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Nigeria

Federal Republic of Nigeria

Capital
Abuja
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Income group
Lower middle income
Population
237.5M (2025)
Area
923,768 km²
Currency
Nigerian naira (NGN)
Data refreshed 11 Sep 2026Updated 7 h ago87 % coverage · 219 indicators
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At a glance

Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.

Population
6th of 218 · 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP
50th of 187 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP per capita
167th of 187 · 26th in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP growth
72nd of 187 · 28th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Inflation
171st of 177 · 39th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Unemployment
45th of 185 · 15th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Life expectancy
217th of 217 · 48th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Median age
199th of 216 · 32nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gross debt / GDP
54th of 179 · 6th in Sub-Saharan Africa
CO₂ per capita
42nd of 212 · 30th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Renewable electricity
55th of 90 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Internet users
153rd of 182 · 20th in Sub-Saharan Africa

What changed in Nigeria

Statistically notable movements in the latest data.

No notable changes detected in the latest snapshot.

Countries similar to Nigeria

Nearest peers by standardised distance on the selected dimension.

Not enough data to compute peers.

Country DNA

Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.

DNA not available for this country yet.

Key facts

Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.

No verified insights yet.

Borders: Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger

Languages: English

Timeline

Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.

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Explore Nigeria by topic

19 topics · 253 indicators with data.