Niger
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
- Capital
- Niamey
- Continent
- Africa
More Africa quizzes - Land neighbours
- Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Nigeria
- Population
- 27,917,831 (2025)
- Total area
- 1,267,000 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 17.4° N, 9.3° E
Niger at a glance
Niger is a country in Africa. Its capital is Niamey. It shares land borders with 7 countries: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali and Nigeria.
Flag of Niger
Niger’s flag is drawn in the proportions 6:7 (height to width); no other flag in our quizzes has these proportions.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: India, Hungary, Tajikistan and the Gambia.
Niger in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 27,917,831 | 54thof 195 | 18thof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 1,267,000 km² | 21stof 194 | 6thof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $21.65B | 124thof 182 | 26thof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $775 | 176thof 182 | 46thof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 61.4 years | 185thof 195 | 44thof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 5.94 | 5thof 195 | 5thof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $26 | 186thof 191 | 49thof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 18.4% | 191stof 195 | 53rdof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 15.6% | 176thof 180 | 47thof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 0.8% | 182ndof 191 | 49thof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.12 t | 177thof 181 | 49thof 53 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Niger compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 27,917,831 | 1,267,000 km² | $775 |
| Algeria | 47,435,312 | 2,381,740 km² | $6,051 |
| Benin | 14,814,460 | 114,760 km² | $1,658 |
| Burkina Faso | 24,074,580 | 274,200 km² | $1,148 |
| Chad | 21,003,705 | 1,284,000 km² | $1,022 |
| Libya | 7,458,555 | 1,759,540 km² | $6,449 |
| Mali | 25,198,821 | 1,240,190 km² | $1,193 |
| Nigeria | 237,527,782 | 923,770 km² | $1,224 |
Quizzes featuring Niger
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Niger · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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