Nigeria vs Pakistan statistics compared

Nigeria has a population of 233M (ranked 6/197), compared with 251M in Pakistan (ranked 5/197). Nigeria's land area is 351,650 sq mi versus 297,638 sq mi for Pakistan (ranked 30th vs. 35th).

By GDP, Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B) and Pakistan ranks 44/197 ($373B). By GDP per capita, Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807), while Pakistan ranks 163/197 ($1,485).

Nigeria and Pakistan: Comparison Charts

Nigeria and Pakistan economies compared

GDP

Nigeria

Pakistan

Table

Year	GDP
	Nigeria	Pakistan
1960	$4,196,174,502	$3,749,265,015
1961	$4,467,287,893	$4,118,647,627
1962	$4,909,399,176	$4,310,163,797
1963	$5,165,590,254	$4,630,827,383
1964	$5,552,931,319	$5,204,955,901
1965	$5,874,537,650	$5,929,231,415
1966	$6,366,917,453	$6,561,108,778
1967	$5,203,237,919	$7,464,510,710
1968	$5,200,997,920	$8,041,999,160
1969	$6,634,317,346	$8,683,116,338
1970	$12,546,094,982	$10,027,509,450
1971	$9,181,769,912	$10,665,896,682
1972	$12,274,416,018	$9,415,016,360
1973	$15,162,871,287	$6,383,429,490
1974	$24,846,641,318	$8,899,191,919
1975	$27,778,934,625	$11,230,606,061
1976	$36,308,883,249	$13,168,080,808
1977	$36,035,407,725	$15,126,060,606
1978	$36,527,862,209	$17,811,515,152
1979	$47,259,911,894	$19,688,383,838
1980	$64,201,788,123	$23,654,444,444
1981	$164,475,209,516	$28,100,606,061
1982	$142,769,363,314	$30,725,971,564
1983	$97,094,911,792	$28,691,889,764
1984	$73,484,359,521	$31,151,825,467
1985	$73,745,821,158	$31,144,920,844
1986	$54,805,852,581	$31,899,070,056
1987	$52,676,041,931	$33,351,529,275
1988	$49,648,470,440	$38,472,742,808
1989	$44,003,061,108	$40,171,106,279
1990	$54,035,795,388	$40,010,423,970
1991	$59,526,833,412	$45,625,336,680
1992	$52,058,181,854	$48,884,671,947
1993	$56,721,051,402	$51,809,999,353
1994	$80,399,613,064	$52,293,470,813
1995	$140,919,776,986	$60,636,071,684
1996	$185,730,236,700	$63,320,170,084
1997	$200,850,397,618	$62,433,340,468
1998	$218,416,200,673	$62,191,955,814
1999	$59,145,077,039	$62,973,857,069
2000	$69,171,451,627	$99,484,802,345
2001	$73,557,840,064	$97,145,618,480
2002	$95,054,059,303	$97,923,302,809
2003	$104,738,954,264	$112,371,913,741
2004	$135,764,731,646	$132,216,048,339
2005	$175,670,569,969	$145,208,562,961
2006	$238,454,997,161	$161,871,385,506
2007	$278,260,846,800	$184,140,869,997
2008	$339,476,276,258	$202,203,748,584
2009	$295,008,835,381	$187,337,783,856
2010	$366,990,417,129	$196,709,621,850
2011	$414,466,676,831	$230,586,581,060
2012	$463,971,018,239	$250,106,966,105
2013	$520,117,180,314	$258,657,231,672
2014	$574,183,763,412	$271,390,474,858
2015	$493,026,682,801	$299,963,590,535
2016	$404,649,125,252	$313,630,000,130
2017	$375,745,731,053	$339,205,534,861
2018	$421,739,251,509	$356,128,166,705
2019	$474,517,490,844	$320,909,472,771
2020	$432,198,898,468	$300,425,609,818
2021	$440,833,635,874	$348,516,647,445
2022	$477,403,400,101	$374,890,295,667
2023	$363,846,332,835	$337,885,531,778
2024	$187,759,703,100	$373,071,855,732

