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Niger vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Niger has a population of 27M (ranked 55/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Niger's land area is 489,076 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 20th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Niger ranks 132/197 ($19.5B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Niger ranks 187/197 ($723), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Niger Seychelles
Population
28638403
125181
Population rank 53/197 181/197
GDP
$19.5B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 132/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$723
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 187/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,015
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$9.22B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.4%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$341
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 176/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,379
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
489,076 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
55.3 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.06
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
16.5 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.7 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Niger and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Niger and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Niger

Seychelles
Year GDP
Niger Seychelles
1960 $449,526,873 $12,012,025
1961 $485,785,231 $11,592,024
1962 $531,736,599 $12,642,026
1963 $586,294,879 $13,923,029
1964 $582,816,396 $15,393,032
1965 $673,383,511 $15,603,032
1966 $702,296,079 $16,443,034
1967 $665,586,872 $16,632,032
1968 $641,214,226 $16,074,028
1969 $625,867,985 $16,452,028
1970 $649,916,621 $18,432,032
1971 $693,573,704 $21,965,951
1972 $742,779,661 $30,645,123
1973 $946,385,105 $36,896,280
1974 $1,026,137,111 $43,134,496
1975 $1,048,690,933 $47,803,146
1976 $1,064,517,601 $49,278,982
1977 $1,291,458,041 $64,526,401
1978 $1,774,365,590 $85,552,366
1979 $2,109,277,666 $127,261,099
1980 $2,508,524,721 $156,783,830
1981 $2,170,893,414 $163,750,728
1982 $2,017,612,216 $157,211,790
1983 $1,803,099,561 $156,098,237
1984 $1,461,243,326 $160,992,921
1985 $1,440,581,652 $179,691,483
1986 $1,904,096,998 $221,147,061
1987 $2,233,006,105 $265,212,957
1988 $2,280,356,193 $301,985,618
1989 $2,179,567,114 $324,333,367
1990 $3,512,356,508 $392,163,561
1991 $3,285,796,875 $398,307,170
1992 $3,386,232,579 $461,409,399
1993 $3,052,673,849 $504,230,621
1994 $1,938,058,175 $517,570,058
1995 $2,302,537,562 $540,733,048
1996 $2,405,686,940 $535,250,347
1997 $2,290,318,910 $598,966,982
1998 $2,643,363,519 $647,287,376
1999 $2,537,789,821 $662,838,615
2000 $2,241,753,193 $654,212,394
2001 $2,448,714,704 $662,064,156
2002 $2,782,192,879 $742,134,838
2003 $3,394,084,732 $750,847,230
2004 $3,760,443,738 $893,012,218
2005 $4,383,315,965 $977,899,382
2006 $4,756,361,252 $1,081,441,283
2007 $5,731,485,052 $1,077,308,814
2008 $7,297,600,226 $979,597,394
2009 $7,352,131,310 $850,901,620
2010 $7,851,192,502 $981,616,542
2011 $8,772,950,778 $1,058,918,707
2012 $9,426,912,648 $1,089,407,839
2013 $10,224,897,438 $1,333,160,407
2014 $10,862,943,544 $1,387,577,870
2015 $9,683,867,926 $1,432,403,352
2016 $10,398,861,982 $1,568,513,348
2017 $11,185,104,252 $1,675,370,641
2018 $12,837,307,497 $1,784,313,927
2019 $12,889,555,561 $1,868,690,097
2020 $13,744,653,103 $1,382,551,752
2021 $14,915,002,436 $1,487,173,795
2022 $15,433,852,714 $2,018,346,589
2023 $16,698,786,973 $2,187,379,755
2024 $19,537,639,288 $2,167,239,562

Niger and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Niger

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Niger Seychelles
1960 $128.3 $288.1
1961 $134.6 $270.3
1962 $143.2 $287
1963 $153.3 $308
1964 $148.1 $332
1965 $166.3 $328
1966 $168.6 $338
1967 $155.4 $333
1968 $145.6 $314
1969 $138.3 $314
1970 $139.8 $344
1971 $145.2 $402
1972 $151.4 $547
1973 $187.9 $649
1974 $198.3 $745
1975 $197.2 $806
1976 $194.8 $814
1977 $229.8 $1,044
1978 $307 $1,377
1979 $354 $2,030
1980 $409 $2,478
1981 $343 $2,557
1982 $310 $2,441
1983 $268.8 $2,426
1984 $211.5 $2,488
1985 $202.4 $2,754
1986 $259.6 $3,368
1987 $295.3 $3,872
1988 $292.6 $4,392
1989 $271.3 $4,689
1990 $424 $5,642
1991 $384 $5,655
1992 $384 $6,520
1993 $335 $6,979
1994 $206.2 $6,975
1995 $237 $7,181
1996 $239.5 $7,004
1997 $220.6 $7,747
1998 $246.1 $8,210
1999 $228.3 $8,243
2000 $194.8 $8,064
2001 $205.4 $8,153
2002 $225.3 $8,864
2003 $265.2 $9,070
2004 $283.5 $10,828
2005 $319 $11,802
2006 $333 $12,783
2007 $387 $12,669
2008 $475 $11,265
2009 $461 $9,747
2010 $474 $10,935
2011 $511 $12,110
2012 $529 $12,337
2013 $552 $14,821
2014 $565 $15,188
2015 $486 $15,333
2016 $503 $16,567
2017 $522 $17,480
2018 $579 $18,440
2019 $562 $19,142
2020 $580 $14,041
2021 $609 $14,983
2022 $610 $16,837
2023 $638 $18,263
2024 $723 $17,859

