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Nigeria

Nigeria / NG

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Nigeria in numbers.

Area923,770 kmยฒWorld # 31 โ†’Population237.5MWorld # 6 โ†’Population density257.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 50 โ†’Life expectancy54.6 yearsWorld # 215 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 1,224World # 187 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Nigeria across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area923,770 kmยฒWorld # 31 / 2023 โ†’Population237.5MWorld # 6 / 2025 โ†’Population density257.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 50 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,960World # 81 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.1%World # 45 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate4.4World # 15 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate32.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 20 / 2024 โ†’Death rate11.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 20 / 2024 โ†’Median age17.8 yearsWorld # 218 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.1%World # 191 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1440.5%World # 20 / 2025 โ†’Urban population63.8%World # 112 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-15.3KWorld # 164 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 91 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.6%World # 187 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy54.6 yearsWorld # 215 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy54.9 yearsWorld # 157 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 146 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate3.1%World # 166 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 1,224World # 187 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 290.8BWorld # 50 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 9,532World # 141 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4%World # 79 / 2025 โ†’Inflation23%World # 11 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3.1%World # 143 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment5.3%World # 159 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,062 hours/yearWorld # 54 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)33.9World # 91 / 2022 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)0.3%World # 191 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people22.1 per million peopleWorld # 129 / 2019 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.3%World # 90 / 2019 โ†’Patent applications per million people1.7 per million peopleWorld # 112 / 2020 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,470 kcal/dayWorld # 160 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person7.1 kg/person/yearWorld # 184 / 2023 โ†’Rice production9.1M tWorld # 14 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production43.9K tWorld # 87 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production1.8K tWorld # 51 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area23.2%World # 124 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person144 kWh/personWorld # 135 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.6 tWorld # 176 / 2024 โ†’Internet use41.2%World # 169 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions70.8 per 100 peopleWorld # 178 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate15.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 25 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate20.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 67 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.6%World # 146 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament4.2%World # 184 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals5.3MWorld # 35 / 2016 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 321MWorld # 111 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites2 sitesWorld # 114 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2018 / 53.5%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports1,307 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceRoots and plantains2023Current currencyNairaNGNDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsNiger River