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Nigeria vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nigeria has a population of 233M (ranked 6/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Nigeria's land area is 351,650 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 30th vs. 145th).

By GDP, Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Nigeria North Macedonia
Population
241467099
1783115
Population rank 6/197 150/197
GDP
$188B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 58/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$807
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 186/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,440
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$99.3B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$427
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 170/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,020
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
351,650 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
662 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.48
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
54.8 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Nigeria and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Nigeria and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Nigeria

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Nigeria North Macedonia
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 $4,699,646,643
1991 $59,526,833,412 $4,938,775,510
1992 $52,058,181,854 $2,436,849,342
1993 $56,721,051,402 $2,682,456,897
1994 $80,399,613,064 $3,559,608,640
1995 $140,919,776,986 $4,707,041,315
1996 $185,730,236,700 $4,642,021,256
1997 $200,850,397,618 $3,912,986,091
1998 $218,416,200,673 $3,765,745,023
1999 $59,145,077,039 $3,863,619,285
2000 $69,171,451,627 $3,772,859,034
2001 $73,557,840,064 $3,709,636,031
2002 $95,054,059,303 $4,018,365,747
2003 $104,738,954,264 $4,946,296,599
2004 $135,764,731,646 $5,682,784,472
2005 $175,670,569,969 $6,258,602,873
2006 $238,454,997,161 $6,861,226,972
2007 $278,260,846,800 $8,336,474,974
2008 $339,476,276,258 $9,909,552,435
2009 $295,008,835,381 $9,401,736,825
2010 $366,990,417,129 $9,407,170,321
2011 $414,466,676,831 $10,494,626,768
2012 $463,971,018,239 $9,745,261,301
2013 $520,117,180,314 $10,817,702,346
2014 $574,183,763,412 $11,362,265,253
2015 $493,026,682,801 $10,064,519,963
2016 $404,649,125,252 $10,672,467,073
2017 $375,745,731,053 $11,307,067,070
2018 $421,739,251,509 $12,683,068,114
2019 $474,517,490,844 $12,606,338,449
2020 $432,198,898,468 $12,361,036,914
2021 $440,833,635,874 $14,000,283,827
2022 $477,403,400,101 $13,932,436,550
2023 $363,846,332,835 $15,763,604,288
2024 $187,759,703,100 $16,685,236,492

Nigeria and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Nigeria

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Nigeria North Macedonia
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 $2,277
1991 $597 $2,402
1992 $509 $1,199
1993 $540 $1,337
1994 $745 $1,786
1995 $1,272 $2,355
1996 $1,633 $2,307
1997 $1,720 $1,960
1998 $1,822 $1,876
1999 $481 $1,915
2000 $547 $1,862
2001 $566 $1,823
2002 $712 $1,989
2003 $763 $2,445
2004 $962 $2,819
2005 $1,211 $3,121
2006 $1,600 $3,440
2007 $1,816 $4,204
2008 $2,154 $5,026
2009 $1,820 $4,800
2010 $2,202 $4,833
2011 $2,418 $5,417
2012 $2,633 $5,050
2013 $2,873 $5,626
2014 $3,089 $5,925
2015 $2,586 $5,263
2016 $2,070 $5,598
2017 $1,876 $5,955
2018 $2,058 $6,714
2019 $2,265 $6,719
2020 $2,020 $6,660
2021 $2,017 $7,621
2022 $2,139 $7,606
2023 $1,597 $8,624
2024 $807 $9,310

