🇳🇬 Nigeria vs 🇵🇰 Pakistan
35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on inflation rate, where Nigeria’s figure is 6.5× higher.
Side by Side
Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.
Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.
Every Shared Indicator
35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.
| Indicator | Nigeria | Pakistan | Nigeria vs Pakistan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 237,527,7826th of 240 | 255,219,5545th of 240 | 7% lower |
| Annual Growth Rate | +2.06%48th of 240 | +1.56%72nd of 240 | 32% higher |
| Population Density/km² | 250/km²58th of 240 | 321/km²42nd of 240 | 22% lower |
| Land Areakm² | 910,770 km²30th of 240 | 770,880 km²35th of 240 | 18% higher |
| Urban Population | 63.8%128th of 240 | 39.5%192nd of 240 | 1.6× higher |
| GDP per Capita | $1,224215th of 240 | $1,596208th of 240 | 23% lower |
| GDP Growth | +4.0%78th of 210 | +3.7%91st of 210 | 9% higher |
| Life Expectancyyears | 54.6 years240th of 240 | 67.8 years191st of 240 | 19% lower |
| Fertility Ratebirths per woman | 4.38 births per woman15th of 240 | 3.55 births per woman44th of 240 | 24% higher |
| Birth Rateper 1,000 | 32.5 per 1,00020th of 213 | 27.4 per 1,00041st of 213 | 19% higher |
| Death Rateper 1,000 | 11.6 per 1,00020th of 213 | 6.4 per 1,000139th of 213 | 1.8× higher |
| Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births | 69.8 per 1,000 live births193rd of 194 | 48.2 per 1,000 live births181st of 194 | 45% higher |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.1%44th of 186 | 5.4%100th of 186 | 43% lower |
| Inflation Rate | 23.0%11th of 191 | 3.5%79th of 191 | 6.5× higher |
| Poverty Rate | 56.2%154th of 164 | 21.9%85th of 164 | 2.6× higher |
| Gini Index | 33.973rd of 170 | 33.565th of 170 | 1% higher |
| Health Spendingof GDP | 4.2% of GDP150th of 192 | 2.5% of GDP187th of 192 | 1.7× higher |
| Physiciansper 1,000 | 0.38 per 1,000158th of 206 | 1.16 per 1,000119th of 206 | 3.1× lower |
| Hospital Bedsper 1,000 | 0.50 per 1,000182nd of 199 | 0.63 per 1,000178th of 199 | 21% lower |
| Literacy Rate | 70.4%143rd of 175 | 58.9%159th of 175 | 20% higher |
| Education Spendingof GDP | 0.3% of GDP201st of 202 | 1.9% of GDP185th of 202 | 6.1× lower |
| School Enrollmentgross, secondary | 46.9% gross, secondary181st of 207 | 48.3% gross, secondary180th of 207 | 3% lower |
| Renewable Energyof final consumption | 80.3% of final consumption16th of 211 | 41.6% of final consumption59th of 211 | 1.9× higher |
| Forest Coverageof land area | 23.2% of land area122nd of 211 | 4.7% of land area177th of 211 | 5.0× higher |
| Internet Penetration | 41.2%168th of 211 | 57.3%154th of 211 | 28% lower |
| Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people | 70.8 per 100 people178th of 212 | 76.9 per 100 people168th of 212 | 8% lower |
| Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births | 993 per 100,000 live births193rd of 193 | 155 per 100,000 live births145th of 193 | 6.4× higher |
| Military Spendingof GDP | 0.56% of GDP150th of 163 | 2.67% of GDP39th of 163 | 4.8× lower |
| Protected Areasof land area | 13.9% of land area132nd of 211 | 19.1% of land area93rd of 211 | 27% lower |
| Median Ageyears | 18.1 years220th of 240 | 20.6 years196th of 240 | 12% lower |
| Mean Years of Schoolingyears | 6.7 years118th of 148 | 6.4 years123rd of 148 | 5% higher |
| Human Development Index | 0.560163rd of 192 | 0.544167th of 192 | 3% higher |
| Happiness Index/ 10 | 4.79/ 10114th of 164 | 4.87/ 10112th of 164 | 2% lower |
| CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita | 0.58 tonnes per capita175th of 212 | 0.72 tonnes per capita167th of 212 | 18% lower |
| Obesity Rate | 12.1%153rd of 198 | 23.5%104th of 198 | 49% lower |
Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.
Population, 1950–2100
Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.
| Series | Year | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1950 | 37.3M |
| Nigeria | 1975 | 63.4M |
| Nigeria | 2000 | 126.4M |
| Nigeria | 2025 | 237.5M |
| Nigeria | 2050 | 359.2M |
| Nigeria | 2075 | 447M |
| Nigeria | 2100 | 476.7M |
| Pakistan | 1950 | 35.8M |
| Pakistan | 1975 | 69.5M |
| Pakistan | 2000 | 154.9M |
| Pakistan | 2025 | 255.2M |
| Pakistan | 2050 | 371.9M |
| Pakistan | 2075 | 466.7M |
| Pakistan | 2100 | 511M |
Reading This Comparison
Size is not the same as rate
Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.
Mind the vintages
Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.