China vs Nigeria statistics compared

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 233M in Nigeria (ranked 6/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 351,650 sq mi for Nigeria (ranked 2nd vs. 30th).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807).

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China and Nigeria economies compared

GDP

China

Nigeria

Table

Year	GDP
	China	Nigeria
1960	$59,846,235,025	$4,196,174,502
1961	$50,162,299,350	$4,467,287,893
1962	$47,310,737,754	$4,909,399,176
1963	$50,812,227,919	$5,165,590,254
1964	$59,821,862,703	$5,552,931,319
1965	$70,565,994,356	$5,874,537,650
1966	$76,854,053,259	$6,366,917,453
1967	$73,011,350,596	$5,203,237,919
1968	$70,980,323,819	$5,200,997,920
1969	$79,847,786,729	$6,634,317,346
1970	$92,752,930,873	$12,546,094,982
1971	$99,959,013,880	$9,181,769,912
1972	$113,871,930,714	$12,274,416,018
1973	$138,764,340,892	$15,162,871,287
1974	$144,418,433,058	$24,846,641,318
1975	$163,687,619,736	$27,778,934,625
1976	$154,196,810,059	$36,308,883,249
1977	$175,226,595,860	$36,035,407,725
1978	$149,788,617,886	$36,527,862,209
1979	$178,573,913,043	$47,259,911,894
1980	$191,487,500,000	$64,201,788,123
1981	$196,218,253,968	$164,475,209,516
1982	$205,480,916,031	$142,769,363,314
1983	$231,130,268,199	$97,094,911,792
1984	$260,442,857,143	$73,484,359,521
1985	$310,064,625,850	$73,745,821,158
1986	$301,310,144,928	$54,805,852,581
1987	$273,455,156,951	$52,676,041,931
1988	$312,888,888,889	$49,648,470,440
1989	$348,380,566,802	$44,003,061,108
1990	$361,560,229,446	$54,035,795,388
1991	$384,510,452,962	$59,526,833,412
1992	$428,502,354,788	$52,058,181,854
1993	$446,557,291,212	$56,721,051,402
1994	$566,929,539,493	$80,399,613,064
1995	$738,190,896,228	$140,919,776,986
1996	$868,523,936,530	$185,730,236,700
1997	$967,753,570,435	$200,850,397,618
1998	$1,037,134,141,760	$218,416,200,673
1999	$1,103,843,203,576	$59,145,077,039
2000	$1,223,754,919,971	$69,171,451,627
2001	$1,355,036,590,252	$73,557,840,064
2002	$1,489,821,682,051	$95,054,059,303
2003	$1,683,903,309,844	$104,738,954,264
2004	$1,984,196,551,300	$135,764,731,646
2005	$2,317,551,298,052	$175,670,569,969
2006	$2,791,498,472,804	$238,454,997,161
2007	$3,604,055,822,572	$278,260,846,800
2008	$4,667,346,414,522	$339,476,276,258
2009	$5,189,577,094,998	$295,008,835,381
2010	$6,192,564,874,453	$366,990,417,129
2011	$7,671,757,207,851	$414,466,676,831
2012	$8,673,664,713,189	$463,971,018,239
2013	$9,743,124,247,267	$520,117,180,314
2014	$10,674,533,168,257	$574,183,763,412
2015	$11,280,814,787,469	$493,026,682,801
2016	$11,456,024,084,962	$404,649,125,252
2017	$12,537,559,062,283	$375,745,731,053
2018	$14,147,765,772,964	$421,739,251,509
2019	$14,560,167,101,283	$474,517,490,844
2020	$14,996,414,166,715	$432,198,898,468
2021	$18,201,698,719,564	$440,833,635,874
2022	$18,316,765,021,690	$477,403,400,101
2023	$18,270,356,654,533	$363,846,332,835
2024	$18,743,803,170,827	$187,759,703,100

