Niger

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 1,890.51 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 26,159,867 HDI (2023): 0.42
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 171
Score: 34.6
Vulnerability 0.633
Readiness 0.326

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Niger places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Niger is the 2nd most vulnerable country and the 119th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Ranking
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186
186
186
186
186
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178
180
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181
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173
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171
171
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.633
Food
0.747
Projected change of cereal yields
0.827
Projected population change
1.000
Food import dependency
0.309
Rural population
0.894
Agriculture capacity
1.000
Child malnutrition
0.450
Water
0.822
Projected change of annual runoff
0.580
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
1.000
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.632
Water dependency ratio
0.897
Dam capacity
0.999
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.761
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.333
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
1.000
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.600
Slum population
0.711
Medical staff
0.995
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.929
Ecosystem Services
0.470
Projected change of biome distribution
0.459
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.655
Ecological footprint
0.200
Protected biome
0.841
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.664
Human Habitat
0.614
Projected change of warm periods
0.128
Projected change of flood hazard
1.000
Urban concentration
0.106
Age dependency ratio
0.881
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.769
Paved roads
0.800
Infrastructure
0.384
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.054
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.807
Disaster preparedness
0.675