Social Development in Niger 144 indicators covering social development for Niger. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy Index 5 2018 down 16.7% 98th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 21,661 2025 up 2,738.9% 48th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 1,927.6% 69th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 1,170.0% 25th Political Rights Score 3 2025 down 87.5% 166th Freedom Score 27 2025 down 48.1% 147th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 50,004 2025 up 48,447.6% 24th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0018 units per person 2025 up 34,573.7% 31st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 21,618.7% 3rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate 101.03 % change on previous year 2025 up 137.1% 5th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 1 2025 unchanged 1st Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 15 2018 down 6.2% 99th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate -3.76 % change on previous year 2025 — 99th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.879 2025 up 12.5% 25th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.504 2025 down 38.4% 124th Political Corruption Index 0.591 2025 up 11.1% 77th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.591 2025 up 11.1% 77th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0561 2024 up 17.5% 163rd Number of armed conflicts 3 conflicts 2025 up 50.0% 9th Number of state-based conflicts 2 conflicts 2025 unchanged 2nd Countries where armed conflicts took place 1 2025 unchanged 1st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0122 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3,603.3% 123rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0281 units per square kilometre 2023 up 46,702.6% 69th LGBT+ Rights Index -0.9281 2019 unchanged 162nd Forcibly displaced people 827,990 2025 up 198.0% 34th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 1 2016 unchanged 61st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 — 116th Age of electoral democracy 2 years 2022 unchanged 144th Corruption Perceptions Index 34 2024 down 2.9% 106th Internally displaced people due to conflict 507,438 people 2024 — 19th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.1295 2024 up 6.8% 191st Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.095 2024 up 7.0% 172nd Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0345 2024 up 6.1% 166th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0 2024 — 55th Self-reported life satisfaction 4.94 2025 up 28.1% 105th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 4.94 2025 up 28.1% 105th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 53.9% 2024 up 4.8% 49th Age of electoral democracy 12 years 2022 up 500.0% 83rd States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Citizen support for democracy -0.2359 2020 up 47.4% 71st Citizen satisfaction with democracy -0.2938 2020 down 133.6% 80th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 2,323 deaths 2021 up 24.4% 36th Homicide rate 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 14.9% 48th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 9.38 2021 down 12.8% 42nd Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 1.04 million 2030 up 38.1% 79th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 0.1256 2030 down 0.3% 175th States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Freedom of Association Score 2 2025 down 77.8% 97th Freedom of Expression Score 2 2025 down 75.0% 98th Civil Rights Score 3 2025 down 50.0% 82nd Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 7.2% 2030 down 6.5% 142nd Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 1.25 million 2030 up 33.9% 78th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 87.4% 2020 up 0.2% 18th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 91.0% 2020 up 0.2% 22nd Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 32.7% 2020 down 3.6% 137th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →