.9
1963 15.5 14.8
1964 15.6 14.7
1965 15.6 14.8
1966 15.6 14.9
1967 15.7 15.1
1968 15.7 15.3
1969 15.8 15.5
1970 15.9 15.7
1971 15.9 15.9
1972 16 16
1973 16.1 16.2
1974 16.1 16.3
1975 16.2 16.4
1976 16.3 16.5
1977 16.3 16.6
1978 16.4 16.6
1979 16.4 16.5
1980 16.4 16.5
1981 16.4 16.4
1982 16.4 16.2
1983 16.4 16.1
1984 16.4 16
1985 16.4 15.8
1986 16.4 15.7
1987 16.4 15.6
1988 16.5 15.6
1989 16.5 15.5
1990 16.5 15.5
1991 16.6 15.5
1992 16.6 15.6
1993 16.6 15.7
1994 16.6 15
1995 16.6 14.3
1996 16.6 14.6
1997 16.5 14.8
1998 16.5 15.3
1999 16.4 15.8
2000 16.3 16.3
2001 16.2 16.8
2002 16.1 17.1
2003 16 17.4
2004 15.9 17.6
2005 15.8 17.8
2006 15.7 18
2007 15.5 18.1
2008 15.5 18.3
2009 15.4 18.4
2010 15.3 18.5
2011 15.3 18.7
2012 15.3 18.8
2013 15.3 19
2014 15.3 19.1
2015 15.4 19.3
2016 15.5 19.4
2017 15.6 19.6
2018 15.7 19.7
2019 15.8 19.8
2020 15.9 19.9
2021 16 20
2022 16.2 20.3
2023 16.3 20.5
2024 16.5 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Niger Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$17.9B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13.4%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.07%
2023
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.02%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.4%
2022
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
45.4%
2024
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.5
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.8%
2021
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2021
3.1%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$567M
2024
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
85,000
2020
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
9.38%
2019
11%
2020
Banked people share
14.8%
2024
50%
2017

Energy

Niger Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
162 kg
2022
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.4
2022
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.82 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.11 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.6%
2021
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share
5.41%
2022
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
62.4 kWh
2022
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.38%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
20.1%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Niger Rwanda
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,041
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
17.2%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.1
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
22
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.39
2012
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.5
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
64
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
35.6%
2022
78.8%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
15%
2023
People using the Internet
23.2%
2023
34.2%
2023

Health

Niger Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$26.5
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.7
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
61.7 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2022
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth
18.5 years
2025
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
350
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
114.8
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
6.21%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.1%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.7%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.13 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Niger Rwanda
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
18,092 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
179,918 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,025 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length
11,774 mi
2010
2,920 mi
2021

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