Kuwait vs Nigeria statistics compared

Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 233M in Nigeria (ranked 6/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 351,650 sq mi for Nigeria (ranked 153rd vs. 30th).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807).

Kuwait and Nigeria: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and Nigeria economies compared

GDP

Kuwait

Nigeria

Table

Year	GDP
	Kuwait	Nigeria
1960	-	$4,196,174,502
1961	-	$4,467,287,893
1962	$1,828,107,503	$4,909,399,176
1963	$1,900,895,857	$5,165,590,254
1964	$2,071,668,533	$5,552,931,319
1965	$2,097,199,161	$5,874,537,650
1966	$2,391,199,044	$6,366,917,453
1967	$2,441,599,023	$5,203,237,919
1968	$2,662,798,935	$5,200,997,920
1969	$2,769,198,892	$6,634,317,346
1970	$2,873,638,851	$12,546,094,982
1971	$3,880,392,195	$9,181,769,912
1972	$4,450,537,925	$12,274,416,018
1973	$5,408,804,607	$15,162,871,287
1974	$13,006,948,296	$24,846,641,318
1975	$12,022,811,621	$27,778,934,625
1976	$13,132,252,802	$36,308,883,249
1977	$14,137,406,741	$36,035,407,725
1978	$15,503,557,496	$36,527,862,209
1979	$24,749,063,922	$47,259,911,894
1980	$28,638,868,356	$64,201,788,123
1981	$25,058,020,338	$164,475,209,516
1982	$21,577,153,356	$142,769,363,314
1983	$20,871,081,080	$97,094,911,792
1984	$21,700,082,753	$73,484,359,521
1985	$21,445,970,614	$73,745,821,158
1986	$17,903,989,745	$54,805,852,581
1987	$22,368,704,134	$52,676,041,931
1988	$20,690,322,153	$49,648,470,440
1989	$24,313,855,653	$44,003,061,108
1990	$18,427,777,778	$54,035,795,388
1991	$11,009,993,703	$59,526,833,412
1992	$19,858,555,215	$52,058,181,854
1993	$23,941,391,391	$56,721,051,402
1994	$24,848,483,838	$80,399,613,064
1995	$27,186,980,647	$140,919,776,986
1996	$31,492,373,309	$185,730,236,700
1997	$30,350,190,704	$200,850,397,618
1998	$25,943,705,784	$218,416,200,673
1999	$30,122,365,849	$59,145,077,039
2000	$37,718,743,480	$69,171,451,627
2001	$34,889,559,870	$73,557,840,064
2002	$38,135,788,414	$95,054,059,303
2003	$47,874,582,232	$104,738,954,264
2004	$59,439,090,601	$135,764,731,646
2005	$80,798,630,137	$175,670,569,969
2006	$101,557,330,723	$238,454,997,161
2007	$114,634,043,362	$278,260,846,800
2008	$147,379,737,230	$339,476,276,258
2009	$105,968,691,905	$295,008,835,381
2010	$115,416,245,238	$366,990,417,129
2011	$154,039,231,299	$414,466,676,831
2012	$174,047,662,555	$463,971,018,239
2013	$174,168,116,687	$520,117,180,314
2014	$162,650,450,785	$574,183,763,412
2015	$114,585,555,831	$493,026,682,801
2016	$109,406,674,088	$404,649,125,252
2017	$120,687,539,676	$375,745,731,053
2018	$138,646,316,322	$421,739,251,509
2019	$140,856,394,870	$474,517,490,844
2020	$111,045,470,461	$432,198,898,468
2021	$148,350,671,614	$440,833,635,874
2022	$183,502,046,669	$477,403,400,101
2023	$165,384,407,267	$363,846,332,835
2024	$160,227,273,001	$187,759,703,100

