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Niger vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Niger has a population of 27M (ranked 55/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Niger's land area is 489,076 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 20th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Niger ranks 132/197 ($19.5B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Niger ranks 187/197 ($723), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Niger Yemen
Population
28638403
42727988
Population rank 53/197 37/197
GDP
$19.5B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 132/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$723
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 187/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,015
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$9.22B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.4%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$341
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 176/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,379
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
489,076 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
55.3 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.06
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
16.5 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.7 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Niger and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Niger and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Niger

Yemen
Year GDP
Niger Yemen
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 $12,643,821,569
1991 $3,285,796,875 $14,665,445,462
1992 $3,386,232,579 $17,959,367,194
1993 $3,052,673,849 $21,736,802,664
1994 $1,938,058,175 $28,019,483,764
1995 $2,302,537,562 $12,796,345,679
1996 $2,405,686,940 $6,496,163,616
1997 $2,290,318,910 $6,838,298,531
1998 $2,643,363,519 $6,322,175,566
1999 $2,537,789,821 $7,639,325,296
2000 $2,241,753,193 $9,679,316,770
2001 $2,448,714,704 $9,852,990,693
2002 $2,782,192,879 $10,693,430,511
2003 $3,394,084,732 $11,777,532,662
2004 $3,760,443,738 $13,867,634,371
2005 $4,383,315,965 $16,731,566,717
2006 $4,756,361,252 $19,063,143,370
2007 $5,731,485,052 $21,650,528,674
2008 $7,297,600,226 $26,910,855,807
2009 $7,352,131,310 $25,130,278,213
2010 $7,851,192,502 $30,906,749,533
2011 $8,772,950,778 $32,726,417,878
2012 $9,426,912,648 $35,401,331,609
2013 $10,224,897,438 $40,415,233,436
2014 $10,862,943,544 $43,228,585,321
2015 $9,683,867,926 $42,444,490,074
2016 $10,398,861,982 $31,317,825,274
2017 $11,185,104,252 $26,842,229,045
2018 $12,837,307,497 $21,606,160,663
2019 $12,889,555,561 -
2020 $13,744,653,103 -
2021 $14,915,002,436 -
2022 $15,433,852,714 -
2023 $16,698,786,973 -
2024 $19,537,639,288 -

Niger and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Niger

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Niger Yemen
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 $910
1991 $384 $1,016
1992 $384 $1,198
1993 $335 $1,397
1994 $206.2 $1,735
1995 $237 $764
1996 $239.5 $375
1997 $220.6 $383
1998 $246.1 $343
1999 $228.3 $401
2000 $194.8 $493
2001 $205.4 $487
2002 $225.3 $513
2003 $265.2 $549
2004 $283.5 $628
2005 $319 $734
2006 $333 $810
2007 $387 $890
2008 $475 $1,072
2009 $461 $969
2010 $474 $1,155
2011 $511 $1,186
2012 $529 $1,245
2013 $552 $1,379
2014 $565 $1,430
2015 $486 $1,362
2016 $503 $975
2017 $522 $811
2018 $579 $634
2019 $562 -
2020 $580 -
2021 $609 -
2022 $610 -
2023 $638 -
2024 $723 -

