Nigeria vs North Korea statistics compared

Nigeria has a population of 233M (ranked 6/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Nigeria's land area is 351,650 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 30th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Nigeria and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Nigeria and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Nigeria

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Nigeria	North Korea
1960	$4,196,174,502	-
1961	$4,467,287,893	-
1962	$4,909,399,176	-
1963	$5,165,590,254	-
1964	$5,552,931,319	-
1965	$5,874,537,650	-
1966	$6,366,917,453	-
1967	$5,203,237,919	-
1968	$5,200,997,920	-
1969	$6,634,317,346	-
1970	$12,546,094,982	-
1971	$9,181,769,912	-
1972	$12,274,416,018	-
1973	$15,162,871,287	-
1974	$24,846,641,318	-
1975	$27,778,934,625	-
1976	$36,308,883,249	-
1977	$36,035,407,725	-
1978	$36,527,862,209	-
1979	$47,259,911,894	-
1980	$64,201,788,123	-
1981	$164,475,209,516	-
1982	$142,769,363,314	-
1983	$97,094,911,792	-
1984	$73,484,359,521	-
1985	$73,745,821,158	-
1986	$54,805,852,581	-
1987	$52,676,041,931	-
1988	$49,648,470,440	-
1989	$44,003,061,108	-
1990	$54,035,795,388	-
1991	$59,526,833,412	-
1992	$52,058,181,854	-
1993	$56,721,051,402	-
1994	$80,399,613,064	-
1995	$140,919,776,986	-
1996	$185,730,236,700	-
1997	$200,850,397,618	-
1998	$218,416,200,673	-
1999	$59,145,077,039	-
2000	$69,171,451,627	-
2001	$73,557,840,064	-
2002	$95,054,059,303	-
2003	$104,738,954,264	-
2004	$135,764,731,646	-
2005	$175,670,569,969	-
2006	$238,454,997,161	-
2007	$278,260,846,800	-
2008	$339,476,276,258	-
2009	$295,008,835,381	$23,356,470,000
2010	$366,990,417,129	$25,995,513,000
2011	$414,466,676,831	$29,005,020,000
2012	$463,971,018,239	$29,890,710,000
2013	$520,117,180,314	$30,588,922,000
2014	$574,183,763,412	$30,554,460,000
2015	$493,026,682,801	$30,723,030,000
2016	$404,649,125,252	$28,882,640,000
2017	$375,745,731,053	$29,105,440,000
2018	$421,739,251,509	$28,536,400,000
2019	$474,517,490,844	$28,222,880,000
2020	$432,198,898,468	$27,728,240,000
2021	$440,833,635,874	$32,301,720,000
2022	$477,403,400,101	$28,971,360,000
2023	$363,846,332,835	$32,155,360,000
2024	$187,759,703,100	$34,943,120,000

Nigeria and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Nigeria

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Nigeria	North Korea
1960	$93.1	-
1961	$97.1	-
1962	$104.5	-
1963	$107.7	-
1964	$113.3	-
1965	$117.3	-
1966	$124.4	-
1967	$99.5	-
1968	$97.3	-
1969	$121.4	-
1970	$224.5	-
1971	$160.5	-
1972	$209.5	-
1973	$252.4	-
1974	$403	-
1975	$438	-
1976	$556	-
1977	$536	-
1978	$527	-
1979	$661	-
1980	$870	-
1981	$2,162	-
1982	$1,822	-
1983	$1,207	-
1984	$890	-
1985	$869	-
1986	$628	-
1987	$588	-
1988	$540	-
1989	$465	-
1990	$556	-
1991	$597	-
1992	$509	-
1993	$540	-
1994	$745	-
1995	$1,272	-
1996	$1,633	-
1997	$1,720	-
1998	$1,822	-
1999	$481	-
2000	$547	-
2001	$566	-
2002	$712	-
2003	$763	-
2004	$962	-
2005	$1,211	-
2006	$1,600	-
2007	$1,816	-
2008	$2,154	-
2009	$1,820	$939
2010	$2,202	$1,040
2011	$2,418	$1,156
2012	$2,633	$1,186
2013	$2,873	$1,208
2014	$3,089	$1,201
2015	$2,586	$1,201
2016	$2,070	$1,124
2017	$1,876	$1,127
2018	$2,058	$1,100
2019	$2,265	$1,084
2020	$2,020	$1,061
2021	$2,017	$1,231
2022	$2,139	$1,100
2023	$1,597	$1,217
2024	$807	$1,319

