Countries / Sub-Saharan Africa

Nigeria

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle incomeCapital: Abuja229,712 observations

Population

237.53M

world rank #6 / 217

GDP

290.79B

world rank #49 / 186

GDP / capita

8,145.1

world rank #129 / 185

Life expectancy

54.6

world rank #217 / 217

Governance

613 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile25.3#169 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile31.8#177 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile31.7#194 Rule of Law0-100 percentile39.6#165

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Economy

2,362 indicators

GDPcurrent US$290.79B#49 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $8,145.1#129 GDP growth%4%#71 Inflation%23%#160

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Trade

125 indicators

Merchandise exportscurrent US$55.47B#52 Merchandise importscurrent US$41.45B#67 Exports of goods & services% GDP9.2%#46 Imports of goods & services% GDP16.9%#34

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Health

4,282 indicators

Life expectancyyears54.6#217 Infant mortalityper 1k births69.8#148 Maternal mortalityper 100k993#116 Health spending% GDP4.2%#150

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Education

2,660 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross46.9%#136 Education spending% GDP0.32%#120 Adult literacy%70.4%#28 Primary enrollment% gross89.6%#142

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,407 indicators

Populationpeople237.53M#6 Population growth%2.1%#45 Urban population%63.8%#101 Fertility ratebirths/woman4.4#15

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Climate

282 indicators

Electricity access% pop62.5%#50 Renewable energy share%80.3%#15 Forest area% land23.2%#124 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita144.1#135

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Energy

226 indicators

Electricity access, rural% rural pop23.5%#68 Electricity access, urban% urban pop85.5%#39 Energy use per capitakg oil eq.319.9#141 Electricity from coal% of output0%#1

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Environment

361 indicators

Terrestrial protected areas% land area13.9%#105 Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources5.6%#74 Capture fisheries productiontonnes855,310#21

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Agriculture

313 indicators

Agricultural land% land area76.2%#10 Cereal yieldkg per hectare1,558#58 Aquaculture productiontonnes258,230#24 Food production index2014-16 = 100119.9#46

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

618 indicators

Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people70.8#139 Secure internet serversper 1M people98.4#167 Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.04#140

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Society

2,528 indicators

Gini indexindex33.9#25 Extreme poverty% pop41.8%#41 Internet users% pop41.2%#151 Homicide rateper 100k15.7#69

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Risk

394 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths4,594#45 INFORM risk score0-107.1#57 Hazard & exposure0-107.9#68 Vulnerability0-106.4#52

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