China and Nigeria economies compared

GDP per capita

China

Nigeria

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	China	Nigeria
1960	$89.7	$93.1
1961	$76	$97.1
1962	$71.1	$104.5
1963	$74.5	$107.7
1964	$85.7	$113.3
1965	$98.7	$117.3
1966	$104.5	$124.4
1967	$96.8	$99.5
1968	$91.6	$97.3
1969	$100.3	$121.4
1970	$113.3	$224.5
1971	$118.8	$160.5
1972	$132.1	$209.5
1973	$157.3	$252.4
1974	$160.4	$403
1975	$178.6	$438
1976	$165.7	$556
1977	$185.7	$536
1978	$156.7	$527
1979	$184.3	$661
1980	$195.1	$870
1981	$197.4	$2,162
1982	$203.7	$1,822
1983	$225.9	$1,207
1984	$251.2	$890
1985	$295	$869
1986	$282.4	$628
1987	$252.3	$588
1988	$284	$540
1989	$311	$465
1990	$319	$556
1991	$334	$597
1992	$368	$509
1993	$379	$540
1994	$476	$745
1995	$613	$1,272
1996	$713	$1,633
1997	$787	$1,720
1998	$835	$1,822
1999	$881	$481
2000	$969	$547
2001	$1,065	$566
2002	$1,164	$712
2003	$1,307	$763
2004	$1,531	$962
2005	$1,778	$1,211
2006	$2,129	$1,600
2007	$2,735	$1,816
2008	$3,523	$2,154
2009	$3,898	$1,820
2010	$4,629	$2,202
2011	$5,704	$2,418
2012	$6,405	$2,633
2013	$7,147	$2,873
2014	$7,781	$3,089
2015	$8,175	$2,586
2016	$8,255	$2,070
2017	$8,980	$1,876
2018	$10,086	$2,058
2019	$10,343	$2,265
2020	$10,627	$2,020
2021	$12,887	$2,017
2022	$12,971	$2,139
2023	$12,951	$1,597
2024	$13,303	$807

China vs. Nigeria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

China

Nigeria

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	China	Nigeria
1950	43.8	35.5
1951	44.6	35.7
1952	45.3	35.9
1953	45.9	36
1954	46.8	36.2
1955	47.2	36.3
1956	47.8	36.5
1957	48.4	36.6
1958	48.8	36.8
1959	40.2	37
1960	33.4	37.2
1961	40.2	37.4
1962	51	37.6
1963	51.7	37.8
1964	52.3	38
1965	53	38.2
1966	53.7	38.4
1967	54.4	37.5
1968	55.2	38.6
1969	56	38.9
1970	56.8	40
1971	57.7	40.6
1972	58.6	41.3
1973	59.5	41.8
1974	60.2	42.5
1975	61	43.1
1976	61.2	44.2
1977	62.5	44.8
1978	63.1	45.3
1979	63.7	45.7
1980	64.2	46
1981	64.8	46.3
1982	65.2	46.4
1983	65.7	46.4
1984	66.1	46.3
1985	66.5	46.2
1986	66.9	46
1987	67.3	45.9
1988	67.6	45.8
1989	67.9	45.8
1990	68.2	45.7
1991	68.6	45.5
1992	69.1	45.6
1993	69.5	45.8
1994	69.8	45.7
1995	70.4	45.9
1996	70.8	45.8
1997	71.2	46
1998	71.6	46.1
1999	72	46.6
2000	72.3	47.1
2001	72.7	47.5
2002	73	48
2003	73.4	48.6
2004	73.7	49.1
2005	74.1	49.5
2006	74.4	49.9
2007	74.8	50.4
2008	74.8	50.7
2009	75.3	51.1
2010	75.7	51.3
2011	75.9	51.5
2012	76.2	51.7
2013	76.5	51.8
2014	76.7	51.9
2015	77	51.9
2016	77.2	52.2
2017	77.2	52.4
2018	77.7	52.7
2019	77.9	53
2020	78	53.1
2021	78.1	53.5
2022	78.2	54.1
2023	78	54.5
2024	78	54.6
2025	78.4	54.8

China and Nigeria population clocks and comparison

Population

China

Nigeria

Table

Year	Population
	China	Nigeria
1960	667,070,000	45,053,782
1961	660,330,000	45,989,310
1962	665,770,000	46,965,292
1963	682,335,000	47,973,575
1964	698,355,000	49,012,016
1965	715,185,000	50,086,764
1966	735,400,000	51,188,234
1967	754,550,000	52,293,065
1968	774,510,000	53,432,783
1969	796,025,000	54,631,914
1970	818,315,000	55,893,838
1971	841,105,000	57,214,684
1972	862,030,000	58,601,748
1973	881,940,000	60,082,139
1974	900,350,000	61,679,144
1975	916,395,000	63,410,815
1976	930,685,000	65,258,009
1977	943,455,000	67,234,590
1978	956,165,000	69,326,532
1979	969,005,000	71,498,242
1980	981,235,000	73,764,641
1981	993,885,000	76,068,103
1982	1,008,630,000	78,378,701
1983	1,023,310,000	80,438,260
1984	1,036,825,000	82,526,443
1985	1,051,040,000	84,897,973
1986	1,066,790,000	87,235,953
1987	1,084,035,000	89,591,716
1988	1,101,630,000	92,020,090
1989	1,118,650,000	94,531,014
1990	1,135,185,000	97,120,925
1991	1,150,780,000	99,720,162
1992	1,164,970,000	102,372,770
1993	1,178,440,000	105,122,069
1994	1,191,835,000	107,935,714
1995	1,204,855,000	110,819,428
1996	1,217,550,000	113,754,779
1997	1,230,075,000	116,754,792
1998	1,241,935,000	119,846,254
1999	1,252,735,000	123,047,320
2000	1,262,645,000	126,382,494
2001	1,271,850,000	129,862,595
2002	1,280,400,000	133,471,989
2003	1,288,400,000	137,202,644
2004	1,296,075,000	141,057,045
2005	1,303,720,000	145,017,253
2006	1,311,020,000	149,077,334
2007	1,317,885,000	153,267,261
2008	1,324,655,000	157,595,014
2009	1,331,260,000	162,049,464
2010	1,337,705,000	166,642,886
2011	1,345,035,000	171,379,598
2012	1,354,190,000	176,200,625
2013	1,363,240,000	181,049,443
2014	1,371,860,000	185,896,915
2015	1,379,860,000	190,671,878
2016	1,387,790,000	195,443,700
2017	1,396,215,000	200,254,579
2018	1,402,760,000	204,938,755
2019	1,407,745,000	209,485,641
2020	1,411,100,000	213,996,181
2021	1,412,360,000	218,529,286
2022	1,412,175,000	223,150,896
2023	1,410,710,000	227,882,945
2024	1,408,975,000	232,679,478