Nigeria vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Nigeria

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Nigeria	North Korea
1950	35.5	14.2
1951	35.7	17.7
1952	35.9	32.8
1953	36	40.3
1954	36.2	50.6
1955	36.3	51.8
1956	36.5	52.8
1957	36.6	53.7
1958	36.8	54.5
1959	37	55.2
1960	37.2	55.8
1961	37.4	56.4
1962	37.6	57
1963	37.8	57.6
1964	38	58.2
1965	38.2	58.8
1966	38.4	59.4
1967	37.5	60.1
1968	38.6	60.8
1969	38.9	61.4
1970	40	62
1971	40.6	62.7
1972	41.3	63.3
1973	41.8	63.8
1974	42.5	64.3
1975	43.1	64.8
1976	44.2	65.3
1977	44.8	65.8
1978	45.3	66.3
1979	45.7	66.7
1980	46	67.2
1981	46.3	67.7
1982	46.4	68.1
1983	46.4	68.5
1984	46.3	68.9
1985	46.2	69.2
1986	46	69.5
1987	45.9	69.8
1988	45.8	70.1
1989	45.8	70.3
1990	45.7	70.5
1991	45.5	70.7
1992	45.6	71
1993	45.8	70.8
1994	45.7	70.5
1995	45.9	60.8
1996	45.8	60.8
1997	46	60.9
1998	46.1	60.9
1999	46.6	60.9
2000	47.1	60.9
2001	47.5	60.9
2002	48	60.9
2003	48.6	69.4
2004	49.1	69.3
2005	49.5	69.2
2006	49.9	69.1
2007	50.4	69
2008	50.7	69.3
2009	51.1	69.7
2010	51.3	70.2
2011	51.5	70.8
2012	51.7	71.3
2013	51.8	71.9
2014	51.9	72.5
2015	51.9	72.8
2016	52.2	73
2017	52.4	73
2018	52.7	73
2019	53	72.9
2020	53.1	72.8
2021	53.5	73.4
2022	54.1	73.6
2023	54.5	73.6
2024	54.6	73.7
2025	54.8	73.9

Nigeria and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Nigeria

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Nigeria	North Korea
1960	45,053,782	11,722,953
1961	45,989,310	11,990,713
1962	46,965,292	12,262,882
1963	47,973,575	12,567,057
1964	49,012,016	12,889,770
1965	50,086,764	13,219,369
1966	51,188,234	13,569,094
1967	52,293,065	13,958,350
1968	53,432,783	14,365,596
1969	54,631,914	14,767,615
1970	55,893,838	15,172,775
1971	57,214,684	15,572,457
1972	58,601,748	15,975,069
1973	60,082,139	16,350,367
1974	61,679,144	16,673,121
1975	63,410,815	16,971,055
1976	65,258,009	17,243,450
1977	67,234,590	17,492,798
1978	69,326,532	17,735,995
1979	71,498,242	17,983,470
1980	73,764,641	18,236,786
1981	76,068,103	18,501,295
1982	78,378,701	18,776,357
1983	80,438,260	19,054,034
1984	82,526,443	19,335,043
1985	84,897,973	19,620,388
1986	87,235,953	19,910,855
1987	89,591,716	20,205,483
1988	92,020,090	20,503,161
1989	94,531,014	20,804,367
1990	97,120,925	21,112,137
1991	99,720,162	21,428,638
1992	102,372,770	21,750,911
1993	105,122,069	22,073,352
1994	107,935,714	22,393,975
1995	110,819,428	22,669,304
1996	113,754,779	22,895,746
1997	116,754,792	23,110,830
1998	119,846,254	23,311,564
1999	123,047,320	23,497,599
2000	126,382,494	23,665,910
2001	129,862,595	23,815,358
2002	133,471,989	23,943,973
2003	137,202,644	24,090,380
2004	141,057,045	24,254,943
2005	145,017,253	24,396,433
2006	149,077,334	24,524,507
2007	153,267,261	24,646,383
2008	157,595,014	24,764,618
2009	162,049,464	24,878,332
2010	166,642,886	24,987,258
2011	171,379,598	25,097,874
2012	176,200,625	25,211,728
2013	181,049,443	25,329,451
2014	185,896,915	25,451,262
2015	190,671,878	25,575,350
2016	195,443,700	25,698,326
2017	200,254,579	25,817,709
2018	204,938,755	25,931,147
2019	209,485,641	26,037,632
2020	213,996,181	26,136,312
2021	218,529,286	26,232,534
2022	223,150,896	26,328,845
2023	227,882,945	26,418,204
2024	232,679,478	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Nigeria and North Korea