Niger vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Niger

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Niger Seychelles
1950 35.9 57.8
1951 35.9 58
1952 35.9 58.4
1953 35.9 58.7
1954 36 59
1955 36 59.4
1956 36 59.8
1957 36.1 60.2
1958 36.1 60.4
1959 36.1 60.4
1960 36.2 60.5
1961 36.3 60.6
1962 36.3 60.7
1963 36.4 60.9
1964 36.5 61.2
1965 36.4 61.4
1966 36.3 61.7
1967 36.2 62.1
1968 36.1 62.6
1969 36 63.3
1970 35.9 64
1971 35.3 64.6
1972 35.8 65.3
1973 35.9 65.9
1974 36.2 66.4
1975 36.6 66.8
1976 37.1 67.2
1977 37.7 67.6
1978 38.3 67.9
1979 38.9 68.2
1980 39.3 68.5
1981 39.6 68.7
1982 39.8 69
1983 40 69.3
1984 40 69.5
1985 40.1 69.6
1986 40.3 69.8
1987 40.5 69.9
1988 40.8 70
1989 41.2 70.1
1990 41.7 70.2
1991 42.3 70.3
1992 43.1 70.3
1993 43.8 70.4
1994 44.6 70.5
1995 45.5 70.6
1996 46.3 70.8
1997 47.1 70.8
1998 47.8 71.1
1999 48.5 71.2
2000 49.2 71.3
2001 49.9 71.4
2002 50.6 71.5
2003 51.5 71.7
2004 52.4 71.7
2005 53.3 71.9
2006 54.2 72
2007 55.1 72.2
2008 55.9 72.3
2009 56.5 72.4
2010 57.1 72.5
2011 57.6 72.5
2012 58 72.5
2013 58.4 72.4
2014 58.7 72.4
2015 58.8 72.3
2016 59.2 72.2
2017 59.5 72.2
2018 59.8 72.2
2019 60 72.1
2020 59.9 74.1
2021 59.5 71.2
2022 60.4 71.2
2023 61.2 72.9
2024 61.4 73
2025 61.7 73.1

Niger and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Niger

Seychelles
Year Population
Niger Seychelles
1960 3,505,050 41,700
1961 3,608,162 42,889
1962 3,714,520 44,042
1963 3,823,873 45,176
1964 3,935,814 46,322
1965 4,049,695 47,500
1966 4,165,544 48,699
1967 4,283,590 49,911
1968 4,403,637 51,134
1969 4,525,725 52,365
1970 4,650,275 53,600
1971 4,776,225 54,695
1972 4,904,845 56,029
1973 5,037,865 56,892
1974 5,174,953 57,937
1975 5,317,019 59,292
1976 5,464,962 60,504
1977 5,619,716 61,786
1978 5,782,932 62,150
1979 5,955,556 62,686
1980 6,135,971 63,261
1981 6,322,006 64,035
1982 6,512,732 64,413
1983 6,708,644 64,335
1984 6,909,971 64,717
1985 7,118,457 65,244
1986 7,335,811 65,652
1987 7,561,150 68,499
1988 7,793,748 68,755
1989 8,034,780 69,167
1990 8,286,059 69,507
1991 8,546,900 70,439
1992 8,817,633 70,763
1993 9,100,789 72,253
1994 9,398,258 74,205
1995 9,714,529 75,304
1996 10,044,852 76,417
1997 10,383,969 77,319
1998 10,741,413 78,846
1999 11,117,411 80,410
2000 11,509,630 81,131
2001 11,920,647 81,202
2002 12,349,144 83,723
2003 12,796,984 82,781
2004 13,265,836 82,475
2005 13,756,192 82,858
2006 14,268,581 84,600
2007 14,803,610 85,033
2008 15,361,915 86,956
2009 15,943,675 87,298
2010 16,548,835 89,770
2011 17,176,283 87,441
2012 17,836,769 88,303
2013 18,519,898 89,949
2014 19,215,909 91,359
2015 19,939,498 93,419
2016 20,685,753 94,677
2017 21,435,446 95,843
2018 22,188,069 96,762
2019 22,947,757 97,625
2020 23,717,613 98,462
2021 24,502,140 99,258
2022 25,311,973 119,878
2023 26,159,867 119,773
2024 27,032,412 121,354

