Official name: Republic of Niger.
Geographical location :
Landlocked country in West Africa. It is bordered by Libya and Algeria to the north, Chad to the east, Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west.
Official languages: French (official);
Hausa and Zarma are also widely used.
(i.e. 27,462,072) / PopulationPyramid.net
nominal, TradingEconomics
Note. PPP per capita: ~ USD 2,500+ (various estimates)
Why Niger is considered a “failed / fragile state” candidate.
Niger struggles with entrenched poverty, institutional weakness, recurrent security threats (especially jihadist violence), and climate stress. The IMF Country Report 2023 notes that Niger has among the lowest revenue-to-GDP ratios globally, severely constraining public investment and governance capacity.
Much of the territorial periphery is contested: jihadist groups in Sahel threaten state control over large rural regions.
Governance deficiencies — weak state capacity, corruption, and precarious finances — combine with demographic pressure and climate vulnerability (desertification, drought) to lock in fragility.
