Niger vs Nigeria: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita

Niger

4.94

in 2025

Nigeria

4.79

in 2025

Niger rank

105th

Nigeria rank

108th

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time

Niger
Nigeria

How they compare

Niger currently reports 4.94 against 4.79 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.152.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Nigeria ahead.

Globally, Niger ranks 105th and Nigeria ranks 108th of 157 countries.

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Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Niger
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Nigeria
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.