Kuwait and Nigeria economies compared

GDP per capita

Kuwait

Nigeria

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Kuwait	Nigeria
1960	-	$93.1
1961	-	$97.1
1962	$4,748	$104.5
1963	$4,445	$107.7
1964	$4,379	$113.3
1965	$4,024	$117.3
1966	$4,176	$124.4
1967	$3,887	$99.5
1968	$3,872	$97.3
1969	$3,695	$121.4
1970	$3,552	$224.5
1971	$4,486	$160.5
1972	$4,836	$209.5
1973	$5,532	$252.4
1974	$12,527	$403
1975	$10,882	$438
1976	$11,141	$556
1977	$11,238	$536
1978	$11,567	$527
1979	$17,386	$661
1980	$19,032	$870
1981	$15,825	$2,162
1982	$12,979	$1,822
1983	$11,965	$1,207
1984	$11,919	$890
1985	$11,322	$869
1986	$9,077	$628
1987	$10,896	$588
1988	$9,692	$540
1989	$10,965	$465
1990	$10,938	$556
1991	$8,147	$597
1992	$12,146	$509
1993	$14,318	$540
1994	$14,930	$745
1995	$16,168	$1,272
1996	$18,201	$1,633
1997	$16,977	$1,720
1998	$14,067	$1,822
1999	$15,854	$481
2000	$19,296	$547
2001	$17,374	$566
2002	$18,513	$712
2003	$22,691	$763
2004	$27,552	$962
2005	$36,123	$1,211
2006	$42,947	$1,600
2007	$45,709	$1,816
2008	$55,585	$2,154
2009	$37,907	$1,820
2010	$39,212	$2,202
2011	$49,170	$2,418
2012	$52,155	$2,633
2013	$49,651	$2,873
2014	$44,369	$3,089
2015	$29,882	$2,586
2016	$27,324	$2,070
2017	$29,048	$1,876
2018	$32,068	$2,058
2019	$31,708	$2,265
2020	$25,236	$2,020
2021	$34,019	$2,017
2022	$39,982	$2,139
2023	$34,076	$1,597
2024	$32,214	$807

Kuwait vs. Nigeria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Kuwait

Nigeria

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Kuwait	Nigeria
1950	49.7	35.5
1951	50.6	35.7
1952	51.4	35.9
1953	52.3	36
1954	53.1	36.2
1955	54	36.3
1956	54.9	36.5
1957	55.9	36.6
1958	56.9	36.8
1959	57.9	37
1960	58.9	37.2
1961	60	37.4
1962	61	37.6
1963	62	37.8
1964	63	38
1965	63.9	38.2
1966	64.9	38.4
1967	65.8	37.5
1968	66.6	38.6
1969	67.3	38.9
1970	68	40
1971	68.5	40.6
1972	68.9	41.3
1973	69.2	41.8
1974	69.4	42.5
1975	69.7	43.1
1976	69.9	44.2
1977	70.2	44.8
1978	70.5	45.3
1979	70.8	45.7
1980	71.1	46
1981	71.5	46.3
1982	71.9	46.4
1983	72.4	46.4
1984	72.9	46.3
1985	73.3	46.2
1986	73.8	46
1987	74.2	45.9
1988	74.6	45.8
1989	75	45.8
1990	72.9	45.7
1991	73.3	45.5
1992	75.7	45.6
1993	75.8	45.8
1994	75.7	45.7
1995	75.7	45.9
1996	75.6	45.8
1997	75.6	46
1998	75.6	46.1
1999	75.7	46.6
2000	75.9	47.1
2001	76	47.5
2002	76.2	48
2003	76.3	48.6
2004	76.4	49.1
2005	76.5	49.5
2006	76.6	49.9
2007	76.7	50.4
2008	76.9	50.7
2009	77.2	51.1
2010	77.5	51.3
2011	77.9	51.5
2012	78.2	51.7
2013	78.6	51.8
2014	78.9	51.9
2015	79.2	51.9
2016	79.5	52.2
2017	79.7	52.4
2018	79.9	52.7
2019	80	53
2020	78.2	53.1
2021	77.6	53.5
2022	78.8	54.1
2023	80.4	54.5
2024	80.6	54.6
2025	80.8	54.8

Kuwait and Nigeria population clocks and comparison

Population

Kuwait

Nigeria

Table

Year	Population
	Kuwait	Nigeria
1960	311,060	45,053,782
1961	345,945	45,989,310
1962	384,995	46,965,292
1963	427,694	47,973,575
1964	473,115	49,012,016
1965	521,174	50,086,764
1966	572,590	51,188,234
1967	628,089	52,293,065
1968	687,716	53,432,783
1969	749,452	54,631,914
1970	809,114	55,893,838
1971	865,076	57,214,684
1972	920,352	58,601,748
1973	977,654	60,082,139
1974	1,038,346	61,679,144
1975	1,104,863	63,410,815
1976	1,178,711	65,258,009
1977	1,258,023	67,234,590
1978	1,340,319	69,326,532
1979	1,423,514	71,498,242
1980	1,504,782	73,764,641
1981	1,583,426	76,068,103
1982	1,662,480	78,378,701
1983	1,744,295	80,438,260
1984	1,820,688	82,526,443
1985	1,894,242	84,897,973
1986	1,972,520	87,235,953
1987	2,052,994	89,591,716
1988	2,134,707	92,020,090
1989	2,217,468	94,531,014
1990	1,684,819	97,120,925
1991	1,351,399	99,720,162
1992	1,634,961	102,372,770
1993	1,672,151	105,122,069
1994	1,664,361	107,935,714
1995	1,681,513	110,819,428
1996	1,730,246	113,754,779
1997	1,787,683	116,754,792
1998	1,844,302	119,846,254
1999	1,900,030	123,047,320
2000	1,954,709	126,382,494
2001	2,008,121	129,862,595
2002	2,059,974	133,471,989
2003	2,109,881	137,202,644
2004	2,157,320	141,057,045
2005	2,236,788	145,017,253
2006	2,364,733	149,077,334
2007	2,507,887	153,267,261
2008	2,651,421	157,595,014
2009	2,795,484	162,049,464
2010	2,943,372	166,642,886
2011	3,132,814	171,379,598
2012	3,337,109	176,200,625
2013	3,507,844	181,049,443
2014	3,665,876	185,896,915
2015	3,834,574	190,671,878
2016	4,004,096	195,443,700
2017	4,154,812	200,254,579
2018	4,323,515	204,938,755
2019	4,442,316	209,485,641
2020	4,400,267	213,996,181
2021	4,360,865	218,529,286
2022	4,589,643	223,150,896
2023	4,853,420	227,882,945
2024	4,973,861	232,679,478