Niger vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Niger

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Niger Yemen
1950 35.9 28.9
1951 35.9 29.3
1952 35.9 29.6
1953 35.9 30
1954 36 30.4
1955 36 30.8
1956 36 31.3
1957 36.1 31.8
1958 36.1 32.4
1959 36.1 32.9
1960 36.2 33.5
1961 36.3 34.1
1962 36.3 33.7
1963 36.4 33.4
1964 36.5 34.9
1965 36.4 35.6
1966 36.3 36.3
1967 36.2 37.1
1968 36.1 38
1969 36 39.6
1970 35.9 40.6
1971 35.3 41.8
1972 35.8 42.7
1973 35.9 43.6
1974 36.2 44.5
1975 36.6 45.5
1976 37.1 46.4
1977 37.7 47.4
1978 38.3 48.5
1979 38.9 49.5
1980 39.3 50.6
1981 39.6 51.7
1982 39.8 52.4
1983 40 53.6
1984 40 54.6
1985 40.1 55.4
1986 40.3 54
1987 40.5 56.8
1988 40.8 57.4
1989 41.2 58
1990 41.7 58.5
1991 42.3 58.8
1992 43.1 59.3
1993 43.8 59.7
1994 44.6 59.8
1995 45.5 60.5
1996 46.3 60.9
1997 47.1 61.3
1998 47.8 61.8
1999 48.5 62.3
2000 49.2 62.8
2001 49.9 63.3
2002 50.6 63.8
2003 51.5 64.4
2004 52.4 64.9
2005 53.3 65.4
2006 54.2 65.8
2007 55.1 66.2
2008 55.9 66.6
2009 56.5 66.9
2010 57.1 67.2
2011 57.6 67.4
2012 58 67.6
2013 58.4 68
2014 58.7 68
2015 58.8 66.8
2016 59.2 67.1
2017 59.5 67.1
2018 59.8 65.9
2019 60 66.6
2020 59.9 66.4
2021 59.5 66
2022 60.4 68
2023 61.2 69.3
2024 61.4 69.4
2025 61.7 69.6

Niger and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Niger

Yemen
Year Population
Niger Yemen
1960 3,505,050 5,532,301
1961 3,608,162 5,655,232
1962 3,714,520 5,782,221
1963 3,823,873 5,911,135
1964 3,935,814 6,048,006
1965 4,049,695 6,195,593
1966 4,165,544 6,351,494
1967 4,283,590 6,516,444
1968 4,403,637 6,690,524
1969 4,525,725 6,875,859
1970 4,650,275 7,065,279
1971 4,776,225 7,257,462
1972 4,904,845 7,460,068
1973 5,037,865 7,672,796
1974 5,174,953 7,896,783
1975 5,317,019 8,133,598
1976 5,464,962 8,384,113
1977 5,619,716 8,648,222
1978 5,782,932 8,926,586
1979 5,955,556 9,224,194
1980 6,135,971 9,543,358
1981 6,322,006 9,882,362
1982 6,512,732 10,241,006
1983 6,708,644 10,621,499
1984 6,909,971 11,025,597
1985 7,118,457 11,453,825
1986 7,335,811 11,901,040
1987 7,561,150 12,369,912
1988 7,793,748 12,859,708
1989 8,034,780 13,364,174
1990 8,286,059 13,887,862
1991 8,546,900 14,430,201
1992 8,817,633 14,989,494
1993 9,100,789 15,563,914
1994 9,398,258 16,149,147
1995 9,714,529 16,740,058
1996 10,044,852 17,313,177
1997 10,383,969 17,873,936
1998 10,741,413 18,446,013
1999 11,117,411 19,029,420
2000 11,509,630 19,624,141
2001 11,920,647 20,226,147
2002 12,349,144 20,835,086
2003 12,796,984 21,456,379
2004 13,265,836 22,095,167
2005 13,756,192 22,790,085
2006 14,268,581 23,543,083
2007 14,803,610 24,318,082
2008 15,361,915 25,111,941
2009 15,943,675 25,927,724
2010 16,548,835 26,754,387
2011 17,176,283 27,582,897
2012 17,836,769 28,433,647
2013 18,519,898 29,312,952
2014 19,215,909 30,226,309
2015 19,939,498 31,159,379
2016 20,685,753 32,109,010
2017 21,435,446 33,090,921
2018 22,188,069 34,085,182
2019 22,947,757 35,111,408
2020 23,717,613 36,134,863
2021 24,502,140 37,140,230
2022 25,311,973 38,222,876
2023 26,159,867 39,390,799
2024 27,032,412 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Niger and Yemen