Nigeria and Pakistan economies compared

GDP per capita

Nigeria

Pakistan

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Nigeria	Pakistan
1960	$93.1	$82
1961	$97.1	$87.8
1962	$104.5	$89.5
1963	$107.7	$93.7
1964	$113.3	$102.5
1965	$117.3	$113.6
1966	$124.4	$122.2
1967	$99.5	$135.2
1968	$97.3	$141.6
1969	$121.4	$148.5
1970	$224.5	$166.7
1971	$160.5	$172.5
1972	$209.5	$148.1
1973	$252.4	$97.5
1974	$403	$132
1975	$438	$161.7
1976	$556	$183.9
1977	$536	$204.7
1978	$527	$233.4
1979	$661	$249.2
1980	$870	$287.4
1981	$2,162	$328
1982	$1,822	$345
1983	$1,207	$311
1984	$890	$327
1985	$869	$317
1986	$628	$314
1987	$588	$317
1988	$540	$354
1989	$465	$358
1990	$556	$344
1991	$597	$380
1992	$509	$396
1993	$540	$408
1994	$745	$400
1995	$1,272	$451
1996	$1,633	$457
1997	$1,720	$438
1998	$1,822	$424
1999	$481	$418
2000	$547	$642
2001	$566	$610
2002	$712	$600
2003	$763	$672
2004	$962	$772
2005	$1,211	$828
2006	$1,600	$901
2007	$1,816	$998
2008	$2,154	$1,067
2009	$1,820	$964
2010	$2,202	$987
2011	$2,418	$1,132
2012	$2,633	$1,204
2013	$2,873	$1,225
2014	$3,089	$1,267
2015	$2,586	$1,380
2016	$2,070	$1,425
2017	$1,876	$1,519
2018	$2,058	$1,569
2019	$2,265	$1,390
2020	$2,020	$1,278
2021	$2,017	$1,455
2022	$2,139	$1,538
2023	$1,597	$1,365
2024	$807	$1,485

Nigeria vs. Pakistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Nigeria

Pakistan

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Nigeria	Pakistan
1950	35.5	34.2
1951	35.7	35.4
1952	35.9	36.5
1953	36	37.6
1954	36.2	38.6
1955	36.3	39.6
1956	36.5	40.6
1957	36.6	41.6
1958	36.8	42.5
1959	37	43.3
1960	37.2	44.1
1961	37.4	45
1962	37.6	45.9
1963	37.8	46.8
1964	38	47.8
1965	38.2	48.5
1966	38.4	49.8
1967	37.5	50.8
1968	38.6	51.6
1969	38.9	52.3
1970	40	52.9
1971	40.6	49
1972	41.3	53.8
1973	41.8	54.1
1974	42.5	54.3
1975	43.1	54.7
1976	44.2	55.1
1977	44.8	55.5
1978	45.3	56.1
1979	45.7	56.6
1980	46	57.2
1981	46.3	57.8
1982	46.4	58.3
1983	46.4	58.7
1984	46.3	58.9
1985	46.2	59.1
1986	46	59.2
1987	45.9	59.2
1988	45.8	59.4
1989	45.8	59.5
1990	45.7	59.7
1991	45.5	59.9
1992	45.6	60
1993	45.8	60.1
1994	45.7	60.2
1995	45.9	60.3
1996	45.8	60.5
1997	46	60.6
1998	46.1	61.1
1999	46.6	61.5
2000	47.1	61.9
2001	47.5	62.2
2002	48	62.6
2003	48.6	62.8
2004	49.1	63.1
2005	49.5	62.4
2006	49.9	63.6
2007	50.4	63.8
2008	50.7	64
2009	51.1	64.2
2010	51.3	64.4
2011	51.5	64.7
2012	51.7	64.9
2013	51.8	65.1
2014	51.9	65.4
2015	51.9	65.6
2016	52.2	65.9
2017	52.4	66.2
2018	52.7	66.5
2019	53	66.7
2020	53.1	65.7
2021	53.5	65.8
2022	54.1	67.4
2023	54.5	67.6
2024	54.6	67.8
2025	54.8	67.9

Nigeria and Pakistan population clocks and comparison

Population

Nigeria

Pakistan

Table

Year	Population
	Nigeria	Pakistan
1960	45,053,782	45,709,310
1961	45,989,310	46,921,277
1962	46,965,292	48,156,128
1963	47,973,575	49,447,776
1964	49,012,016	50,799,999
1965	50,086,764	52,209,010
1966	51,188,234	53,678,667
1967	52,293,065	55,214,768
1968	53,432,783	56,810,507
1969	54,631,914	58,460,939
1970	55,893,838	60,166,719
1971	57,214,684	61,847,899
1972	58,601,748	63,583,194
1973	60,082,139	65,461,912
1974	61,679,144	67,415,487
1975	63,410,815	69,461,175
1976	65,258,009	71,620,254
1977	67,234,590	73,901,827
1978	69,326,532	76,307,379
1979	71,498,242	78,997,039
1980	73,764,641	82,291,010
1981	76,068,103	85,802,049
1982	78,378,701	89,089,246
1983	80,438,260	92,227,711
1984	82,526,443	95,164,936
1985	84,897,973	98,229,285
1986	87,235,953	101,606,764
1987	89,591,716	105,130,717
1988	92,020,090	108,724,739
1989	94,531,014	112,336,629
1990	97,120,925	116,155,576
1991	99,720,162	120,060,406
1992	102,372,770	123,546,848
1993	105,122,069	127,020,117
1994	107,935,714	130,748,083
1995	110,819,428	134,582,253
1996	113,754,779	138,557,092
1997	116,754,792	142,531,804
1998	119,846,254	146,522,356
1999	123,047,320	150,565,377
2000	126,382,494	154,879,127
2001	129,862,595	159,270,907
2002	133,471,989	163,222,549
2003	137,202,644	167,110,248
2004	141,057,045	171,286,000
2005	145,017,253	175,453,212
2006	149,077,334	179,682,690
2007	153,267,261	184,493,231
2008	157,595,014	189,499,113
2009	162,049,464	194,376,534
2010	166,642,886	199,239,047
2011	171,379,598	203,746,065
2012	176,200,625	207,667,125
2013	181,049,443	211,073,978
2014	185,896,915	214,264,647
2015	190,671,878	217,290,883
2016	195,443,700	220,138,869
2017	200,254,579	223,273,967
2018	204,938,755	226,928,892
2019	209,485,641	230,800,899
2020	213,996,181	235,001,746
2021	218,529,286	239,477,801
2022	223,150,896	243,700,667
2023	227,882,945	247,504,495
2024	232,679,478	251,269,164