Fertility rates in China and Nigeria

Fertility rate

China

Nigeria

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	China	Nigeria
1960	4.45	6.36
1961	3.86	6.35
1962	6.09	6.36
1963	7.51	6.35
1964	6.67	6.36
1965	6.61	6.37
1966	6.31	6.39
1967	5.81	6.4
1968	6.51	6.42
1969	6.18	6.44
1970	6.09	6.47
1971	5.52	6.53
1972	5.11	6.58
1973	4.73	6.63
1974	4.17	6.7
1975	3.57	6.77
1976	3.24	6.81
1977	2.84	6.86
1978	2.72	6.92
1979	2.75	6.89
1980	2.74	6.85
1981	2.79	6.82
1982	2.97	6.8
1983	2.56	6.78
1984	2.61	6.7
1985	2.63	6.62
1986	2.72	6.56
1987	2.76	6.5
1988	2.54	6.5
1989	2.52	6.49
1990	2.51	6.46
1991	1.93	6.43
1992	1.78	6.39
1993	1.69	6.35
1994	1.63	6.32
1995	1.59	6.27
1996	1.55	6.22
1997	1.53	6.14
1998	1.52	6.07
1999	1.53	6.08
2000	1.63	6.12
2001	1.56	6.13
2002	1.57	6.12
2003	1.57	6.1
2004	1.61	6.09
2005	1.62	6.06
2006	1.64	6.05
2007	1.67	6.03
2008	1.7	6.02
2009	1.71	5.99
2010	1.69	5.95
2011	1.67	5.89
2012	1.8	5.8
2013	1.71	5.69
2014	1.77	5.62
2015	1.67	5.5
2016	1.77	5.34
2017	1.8	5.18
2018	1.54	5.02
2019	1.5	4.86
2020	1.24	4.7
2021	1.12	4.64
2022	1.03	4.55
2023	1	4.48

China and Nigeria demographics compared

Median age

China

Nigeria

Table

Year	Median age, years
	China	Nigeria
1960	20.9	19.3
1961	21.1	19.3
1962	21	19.3
1963	20.4	19.3
1964	19.9	19.3
1965	19.6	19.3
1966	19.3	19.3
1967	19.2	19.2
1968	19.2	19.2
1969	19.1	19.1
1970	19.1	18.9
1971	19.2	18.8
1972	19.3	18.7
1973	19.5	18.6
1974	19.7	18.5
1975	20.1	18.4
1976	20.4	18.3
1977	20.8	18.2
1978	21.2	18
1979	21.4	17.9
1980	21.6	17.8
1981	21.8	17.7
1982	22.1	17.6
1983	22.6	17.5
1984	23	17.4
1985	23.2	17.3
1986	23.4	17.3
1987	23.6	17.3
1988	23.9	17.3
1989	24.4	17.3
1990	24.7	17.3
1991	25.1	17.3
1992	25.6	17.4
1993	26.1	17.4
1994	26.6	17.5
1995	27.2	17.6
1996	27.8	17.6
1997	28.3	17.7
1998	28.8	17.8
1999	29.4	17.9
2000	30	17.9
2001	30.5	17.9
2002	31.1	17.9
2003	31.6	17.9
2004	32.1	17.9
2005	32.6	17.9
2006	33.1	17.9
2007	33.7	17.9
2008	34.2	17.8
2009	34.7	17.8
2010	35.1	17.8
2011	35.5	17.7
2012	35.7	17.7
2013	36	17.7
2014	36.3	17.7
2015	36.7	17.8
2016	37.1	17.8
2017	37.4	17.9
2018	37.7	18
2019	38.1	18.2
2020	38.5	18.3
2021	39	18.5
2022	39.6	18.7
2023	40.1	18.8
2024	40.6	19

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