Fertility rates in Kuwait and Nigeria

Fertility rate

Kuwait

Nigeria

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kuwait	Nigeria
1960	7.22	6.36
1961	7.25	6.35
1962	7.25	6.36
1963	7.28	6.35
1964	7.29	6.36
1965	7.31	6.37
1966	7.34	6.39
1967	7.33	6.4
1968	7.28	6.42
1969	7.18	6.44
1970	7.03	6.47
1971	6.84	6.53
1972	6.64	6.58
1973	6.43	6.63
1974	6.23	6.7
1975	6.06	6.77
1976	5.9	6.81
1977	5.71	6.86
1978	5.52	6.92
1979	5.33	6.89
1980	5.18	6.85
1981	5.02	6.82
1982	4.85	6.8
1983	4.66	6.78
1984	4.45	6.7
1985	4.22	6.62
1986	4	6.56
1987	3.83	6.5
1988	3.7	6.5
1989	3.59	6.49
1990	3.49	6.46
1991	3.4	6.43
1992	3.35	6.39
1993	3.31	6.35
1994	3.27	6.32
1995	3.25	6.27
1996	3.22	6.22
1997	3.14	6.14
1998	3.04	6.07
1999	2.95	6.08
2000	2.89	6.12
2001	2.84	6.13
2002	2.8	6.12
2003	2.77	6.1
2004	2.76	6.09
2005	2.73	6.06
2006	2.59	6.05
2007	2.41	6.03
2008	2.27	6.02
2009	2.15	5.99
2010	2.04	5.95
2011	1.96	5.89
2012	1.99	5.8
2013	1.97	5.69
2014	2.06	5.62
2015	2.03	5.5
2016	2.06	5.34
2017	2.16	5.18
2018	2.12	5.02
2019	2.08	4.86
2020	2.03	4.7
2021	2.15	4.64
2022	1.55	4.55
2023	1.52	4.48

Kuwait and Nigeria demographics compared

Median age

Kuwait

Nigeria

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Kuwait	Nigeria
1960	22	19.3
1961	21.8	19.3
1962	21.5	19.3
1963	21	19.3
1964	20.7	19.3
1965	20.4	19.3
1966	20	19.3
1967	19.6	19.2
1968	19.2	19.2
1969	18.8	19.1
1970	18.5	18.9
1971	18.3	18.8
1972	18.3	18.7
1973	18.3	18.6
1974	18.4	18.5
1975	18.4	18.4
1976	18.7	18.3
1977	19.2	18.2
1978	19.6	18
1979	20.1	17.9
1980	20.5	17.8
1981	20.9	17.7
1982	21.3	17.6
1983	21.7	17.5
1984	22.1	17.4
1985	22.4	17.3
1986	22.7	17.3
1987	22.8	17.3
1988	23	17.3
1989	23.2	17.3
1990	23.4	17.3
1991	23.6	17.3
1992	23.8	17.4
1993	24.2	17.4
1994	25.1	17.5
1995	25.5	17.6
1996	25.5	17.6
1997	25.5	17.7
1998	25.5	17.8
1999	25.6	17.9
2000	25.9	17.9
2001	26.3	17.9
2002	26.8	17.9
2003	27.3	17.9
2004	27.9	17.9
2005	28.3	17.9
2006	28.5	17.9
2007	28.6	17.9
2008	28.8	17.8
2009	29.2	17.8
2010	29.6	17.8
2011	30.5	17.7
2012	31.5	17.7
2013	32.3	17.7
2014	33	17.7
2015	33.8	17.8
2016	34.7	17.8
2017	35.6	17.9
2018	36.4	18
2019	37.1	18.2
2020	37.7	18.3
2021	35.8	18.5
2022	34.4	18.7
2023	35.5	18.8
2024	35.8	19

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