Lowest years of schooling1.4 years · #1 of 193 · 2023
Lowest doctors0.038 per 1,000 · #1 of 190 · 2023
2nd lowest median age15.3 years · #2 of 213 · 2023
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COUNTRYDUEL AFRICA
Surprising facts about Niger
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Niger’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Niger among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Niger sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Niger across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Niger
vs Algeria 
vs Benin 
vs Burkina Faso 
vs Chad 
vs Libya 
vs Mali 
vs Nigeria