Nigeria vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nigeria

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Nigeria North Macedonia
1950 35.5 50.6
1951 35.7 48.5
1952 35.9 52.5
1953 36 53.2
1954 36.2 55.7
1955 36.3 55.4
1956 36.5 58.5
1957 36.6 55.7
1958 36.8 60.3
1959 37 59.5
1960 37.2 60.5
1961 37.4 61.8
1962 37.6 59.3
1963 37.8 61.4
1964 38 61.5
1965 38.2 62.6
1966 38.4 63.5
1967 37.5 63.8
1968 38.6 64.6
1969 38.9 64
1970 40 65
1971 40.6 65.2
1972 41.3 65.6
1973 41.8 67.1
1974 42.5 67.1
1975 43.1 67.3
1976 44.2 67.9
1977 44.8 68.2
1978 45.3 69.1
1979 45.7 69.2
1980 46 69.1
1981 46.3 69.4
1982 46.4 69.8
1983 46.4 69.7
1984 46.3 70.2
1985 46.2 70.2
1986 46 70.3
1987 45.9 70.4
1988 45.8 70.5
1989 45.8 71.1
1990 45.7 71.3
1991 45.5 71.8
1992 45.6 71.3
1993 45.8 71.7
1994 45.7 71.5
1995 45.9 72
1996 45.8 71.9
1997 46 71.9
1998 46.1 71.8
1999 46.6 72.3
2000 47.1 72.6
2001 47.5 73
2002 48 72.7
2003 48.6 73
2004 49.1 73.4
2005 49.5 73.6
2006 49.9 73.8
2007 50.4 73.7
2008 50.7 74.4
2009 51.1 74.5
2010 51.3 75
2011 51.5 75.1
2012 51.7 75
2013 51.8 75.6
2014 51.9 75.6
2015 51.9 75.6
2016 52.2 75.6
2017 52.4 76.2
2018 52.7 76.9
2019 53 76.8
2020 53.1 74.5
2021 53.5 73.3
2022 54.1 76.6
2023 54.5 77.4
2024 54.6 77.5
2025 54.8 77.7

Nigeria and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Nigeria

North Macedonia
Year Population
Nigeria North Macedonia
1960 45,053,782 1,435,059
1961 45,989,310 1,455,171
1962 46,965,292 1,471,745
1963 47,973,575 1,488,737
1964 49,012,016 1,510,900
1965 50,086,764 1,533,466
1966 51,188,234 1,557,349
1967 52,293,065 1,582,492
1968 53,432,783 1,608,930
1969 54,631,914 1,636,345
1970 55,893,838 1,664,208
1971 57,214,684 1,691,216
1972 58,601,748 1,717,395
1973 60,082,139 1,743,816
1974 61,679,144 1,770,545
1975 63,410,815 1,797,972
1976 65,258,009 1,825,830
1977 67,234,590 1,853,138
1978 69,326,532 1,879,847
1979 71,498,242 1,906,523
1980 73,764,641 1,933,038
1981 76,068,103 1,959,065
1982 78,378,701 1,978,956
1983 80,438,260 1,991,901
1984 82,526,443 2,003,399
1985 84,897,973 2,014,331
1986 87,235,953 2,024,732
1987 89,591,716 2,035,157
1988 92,020,090 2,045,737
1989 94,531,014 2,055,649
1990 97,120,925 2,063,689
1991 99,720,162 2,055,994
1992 102,372,770 2,032,523
1993 105,122,069 2,006,854
1994 107,935,714 1,992,666
1995 110,819,428 1,998,534
1996 113,754,779 2,012,553
1997 116,754,792 1,996,869
1998 119,846,254 2,007,523
1999 123,047,320 2,017,142
2000 126,382,494 2,026,350
2001 129,862,595 2,034,882
2002 133,471,989 2,020,157
2003 137,202,644 2,022,725
2004 141,057,045 2,016,186
2005 145,017,253 2,005,330
2006 149,077,334 1,994,287
2007 153,267,261 1,982,933
2008 157,595,014 1,971,493
2009 162,049,464 1,958,782
2010 166,642,886 1,946,298
2011 171,379,598 1,937,398
2012 176,200,625 1,929,821
2013 181,049,443 1,922,716
2014 185,896,915 1,917,557
2015 190,671,878 1,912,430
2016 195,443,700 1,906,313
2017 200,254,579 1,898,657
2018 204,938,755 1,889,051
2019 209,485,641 1,876,262
2020 213,996,181 1,856,124
2021 218,529,286 1,837,114
2022 223,150,896 1,831,712
2023 227,882,945 1,827,816
2024 232,679,478 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Nigeria and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Nigeria

