🇳🇪Niger rankings 2026: where Niger places in 103 global Top 10s

Niger appears in 103 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Niger is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #1 in Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP), where it is measured at 47.59 % of GDP (Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)) as of 2026-10-29. Niger holds the #1 spot in 3 rankings and finishes inside the top 10 in 44 rankings.

Where Niger is number one

These are the rankings Niger currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.

• Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP): 47.59 % of GDP (Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)), Our World in Data, captured 2026-10-29. Next: Syria with 42.85 % of GDP.
• Countries with the highest malaria death rates: 131.24 per 100,000 people (Malaria death rate), Our World in Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: Central African Republic with 94.96 per 100,000 people.
• Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation: 65.98 % (Open defecation), Our World in Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: South Sudan with 62.8 %.

Top 10 finishes

Niger is inside the top 10 of 41 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

• #2 in Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases with 97.77 per 100,000 people, behind Somalia (111.7 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Chad. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #2 in Countries with the highest drowning death rates with 11.51 per 100,000 people, behind Nauru (15.19 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Marshall Islands. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #2 in Countries with the highest meningitis death rates with 29.03 per 100,000 people, behind Somalia (29.86 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Chad. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #2 in Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor with 42.4 %, behind Burundi (53.5 %) and ahead of Uganda. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #2 in Countries with the highest share of underweight children with 34.6 %, behind Yemen (40.7 %) and ahead of East Timor. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #2 in Countries with the highest under-5 child mortality rate with 110.7 per 1,000 live births, behind Nigeria (115.6 per 1,000 live births) and ahead of Somalia, Fed. Rep.. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
• #3 in Countries where most people agree vaccines are safe with 95 %, behind China (95 %) and ahead of Ethiopia. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #3 in Countries with the highest infant mortality rates with 6.56 deaths per 100 live births, behind Nigeria (6.98 deaths per 100 live births) and ahead of Somalia. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #3 in Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 5 with 47.7 %, behind Yemen (48.5 %) and ahead of East Timor. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #3 in Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5 with 34.6 % of children under 5, behind Eritrea (39.4 % of children under 5) and ahead of Sudan. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
• #3 in Countries with the lowest unemployment with 0.39 %, behind Cambodia (0.26 %) and ahead of Thailand. World Bank Open Data, 2026-10-28.
• #3 in Countries with the most children born per woman with 6.06 children per woman, behind Chad (6.12 children per woman) and ahead of Democratic Republic of Congo. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.

The remaining 29 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Niger by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Niger holds 29 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest malaria death rates (131.24 per 100,000 people), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases (97.77 per 100,000 people), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest drowning death rates (11.51 per 100,000 people) and #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest meningitis death rates (29.03 per 100,000 people). 25 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Niger holds 28 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation (65.98 %), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of underweight children (34.6 %), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5 (34.6 % of children under 5) and #3 of 50 in Countries with the most children born per woman (6.06 children per woman). 24 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Niger holds 16 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor (42.4 %), #3 of 50 in Countries with the lowest unemployment (0.39 %), #3 of 50 in Fastest-growing economies (annual GDP growth) (10.3 %) and #9 of 50 in Countries with the fastest export growth (32.5 %). 12 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Niger holds 15 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) (47.59 % of GDP), #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest cassava yields (26.68 tonnes per hectare), #10 of 50 in Countries with the most arable land per person (0.68 hectares per person) and #17 of 50 in Countries with the most cattle (20.4k thousand animals). 11 more rankings are listed below.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Niger holds 15 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the lowest access to electricity (21.3 % of population), #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest (1.84 %), #7 of 50 in Countries with the most people without electricity (21.3k thousand people) and #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure (47.9 µg/m³). 11 more rankings are listed below.

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Niger moved in 93 rankings:

• New entry at #1 in Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) (2026-10-29).
• New entry at #1 in Countries with the highest malaria death rates (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #1 in Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest drowning death rates (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest meningitis death rates (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest share of underweight children (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest under-5 child mortality rate (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #3 in Countries where most people agree vaccines are safe (2026-11-02).

