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Niger

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Niger
Published: 2026

Region: West Africa
Capital: Niamey
Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Density: 20 / km²

WRI Score 2026

51.65

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 166th
In Africa: 23rd
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 35%· KPMG / EY
30.7
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 20 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $864· IMF WEO 2026
1.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 63 years· WHO / UN
12.9
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.01 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 0.5%· ILO / SECO
100.0
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.8% of GDP· SIPRI
86.5
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
41.2
Below-average safety and judicial quality.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Niger holds 166th of 211 with a WRI Score of 51.65 — holds a position in the index's lower tier. Its strength lies in population density (100) and unemployment (100); tourism and lifestyle appeal remains its clearest structural constraint.