Fertility rates in Nigeria and Pakistan

Fertility rate

Nigeria

Pakistan

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Nigeria	Pakistan
1960	6.36	6.8
1961	6.35	6.8
1962	6.36	6.8
1963	6.35	6.8
1964	6.36	6.8
1965	6.37	6.8
1966	6.39	6.8
1967	6.4	6.8
1968	6.42	6.8
1969	6.44	6.8
1970	6.47	6.8
1971	6.53	6.8
1972	6.58	6.81
1973	6.63	6.81
1974	6.7	6.81
1975	6.77	6.81
1976	6.81	6.81
1977	6.86	6.8
1978	6.92	6.78
1979	6.89	6.76
1980	6.85	6.73
1981	6.82	6.7
1982	6.8	6.67
1983	6.78	6.64
1984	6.7	6.62
1985	6.62	6.59
1986	6.56	6.55
1987	6.5	6.52
1988	6.5	6.48
1989	6.49	6.43
1990	6.46	6.36
1991	6.43	6.29
1992	6.39	6.21
1993	6.35	6.11
1994	6.32	6.01
1995	6.27	5.89
1996	6.22	5.77
1997	6.14	5.64
1998	6.07	5.51
1999	6.08	5.46
2000	6.12	5.35
2001	6.13	5.18
2002	6.12	5.01
2003	6.1	4.89
2004	6.09	4.68
2005	6.06	4.6
2006	6.05	4.59
2007	6.03	4.55
2008	6.02	4.51
2009	5.99	4.47
2010	5.95	4.4
2011	5.89	4.31
2012	5.8	4.2
2013	5.69	4.13
2014	5.62	4.06
2015	5.5	3.99
2016	5.34	3.9
2017	5.18	3.9
2018	5.02	3.86
2019	4.86	3.81
2020	4.7	3.77
2021	4.64	3.72
2022	4.55	3.66
2023	4.48	3.61

Nigeria and Pakistan demographics compared

Median age

Nigeria

Pakistan

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Nigeria	Pakistan
1960	19.3	19.1
1961	19.3	19.1
1962	19.3	19
1963	19.3	19
1964	19.3	18.9
1965	19.3	18.8
1966	19.3	18.7
1967	19.2	18.6
1968	19.2	18.5
1969	19.1	18.4
1970	18.9	18.2
1971	18.8	18.1
1972	18.7	18
1973	18.6	18
1974	18.5	17.9
1975	18.4	17.9
1976	18.3	17.9
1977	18.2	17.9
1978	18	18
1979	17.9	18
1980	17.8	18.2
1981	17.7	18.3
1982	17.6	18.4
1983	17.5	18.4
1984	17.4	18.3
1985	17.3	18.2
1986	17.3	18.2
1987	17.3	18.1
1988	17.3	18.1
1989	17.3	18
1990	17.3	18
1991	17.3	18
1992	17.4	17.9
1993	17.4	17.8
1994	17.5	17.8
1995	17.6	17.8
1996	17.6	17.8
1997	17.7	17.8
1998	17.8	17.9
1999	17.9	18
2000	17.9	18.1
2001	17.9	18.3
2002	17.9	18.4
2003	17.9	18.5
2004	17.9	18.7
2005	17.9	18.9
2006	17.9	19
2007	17.9	19.2
2008	17.8	19.4
2009	17.8	19.6
2010	17.8	19.8
2011	17.7	19.9
2012	17.7	20
2013	17.7	20.1
2014	17.7	20.2
2015	17.8	20.3
2016	17.8	20.3
2017	17.9	20.4
2018	18	20.5
2019	18.2	20.7
2020	18.3	20.9
2021	18.5	21
2022	18.7	21.2
2023	18.8	21.3
2024	19	21.5

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