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Nigeria North Macedonia
1960 6.36 3.83
1961 6.35 3.62
1962 6.36 3.5
1963 6.35 3.62
1964 6.36 3.56
1965 6.37 3.52
1966 6.39 3.43
1967 6.4 3.33
1968 6.42 3.22
1969 6.44 3.1
1970 6.47 3.01
1971 6.53 2.93
1972 6.58 2.87
1973 6.63 2.72
1974 6.7 2.7
1975 6.77 2.69
1976 6.81 2.62
1977 6.86 2.49
1978 6.92 2.42
1979 6.89 2.4
1980 6.85 2.36
1981 6.82 2.29
1982 6.8 2.29
1983 6.78 2.25
1984 6.7 2.24
1985 6.62 2.25
1986 6.56 2.25
1987 6.5 2.32
1988 6.5 2.32
1989 6.49 2.25
1990 6.46 2.27
1991 6.43 2.31
1992 6.39 2.28
1993 6.35 2.26
1994 6.32 2.23
1995 6.27 2.13
1996 6.22 2.06
1997 6.14 1.92
1998 6.07 1.89
1999 6.08 1.77
2000 6.12 1.86
2001 6.13 1.73
2002 6.12 1.79
2003 6.1 1.75
2004 6.09 1.52
2005 6.06 1.5
2006 6.05 1.46
2007 6.03 1.46
2008 6.02 1.47
2009 5.99 1.5
2010 5.95 1.6
2011 5.89 1.46
2012 5.8 1.5
2013 5.69 1.5
2014 5.62 1.5
2015 5.5 1.49
2016 5.34 1.5
2017 5.18 1.43
2018 5.02 1.42
2019 4.86 1.34
2020 4.7 1.31
2021 4.64 1.6
2022 4.55 1.6
2023 4.48 1.5

Nigeria and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Nigeria

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Nigeria North Macedonia
1960 19.3 21.8
1961 19.3 21.8
1962 19.3 21.9
1963 19.3 21.9
1964 19.3 21.9
1965 19.3 21.9
1966 19.3 22
1967 19.2 22.2
1968 19.2 22.4
1969 19.1 22.6
1970 18.9 22.8
1971 18.8 23.1
1972 18.7 23.3
1973 18.6 23.6
1974 18.5 23.9
1975 18.4 24.2
1976 18.3 24.5
1977 18.2 24.8
1978 18 25.2
1979 17.9 25.5
1980 17.8 25.9
1981 17.7 26.2
1982 17.6 26.5
1983 17.5 26.8
1984 17.4 27.2
1985 17.3 27.5
1986 17.3 27.8
1987 17.3 28
1988 17.3 28.3
1989 17.3 28.6
1990 17.3 28.9
1991 17.3 29.2
1992 17.4 29.6
1993 17.4 29.9
1994 17.5 30.3
1995 17.6 30.5
1996 17.6 30.8
1997 17.7 31
1998 17.8 31.2
1999 17.9 31.5
2000 17.9 31.9
2001 17.9 32.2
2002 17.9 32.6
2003 17.9 32.8
2004 17.9 33.2
2005 17.9 33.5
2006 17.9 33.9
2007 17.9 34.3
2008 17.8 34.7
2009 17.8 35.1
2010 17.8 35.5
2011 17.7 36
2012 17.7 36.4
2013 17.7 36.9
2014 17.7 37.3
2015 17.8 37.8
2016 17.8 38.3
2017 17.9 38.8
2018 18 39.4
2019 18.2 39.9
2020 18.3 40.3
2021 18.5 40.7
2022 18.7 40.9
2023 18.8 41.3
2024 19 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nigeria North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$291B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.32%
2023
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
223,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.48%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.45%
2024
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
47%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
53.4
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2022
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2022
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires
4
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.000004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
169
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$54.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$38.6B
2024
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$21.3B
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
5,265,000
2016
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.8%
2020
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
63.3%
2024
84.3%
2024

Energy

Nigeria North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
333 kg
2022
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.9
2022
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.56 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.7%
2022
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.3%
2021
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.08%
2022
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-66.3%
2022
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
135.6 kWh
2022
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
23.8%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
24.3%
2022
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
61.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nigeria North Macedonia
% of world population
2.86%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-35,202
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
55%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.9
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
58
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
21.7
2019
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.7
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
54
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
70.4%
2024
97.6%
2012
English speaking
60.6%
2023
5%
2025
People using the Internet
39.2%
2023
87.2%
2023

Health

Nigeria North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.9
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$69.2
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
54.8 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.76%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.39
2022
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
993
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
104.9
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
12.8%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
8
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.78 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Nigeria North Macedonia
% of world land
0.61%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
1,511 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
267,948 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
81,611 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
121,167 mi
2017
8,812 mi
2017

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