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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 1,303.57 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 25,252,722 | HDI (2021): 0.40 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
169
Score: 35.5
Vulnerability
0.632
Readiness
0.341
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 3rd most vulnerable country and the 129th 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 |
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| Ranking | 183 | 183 | 183 | 182 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 179 | 179 | 178 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 176 | 177 | 178 | 178 | 179 | 176 | 176 | 172 | 169 | 170 | 169 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.632 | |
| Food | 0.797 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.827 | |
| Projected population change | 1.000 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.532 | |
| Rural population | 0.897 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 1.000 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.523 | |
| 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 | 0.742 | |
| 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 | 0.561 | |
| Slum population | 0.711 | |
| Medical staff | 0.993 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.856 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.469 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.459 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.655 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.197 | |
| Protected biome | 0.841 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.664 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.624 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.128 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 1.000 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.103 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.942 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.769 | |
| Paved roads | 0.800 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.338 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | - | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0 | |
| Electricity access | 0.816 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.538 |