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Nigeria

At a glance

  • Nigeria has a population of about 237.5M; its total GDP of $290.8B ranks #48 of 168 countries with data.
  • Its surface area of 923,770 km² is about 4.7× the world median of 198,330 km².
  • Fixed broadband stands out most against the median: 0.1 per 100 — rank #159 of 168 countries with data.

Where Nigeria stands

Population log axis

Population across 169 countries with data: Nigeria at 237.5M, rank #6, world median 11.5M, logarithmic axis. Median 11.5M Nigeria · 237.5M

GDP (total) log axis

GDP (total) across 168 countries with data: Nigeria at $290.8B, rank #48, world median $80.7B, logarithmic axis. Median $80.7B Nigeria · $290.8B

GDP per capita log axis

GDP per capita across 168 countries with data: Nigeria at $1,224, rank #143, world median $6,834, logarithmic axis. Median $6,834 Nigeria · $1,224

Life expectancy

Life expectancy across 169 countries with data: Nigeria at 54.6 years, rank #169, world median 73.8 years. Median 73.8 years Nigeria · 54.6 years

Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.

Nigeria: all 46 metrics vs the world median

Metric Value Trend Rank vs median
Population & land
Population 237.5M (2025) +78% #6 / 169 median 11.5M · 21×
Population growth 2.1% (2025) −25% #45 / 169 median 1.1% · 1.9×
Urban population share 63.8% (2025) +42% #86 / 169 median 63.8% · 100%
Population aged 65+ 3.1% (2025) +2% #146 / 169 median 7.4% · 42%
Fertility rate 4.4 (2024) −28% #15 / 169 median 2.1 · 2.1×
Birth rate 32.5‰ (2024) −26% #20 / 169 median 16.0‰ · 2.0×
Death rate 11.6‰ (2024) −31% #17 / 169 median 7.1‰ · 1.6×
Net migration -15.3K (2025) −122% #118 / 169 N/A
Surface area 923,770 km² (2023) #32 / 176 median 198,330 km² · 4.7×
Population density derived 257/km² (2025) +78% #25 / 169 median 75.5/km² · 3.4×
Economy
GDP (total) $290.8B (2025) +206% #48 / 168 median $80.7B · 3.6×
GDP per capita $1,224 (2025) +72% #143 / 168 median $6,834 · 18%
GNI per capita $1,360 (2025) −28% #139 / 168 median $6,350 · 21%
GDP growth (annual) 4.0% (2025) −74% #62 / 168 median 3.1% · 1.3×
Inflation rate 23.0% (2025) +79% #11 / 162 median 3.3% · 7.0×
Unemployment rate 3.1% (2025) −16% #131 / 168 median 5.1% · 60%
Gini index 33.9 (2022) −15% #87 / 153 median 35.3 · 96%
Poverty rate ($2.15/day) 41.8% (2022) −18% #19 / 153 median 2.5% · 17×
Trade & industry
Exports share of GDP 9.2% (1960) #158 / 163 median 35.0% · 26%
Imports share of GDP 16.9% (1960) #152 / 163 median 40.2% · 42%
Agriculture share of GDP 23.0% (2025) −38% #27 / 168 median 7.2% · 3.2×
Manufacturing share of GDP 8.3% (2025) −30% #117 / 165 median 11.2% · 74%
International tourist arrivals 5.3M (2016) +157% #33 / 162 median 1.1M · 4.7×
Tourism receipts $321M (2020) +25% #100 / 165 median $705M · 46%
Health & education
Life expectancy 54.6 years (2024) +14% #169 / 169 median 73.8 years · 74%
Infant mortality 69.8‰ (2024) −21% #2 / 166 median 13.1‰ · 5.3×
Under-five mortality 115.6‰ (2024) −29% #1 / 166 median 15.8‰ · 7.3×
DPT immunization 67.0% (2024) +168% #150 / 166 median 90.5% · 74%
Hospital beds 0.5 per 1,000 (2004) #150 / 167 median 2.0 per 1,000 · 25%
Health spending share of GDP 4.2% (2023) +68% #126 / 165 median 6.5% · 64%
Secondary school enrollment 46.9% (2023) +62% #141 / 167 median 90.5% · 52%
Education spending share of GDP 0.3% (2023) −42% #164 / 165 median 4.1% · 8%
Society & living
Human Development Index 0.560 (2023) +24% #136 / 165 median 0.754 · 74%
Internet users 41.2% (2024) +12760% #133 / 169 median 81.5% · 51%
Mobile subscriptions 70.8 per 100 (2024) +5919% #144 / 169 median 116.4 per 100 · 61%
Fixed broadband 0.1 per 100 (2024) +22737% #159 / 168 median 12.1 per 100 · 1%
Electricity access 62.5% (2024) +40% #137 / 169 median 99.9% · 63%
Environment & security
CO₂ emissions per capita 0.6 t (2024) −21% #130 / 165 median 2.6 t · 21%
CO₂ emissions (total) derived 132 Mt (2024) +37% #35 / 165 median 21.3 Mt · 6.2×
Renewable electricity share 22.2% (2021) −24% #106 / 169 median 34.1% · 65%
Renewable energy consumption 80.3% (2021) −5% #16 / 169 median 26.9% · 3.0×
Forest area 23.2% (2023) −14% #102 / 169 median 32.4% · 72%
Agricultural land 76.2% (2023) +6% #10 / 169 median 41.7% · 1.8×
Arable land 40.5% (2023) +3% #12 / 168 median 11.0% · 3.7×
PM2.5 exposure 65.7 µg/m³ (2023) +7% #4 / 168 median 19.8 µg/m³ · 3.3×
Military spending 0.6% (2024) −42% #146 / 157 median 1.8% · 31%

Ranks are value-descending and count only the countries that have data for that metric (#1 = highest value); N/A rows occupy no rank.

The median is the unweighted middle value across the countries with data (gold tick) — not a world average. Bars grow with the value: reaching the tick means matching the median, and a full bar means twice the median or more. The median value and this country's multiple are noted under each bar.

Nigeria's true-shape outline

Nigeria's border outline from Natural Earth 1:110m boundaries — total surface area 923,770 km².

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Data & method

Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use

Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).

Reference facts (capital, languages, currencies, subregion): mledoze/countries (ODbL).