Fertility rate

Nigeria

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Nigeria	North Korea
1960	6.36	3.57
1961	6.35	3.26
1962	6.36	3.41
1963	6.35	3.63
1964	6.36	3.55
1965	6.37	3.56
1966	6.39	3.71
1967	6.4	4.05
1968	6.42	3.87
1969	6.44	3.86
1970	6.47	3.85
1971	6.53	3.74
1972	6.58	3.89
1973	6.63	3.35
1974	6.7	3.14
1975	6.77	3.05
1976	6.81	2.84
1977	6.86	2.77
1978	6.92	2.79
1979	6.89	2.85
1980	6.85	2.84
1981	6.82	2.92
1982	6.8	2.85
1983	6.78	2.78
1984	6.7	2.71
1985	6.62	2.65
1986	6.56	2.59
1987	6.5	2.53
1988	6.5	2.47
1989	6.49	2.41
1990	6.46	2.39
1991	6.43	2.35
1992	6.39	2.29
1993	6.35	2.22
1994	6.32	2.18
1995	6.27	2.15
1996	6.22	2.09
1997	6.14	2.03
1998	6.07	1.99
1999	6.08	1.97
2000	6.12	1.94
2001	6.13	1.94
2002	6.12	1.92
2003	6.1	1.91
2004	6.09	1.9
2005	6.06	1.87
2006	6.05	1.94
2007	6.03	1.94
2008	6.02	1.97
2009	5.99	1.91
2010	5.95	1.89
2011	5.89	1.88
2012	5.8	1.88
2013	5.69	1.88
2014	5.62	1.87
2015	5.5	1.86
2016	5.34	1.86
2017	5.18	1.85
2018	5.02	1.83
2019	4.86	1.83
2020	4.7	1.82
2021	4.64	1.81
2022	4.55	1.8
2023	4.48	1.78

Nigeria and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Nigeria

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Nigeria	North Korea
1960	19.3	19.9
1961	19.3	20.2
1962	19.3	20.6
1963	19.3	20.8
1964	19.3	21
1965	19.3	21.2
1966	19.3	21.3
1967	19.2	21.4
1968	19.2	21.4
1969	19.1	21.4
1970	18.9	21.4
1971	18.8	21.2
1972	18.7	20.9
1973	18.6	20.7
1974	18.5	20.7
1975	18.4	20.9
1976	18.3	21.1
1977	18.2	21.4
1978	18	21.8
1979	17.9	22.2
1980	17.8	22.5
1981	17.7	22.8
1982	17.6	23.1
1983	17.5	23.5
1984	17.4	23.9
1985	17.3	24.2
1986	17.3	24.5
1987	17.3	24.8
1988	17.3	25.1
1989	17.3	25.6
1990	17.3	26
1991	17.3	26.4
1992	17.4	26.8
1993	17.4	27.2
1994	17.5	27.6
1995	17.6	28
1996	17.6	28.3
1997	17.7	28.8
1998	17.8	29.2
1999	17.9	29.6
2000	17.9	30.1
2001	17.9	30.5
2002	17.9	31
2003	17.9	31.4
2004	17.9	31.8
2005	17.9	32.1
2006	17.9	32.5
2007	17.9	32.9
2008	17.8	33.3
2009	17.8	33.7
2010	17.8	34
2011	17.7	34.3
2012	17.7	34.5
2013	17.7	34.7
2014	17.7	35
2015	17.8	35.2
2016	17.8	35.4
2017	17.9	35.7
2018	18	35.9
2019	18.2	36.2
2020	18.3	36.4
2021	18.5	36.6
2022	18.7	36.8
2023	18.8	37.1
2024	19	37.3

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