Fertility rate
Niger

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Niger Yemen
1960 7.53 7.99
1961 7.51 8
1962 7.5 8.01
1963 7.49 8.03
1964 7.48 8.07
1965 7.47 8.1
1966 7.48 8.14
1967 7.49 8.17
1968 7.5 8.19
1969 7.51 8.22
1970 7.51 8.23
1971 7.52 8.26
1972 7.52 8.27
1973 7.53 8.29
1974 7.54 8.33
1975 7.54 8.37
1976 7.56 8.42
1977 7.6 8.47
1978 7.66 8.5
1979 7.72 8.67
1980 7.78 8.71
1981 7.82 8.75
1982 7.86 8.79
1983 7.9 8.83
1984 7.92 8.85
1985 7.93 8.86
1986 7.9 8.86
1987 7.87 8.83
1988 7.84 8.79
1989 7.82 8.71
1990 7.81 8.61
1991 7.8 8.46
1992 7.8 8.27
1993 7.79 8.05
1994 7.79 7.8
1995 7.78 7.53
1996 7.78 7
1997 7.8 6.82
1998 7.84 6.64
1999 7.84 6.49
2000 7.83 6.32
2001 7.81 6.14
2002 7.8 5.97
2003 7.79 5.84
2004 7.78 5.71
2005 7.77 5.56
2006 7.74 5.41
2007 7.73 5.26
2008 7.7 5.11
2009 7.68 5
2010 7.64 4.81
2011 7.59 4.63
2012 7.53 4.63
2013 7.45 4.62
2014 7.34 4.62
2015 7.22 4.62
2016 7.04 4.61
2017 6.87 4.61
2018 6.71 4.61
2019 6.54 4.6
2020 6.37 4.6
2021 6.2 4.6
2022 6.14 4.59
2023 6.06 4.59

Niger and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Niger

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Niger Yemen
1960 15.5 19.7
1961 15.5 19.6
1962 15.5 19.6
1963 15.5 19.5
1964 15.6 19.4
1965 15.6 19.3
1966 15.6 19.2
1967 15.7 19.1
1968 15.7 18.9
1969 15.8 18.7
1970 15.9 18.4
1971 15.9 18.1
1972 16 17.8
1973 16.1 17.6
1974 16.1 17.3
1975 16.2 17
1976 16.3 16.8
1977 16.3 16.6
1978 16.4 16.3
1979 16.4 16.1
1980 16.4 15.9
1981 16.4 15.7
1982 16.4 15.5
1983 16.4 15.3
1984 16.4 15.1
1985 16.4 15
1986 16.4 14.9
1987 16.4 14.8
1988 16.5 14.7
1989 16.5 14.6
1990 16.5 14.6
1991 16.6 14.6
1992 16.6 14.6
1993 16.6 14.6
1994 16.6 14.6
1995 16.6 14.7
1996 16.6 14.8
1997 16.5 14.9
1998 16.5 15
1999 16.4 15.2
2000 16.3 15.4
2001 16.2 15.6
2002 16.1 15.8
2003 16 16
2004 15.9 16.2
2005 15.8 16.4
2006 15.7 16.7
2007 15.5 16.9
2008 15.5 17.2
2009 15.4 17.4
2010 15.3 17.7
2011 15.3 17.9
2012 15.3 18.1
2013 15.3 18.3
2014 15.3 18.5
2015 15.4 18.7
2016 15.5 18.8
2017 15.6 18.9
2018 15.7 19
2019 15.8 19.1
2020 15.9 19.1
2021 16 19.1
2022 16.2 19.2
2023 16.3 19.2
2024 16.5 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Niger Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$17.9B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13.4%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.07%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.02%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.4%
2022
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
45.4%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
51.5
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
27.8%
2021
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2021
3%
2014
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$567M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
85,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
9.38%
2019
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
14.8%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Niger Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
162 kg
2022
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.4
2022
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.82 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.11 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
79.6%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
5.41%
2022
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
62.4 kWh
2022
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.38%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
20.1%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Niger Yemen
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,041
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
17.2%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.1
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
22
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.39
2012
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.5
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
64
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
35.6%
2022
54.1%
2004
English speaking
1%
2025
9%
2023
People using the Internet
23.2%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Niger Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$26.5
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.7
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
61.7 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2022
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
18.5 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
350
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
114.8
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
6.21%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.1%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.7%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.13 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Niger Yemen
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
18,092 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
179,918 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,025 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
11,774 mi
2010
n/a

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