Fertility rates in Niger and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Niger

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Niger Seychelles
1960 7.53 5.31
1961 7.51 5.42
1962 7.5 5.51
1963 7.49 5.61
1964 7.48 5.69
1965 7.47 5.72
1966 7.48 6.13
1967 7.49 5.9
1968 7.5 5.61
1969 7.51 5.48
1970 7.51 5.31
1971 7.52 5.69
1972 7.52 5.16
1973 7.53 4.78
1974 7.54 5.1
1975 7.54 4.75
1976 7.56 4.09
1977 7.6 3.75
1978 7.66 3.92
1979 7.72 3.66
1980 7.78 3.79
1981 7.82 3.67
1982 7.86 3.13
1983 7.9 3.22
1984 7.92 3.24
1985 7.93 3.09
1986 7.9 3.07
1987 7.87 2.92
1988 7.84 2.79
1989 7.82 2.67
1990 7.81 2.61
1991 7.8 2.69
1992 7.8 2.53
1993 7.79 2.58
1994 7.79 2.6
1995 7.78 2.36
1996 7.78 2.31
1997 7.8 2.1
1998 7.84 2.04
1999 7.84 2.04
2000 7.83 2.08
2001 7.81 1.98
2002 7.8 2.04
2003 7.79 2.06
2004 7.78 2.01
2005 7.77 2.2
2006 7.74 2.11
2007 7.73 2.24
2008 7.7 2.33
2009 7.68 2.38
2010 7.64 2.16
2011 7.59 2.33
2012 7.53 2.37
2013 7.45 2.26
2014 7.34 2.25
2015 7.22 2.31
2016 7.04 2.39
2017 6.87 2.41
2018 6.71 2.41
2019 6.54 2.36
2020 6.37 2.29
2021 6.2 2.46
2022 6.14 2.01
2023 6.06 2.02

Niger and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Niger

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Niger Seychelles
1960 15.5 21.9
1961 15.5 21.6
1962 15.5 21.3
1963 15.5 21
1964 15.6 20.6
1965 15.6 20.2
1966 15.6 19.8
1967 15.7 19.4
1968 15.7 19
1969 15.8 18.7
1970 15.9 18.5
1971 15.9 18.4
1972 16 18.5
1973 16.1 18.6
1974 16.1 18.7
1975 16.2 18.9
1976 16.3 19
1977 16.3 19.3
1978 16.4 19.6
1979 16.4 19.9
1980 16.4 20.4
1981 16.4 20.7
1982 16.4 21.1
1983 16.4 21.4
1984 16.4 21.7
1985 16.4 22
1986 16.4 22.3
1987 16.4 22.5
1988 16.5 22.9
1989 16.5 23.3
1990 16.5 23.6
1991 16.6 24
1992 16.6 24.5
1993 16.6 24.8
1994 16.6 25.2
1995 16.6 25.4
1996 16.6 25.7
1997 16.5 26.1
1998 16.5 26.4
1999 16.4 26.8
2000 16.3 27.3
2001 16.2 27.7
2002 16.1 28.1
2003 16 28.5
2004 15.9 28.9
2005 15.8 29.3
2006 15.7 29.6
2007 15.5 30
2008 15.5 30.4
2009 15.4 30.8
2010 15.3 31.2
2011 15.3 31.4
2012 15.3 31.5
2013 15.3 31.6
2014 15.3 31.8
2015 15.4 32.1
2016 15.5 32.3
2017 15.6 32.6
2018 15.7 32.9
2019 15.8 33.2
2020 15.9 33.6
2021 16 34
2022 16.2 34.4
2023 16.3 34.7
2024 16.5 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Niger Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$17.9B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13.4%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.07%
2023
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.02%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.4%
2022
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
45.4%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.5
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.8%
2021
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2021
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$567M
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
85,000
2020
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
9.38%
2019
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
14.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Niger Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
162 kg
2022
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.4
2022
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.82 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.11 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
79.6%
2021
1.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
5.41%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
62.4 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
6.38%
2021
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
20.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Niger Seychelles
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,041
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
17.2%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.1
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
22
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.39
2012
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.5
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
64
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
35.6%
2022
96.2%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
23.2%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Niger Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$26.5
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.7
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
61.7 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2022
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
18.5 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
350
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
114.8
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
6.21%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.1%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.7%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.13 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Niger Seychelles
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
18,092 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
179,918 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,025 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
11,774 mi
2010
327 mi
2015

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