🇳🇬 Nigeria vs 🇺🇸 United States
35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on gdp per capita, where United States’s figure is 73.5× 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 | United States | Nigeria vs United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 237,527,7826th of 240 | 341,784,8573rd of 240 | 31% lower |
| Annual Growth Rate | +2.06%48th of 240 | +0.52%143rd of 240 | 4.0× higher |
| Population Density/km² | 250/km²58th of 240 | 37/km²180th of 240 | 6.8× higher |
| Land Areakm² | 910,770 km²30th of 240 | 9,147,420 km²3rd of 240 | 8,236,650 km² apart |
| Urban Population | 63.8%128th of 240 | 80.2%65th of 240 | 20% lower |
| GDP per Capita | $1,224215th of 240 | $90,02712th of 240 | $88,802 apart |
| GDP Growth | +4.0%78th of 210 | +2.2%136th of 210 | 1.9× higher |
| Life Expectancyyears | 54.6 years240th of 240 | 78.9 years75th of 240 | 31% lower |
| Fertility Ratebirths per woman | 4.38 births per woman15th of 240 | 1.63 births per woman148th of 240 | 2.7× higher |
| Birth Rateper 1,000 | 32.5 per 1,00020th of 213 | 10.6 per 1,000143rd of 213 | 3.1× higher |
| Death Rateper 1,000 | 11.6 per 1,00020th of 213 | 9.0 per 1,00060th of 213 | 29% higher |
| Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births | 69.8 per 1,000 live births193rd of 194 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births53rd of 194 | 64.3 per 1,000 live births apart |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.1%44th of 186 | 4.2%70th of 186 | 27% lower |
| Inflation Rate | 23.0%11th of 191 | 3.0%96th of 191 | 7.8× higher |
| Poverty Rate | 56.2%154th of 164 | 11.4%24th of 164 | 4.9× higher |
| Gini Index | 33.973rd of 170 | 41.8135th of 170 | 19% lower |
| Health Spendingof GDP | 4.2% of GDP150th of 192 | 16.7% of GDP3rd of 192 | 4.0× lower |
| Physiciansper 1,000 | 0.38 per 1,000158th of 206 | 3.68 per 1,00039th of 206 | 9.7× lower |
| Hospital Bedsper 1,000 | 0.50 per 1,000182nd of 199 | 2.68 per 1,00084th of 199 | 5.4× lower |
| Literacy Rate | 70.4%143rd of 175 | 99.0%29th of 175 | 29% lower |
| Education Spendingof GDP | 0.3% of GDP201st of 202 | 5.4% of GDP43rd of 202 | 5.1 points apart |
| School Enrollmentgross, secondary | 46.9% gross, secondary181st of 207 | 97.5% gross, secondary74th of 207 | 52% lower |
| Renewable Energyof final consumption | 80.3% of final consumption16th of 211 | 10.9% of final consumption142nd of 211 | 7.4× higher |
| Forest Coverageof land area | 23.2% of land area122nd of 211 | 33.9% of land area95th of 211 | 31% lower |
| Internet Penetration | 41.2%168th of 211 | 94.7%31st of 211 | 56% lower |
| Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people | 70.8 per 100 people178th of 212 | 113.2 per 100 people110th of 212 | 37% lower |
| Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births | 993 per 100,000 live births193rd of 193 | 17 per 100,000 live births65th of 193 | 976 per 100,000 live births apart |
| Military Spendingof GDP | 0.56% of GDP150th of 163 | 3.42% of GDP24th of 163 | 6.2× lower |
| Protected Areasof land area | 13.9% of land area132nd of 211 | 12.9% of land area140th of 211 | 8% higher |
| Median Ageyears | 18.1 years220th of 240 | 38.5 years79th of 240 | 53% lower |
| Mean Years of Schoolingyears | 6.7 years118th of 148 | 13.3 years4th of 148 | 50% lower |
| Human Development Index | 0.560163rd of 192 | 0.93817th of 192 | 40% lower |
| Happiness Index/ 10 | 4.79/ 10114th of 164 | 6.82/ 1023rd of 164 | 30% lower |
| CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita | 0.58 tonnes per capita175th of 212 | 14.20 tonnes per capita12th of 212 | 13.61 tonnes per capita apart |
| Obesity Rate | 12.1%153rd of 198 | 41.8%18th of 198 | 3.5× 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 |
| United States | 1950 | 154.2M |
| United States | 1975 | 219.1M |
| United States | 2000 | 281.5M |
| United States | 2025 | 347.3M |
| United States | 2050 | 380.8M |
| United States | 2075 | 402.9M |
| United States | 2100 | 421.3M |
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.