Human Development & Quality of Life in Niger
Human Development
Niger's 2023 HDI is 0.419, placing it 188 in UNDP's table and in the low human development category. More revealing for this profile, the inequality adjustment is one of the most consequential parts of this profile: IHDI falls to 0.265, a 36.8% loss. At the same time, the planetary-pressure adjustment is limited at 2.1%, leaving PHDI at 0.410.
What sits inside Niger's HDI
Niger's HDI can be read through four underlying inputs for 2023: 61.2 life expectancy, 8.3 expected schooling, 1.4 mean schooling and GNI per capita of $1,590 in 2021 PPP dollars. The components are inputs to HDI, not independent country league tables.
Inequality changes the headline
In Niger's profile, IHDI shows the effect of inequality on health, education and income achievements, the page keeps this distribution measure distinct from broader quality-of-life evidence.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
Beyond HDI, Niger's UNDP profile also reports GDI 0.855, GII 0.591, PHDI 0.410. These measures answer different questions, so they are kept separate.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
This profile does not show a verified comparable life-satisfaction value for Niger. The absence of a published observation is preserved explicitly.
What Niger's numbers say together
Niger's non-headline measures include IHDI 0.265 with a 36.8% loss; PHDI 0.410 after a 2.1% adjustment; GDI 0.855. Each measure has a different definition, so they are not combined.
For 2023, Niger records HDI 0.419 and rank 188 in the UNDP table. The result should be read as a composite of health, schooling and income outcomes. When looking across the UNDP tables, read the value with its stated unit so the source year is not silently treated as the publication year.
The IHDI is 0.265, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 36.8% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.855 in group 5; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.410, with a 2.1% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Niger's HDI?
For Niger, the 2025 UNDP report publishes a 2023 HDI value of 0.419 and rank 188.
How does inequality affect Niger's HDI?
UNDP reports IHDI 0.265 for Niger, which is 36.8% below the headline HDI after inequality across the three dimensions is taken into account.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
This profile does not fill the quality-of-life section for Niger simply to complete the layout. No proxy is inserted for a value the source does not report. When looking across the UNDP tables, keep missing fields explicitly missing instead of treating all development measures as interchangeable.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. UNDP's HDI focuses on longevity, education and income. Quality-of-life evidence is presented alongside HDI only when a comparable observation is available. When looking across the UNDP tables, use the UNDP definition rather than a proxy because a composite score cannot explain every outcome on its own.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the development indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Primary source for 2023 HDI and its components, plus IHDI, GDI, GII and PHDI where reported.
Report edition underlying the 2023 human-development indices and ranking.
Data note: Reference years are shown with each indicator; unavailable observations remain unfilled.