Where Niger ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Niger's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the largest labor force (11.97 million people), 48th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people covered by social protection (23.27 %) and 47th of 50 in Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment (12.9 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Niger

• #1 of 50 · Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) · 47.59 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
• #1 of 50 · Countries with the highest malaria death rates · 131.24 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #1 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation · 65.98 % · 2026-11-02
• #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases · 97.77 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest drowning death rates · 11.51 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest meningitis death rates · 29.03 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor · 42.4 % · 2026-11-02
• #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children · 34.6 % · 2026-11-02
• #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest under-5 child mortality rate · 110.7 per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
• #3 of 50 · Countries where most people agree vaccines are safe · 95 % · 2026-11-02
• #3 of 50 · Countries with the highest infant mortality rates · 6.56 deaths per 100 live births · 2026-11-02
• #3 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 5 · 47.7 % · 2026-11-02
• #3 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5 · 34.6 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
• #3 of 50 · Countries with the lowest unemployment · 0.39 % · 2026-10-28
• #3 of 50 · Countries with the most children born per woman · 6.06 children per woman · 2026-11-02
• #3 of 50 · Fastest-growing economies (annual GDP growth) · 10.3 % · 2026-10-31
• #4 of 50 · Countries where the most people agree vaccines are effective · 96 % · 2026-11-02
• #4 of 50 · Countries with the highest birth rate · 41.42 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #4 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of pregnant women with anemia · 55.9 % of pregnant women · 2026-11-02
• #4 of 50 · Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution · 53.65 micrograms per cubic metre · 2026-11-02
• #5 of 50 · Countries with the highest age dependency ratio · 95.48 % of working-age population · 2026-11-02
• #5 of 50 · Countries with the highest cassava yields · 26.68 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-31
• #5 of 50 · Countries with the highest fertility rate · 5.94 · 2026-10-28
• #5 of 50 · Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates · 3.38 deaths per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
• #5 of 50 · Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution · 65.23 micrograms per cubic meter · 2026-10-30
• #6 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without improved water · 29.82 % · 2026-11-02
• #6 of 50 · Countries with the lowest access to electricity · 21.3 % of population · 2026-10-28
• #6 of 50 · Countries with the most deaths of children under five · 118.45 thousand deaths · 2026-11-02
• #6 of 50 · Hottest countries by average surface temperature · 28.38 °C · 2026-10-29
• #7 of 50 · Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest · 1.84 % · 2026-11-02
• #7 of 50 · Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios · 79.43 % · 2026-11-02
• #7 of 50 · Countries with the highest incidence of malaria · 305.14 per 1,000 people at risk · 2026-11-02
• #7 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children with wasting · 10.9 % · 2026-11-02
• #7 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people at risk of catastrophic surgery costs · 86.3 % · 2026-11-02
• #7 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty · 60.49 % · 2026-11-02
• #7 of 50 · Countries with the most people without electricity · 21.3k thousand people · 2026-11-02
• #9 of 50 · Countries with the fastest export growth · 32.5 % · 2026-11-01
• #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day · 99.87 % · 2026-11-02
• #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on under $3 a day · 60.5 % of population · 2026-11-02
• #9 of 50 · Fastest-growing populations · 3.22 % · 2026-10-28
• #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children · 72 % · 2026-11-02
• #10 of 50 · Countries with the most arable land per person · 0.68 hectares per person · 2026-10-31
• #10 of 50 · Countries with the most people in extreme poverty · 15.07 million · 2026-10-29
• #10 of 50 · Countries with the most people in extreme poverty · 15.1k thousand people · 2026-11-02
• #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure · 47.9 µg/m³ · 2026-11-02
• #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of urban people living in slums · 64 % · 2026-11-02
• #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns · 4.78 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #14 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition · 9.34 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #14 of 50 · Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP · 4.89 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #14 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 · 10.9 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
• #15 of 50 · Countries planting the most new forest each year · 15 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
• #16 of 50 · Countries by transport services · 57.04 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
• #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution · 93 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from natural disasters · 0.25 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest military share of government spending · 15.16 % · 2026-11-02
• #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels · 94 % · 2026-11-02
• #17 of 50 · Countries with the most cattle · 20.4k thousand animals · 2026-11-01
• #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest road accident death rates · 24.86 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables · 79.6 % of total final energy consumption · 2026-11-02
• #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines · 41.2 % · 2026-11-02
• #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people who never drink alcohol · 87.42 % · 2026-11-02
• #19 of 50 · Countries with the most land under cereal production · 10.3k thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
• #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning · 1.59 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #20 of 50 · Countries with the most cropland · 17.8k thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
• #20 of 50 · Fastest-growing economies by GDP growth · 7.01 % · 2026-10-28
• #20 of 50 · Largest countries by land area · 1,266.7 thousand km² · 2026-10-28
• #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption · 73.63 % · 2026-11-02
• #22 of 50 · Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios · 350.27 per 100,000 live births · 2026-11-02
• #23 of 50 · Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water · 91.02 % of total freshwater withdrawal · 2026-11-02
• #24 of 50 · Countries hosting the most refugees · 385.99 thousand people · 2026-11-02
• #27 of 50 · Countries with the most births per year · 1,095.89 thousand births · 2026-11-02
• #29 of 50 · Countries with the fastest forest expansion · 15 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
• #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis · 10.71 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas · 50.6 % · 2026-11-02
• #30 of 50 · Countries refugees come from most often · 85.59 thousand people · 2026-11-02
• #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest rotavirus vaccination coverage in children · 91 % · 2026-11-02
• #30 of 50 · Countries with the most agricultural land · 32.16 million hectares · 2026-11-02
• #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal · 26.99 % of total electricity · 2026-11-02
• #32 of 50 · Countries drinking the largest share of their alcohol as spirits · 50.64 % · 2026-11-02
• #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest lettuce yields · 23.17 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending · 51.48 % of current health expenditure · 2026-11-02
• #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity · 50.3 % of population · 2026-11-02
• #34 of 50 · Countries with the most children not vaccinated against DTP3 · 144.38 thousand children · 2026-11-02
• #35 of 50 · Countries receiving the most development aid · 1,282.57 current US$ million · 2026-10-29
• #35 of 50 · Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories · 4,800 thousand people · 2026-11-02
• #36 of 50 · Countries with the most road injury deaths · 6,278 deaths · 2026-11-02
• #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest beef yield per animal · 280 kilograms per animal · 2026-11-02
• #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP · 0.04 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest cotton yields · 1.71 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest potato yields · 30.11 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #39 of 50 · Countries with the fastest import growth · 8.5 % · 2026-10-29
• #39 of 50 · Countries with the heaviest debt service burden (share of exports) · 18.97 % of exports of goods, services and primary income · 2026-10-29
• #40 of 50 · Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories · 19.6 % · 2026-11-02
• #41 of 50 · Countries by net capital account · 345.02 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
• #41 of 50 · Countries where the top 1% earn the largest share of income · 14.13 % · 2026-11-02
• #42 of 50 · Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year · 19.92 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
• #42 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global deforestation · 0.23 % of global total · 2026-11-02
• #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest income inequality before tax · 55.03 Gini index · 2026-11-02
• #44 of 50 · Countries importing the most palm oil · 154 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest nitrous oxide emissions · 10.02 Mt CO2e · 2026-11-02
• #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment · 12.9 % · 2026-11-02
• #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people covered by social protection · 23.27 % · 2026-11-02
• #50 of 50 · Countries with the largest labor force · 11.97 million people · 2026-11-02

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Niger's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Niger

What is Niger's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP), with 47.59 % of GDP (Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)) as of 2026-10-29.

How many rankings include Niger?

103 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 3 rankings where it is #1.

Is Niger in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 44 rankings, including #1 in Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP), #1 in Countries with the highest malaria death rates and #1 in Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.