Nigeria has a population of 233M (ranked 6/197), compared with 144M in Russia (ranked 9/197). Nigeria's land area is 351,650 sq mi versus 6,323,145 sq mi for Russia (ranked 30th vs. 1st).
By GDP, Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B) and Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T). By GDP per capita, Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807), while Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Population |
241467099
|
142718132
|
Population rank | 6/197 | 9/197 |
GDP |
$188B
2024 |
$2.17T
2024 |
GDP rank | 58/197 | 11/197 |
GDP per capita |
$807
2024 |
$15,145
2024 |
GDP per capita rank | 186/197 | 69/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$6,440
2024 |
$47,405
2024 |
Government debt |
$99.3B
2024 |
$441B
2024 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
52.5%
2025 |
21.4%
2025 |
Government debt per person |
$427
2024 |
$3,075
2024 |
Government debt per person rank | 170/185 | 98/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$1,020
2025 |
$9,262
2025 |
Land area |
351,650 sq mi
2025 |
6,323,145 sq mi
2025 |
Population density |
662 ppl/mi²
2024 |
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024 |
Fertility rate |
4.48
2023 |
1.41
2023 |
Median age |
19 years
2024 |
40.9 years
2024 |
Life expectancy |
54.8 years
2025 |
73.5 years
2025 |
Nigeria and Russia: Comparison Charts
Nigeria and Russia economies compared
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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 | $554,828,660,436 |
1989 | $44,003,061,108 | $506,631,299,735 |
1990 | $54,035,795,388 | $517,014,446,228 |
1991 | $59,526,833,412 | $517,962,962,963 |
1992 | $52,058,181,854 | $460,290,556,901 |
1993 | $56,721,051,402 | $435,083,713,851 |
1994 | $80,399,613,064 | $395,077,301,248 |
1995 | $140,919,776,986 | $395,537,185,735 |
1996 | $185,730,236,700 | $391,724,890,744 |
1997 | $200,850,397,618 | $404,928,954,192 |
1998 | $218,416,200,673 | $270,955,486,862 |
1999 | $59,145,077,039 | $195,907,128,351 |
2000 | $69,171,451,627 | $259,710,142,197 |
2001 | $73,557,840,064 | $306,602,070,621 |
2002 | $95,054,059,303 | $345,470,494,418 |
2003 | $104,738,954,264 | $430,347,420,185 |
2004 | $135,764,731,646 | $591,016,690,732 |
2005 | $175,670,569,969 | $764,015,973,481 |
2006 | $238,454,997,161 | $989,932,071,353 |
2007 | $278,260,846,800 | $1,299,703,478,482 |
2008 | $339,476,276,258 | $1,660,848,058,303 |
2009 | $295,008,835,381 | $1,222,645,900,056 |
2010 | $366,990,417,129 | $1,524,916,715,224 |
2011 | $414,466,676,831 | $2,045,922,753,398 |
2012 | $463,971,018,239 | $2,208,293,553,878 |
2013 | $520,117,180,314 | $2,292,470,078,346 |
2014 | $574,183,763,412 | $2,059,241,589,895 |
2015 | $493,026,682,801 | $1,363,482,182,198 |
2016 | $404,649,125,252 | $1,276,786,350,881 |
2017 | $375,745,731,053 | $1,574,199,360,089 |
2018 | $421,739,251,509 | $1,657,328,773,461 |
2019 | $474,517,490,844 | $1,693,115,002,708 |
2020 | $432,198,898,468 | $1,493,075,894,362 |
2021 | $440,833,635,874 | $1,829,186,719,575 |
2022 | $477,403,400,101 | $2,291,612,121,335 |
2023 | $363,846,332,835 | $2,071,505,725,031 |
2024 | $187,759,703,100 | $2,173,835,806,672 |
Nigeria and Russia economies compared
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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 | $3,778 |
1989 | $465 | $3,430 |
1990 | $556 | $3,494 |
1991 | $597 | $3,490 |
1992 | $509 | $3,099 |
1993 | $540 | $2,931 |
1994 | $745 | $2,662 |
1995 | $1,272 | $2,666 |
1996 | $1,633 | $2,644 |
1997 | $1,720 | $2,738 |
1998 | $1,822 | $1,835 |
1999 | $481 | $1,331 |
2000 | $547 | $1,772 |
2001 | $566 | $2,100 |
2002 | $712 | $2,378 |
2003 | $763 | $2,975 |
2004 | $962 | $4,102 |
2005 | $1,211 | $5,323 |
2006 | $1,600 | $6,920 |
2007 | $1,816 | $9,101 |
2008 | $2,154 | $11,635 |
2009 | $1,820 | $8,563 |
2010 | $2,202 | $10,675 |
2011 | $2,418 | $14,305 |
2012 | $2,633 | $15,402 |
2013 | $2,873 | $15,941 |
2014 | $3,089 | $14,277 |
2015 | $2,586 | $9,427 |
2016 | $2,070 | $8,804 |
2017 | $1,876 | $10,835 |
2018 | $2,058 | $11,399 |
2019 | $2,265 | $11,640 |
2020 | $2,020 | $10,280 |
2021 | $2,017 | $12,637 |
2022 | $2,139 | $15,888 |
2023 | $1,597 | $14,403 |
2024 | $807 | $15,145 |
Nigeria vs. Russia life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1950 | 35.5 | 55.5 |
1951 | 35.7 | 55.3 |
1952 | 35.9 | 57.6 |
1953 | 36 | 58.8 |
1954 | 36.2 | 59.9 |
1955 | 36.3 | 62.1 |
1956 | 36.5 | 66.5 |
1957 | 36.6 | 66 |
1958 | 36.8 | 67.7 |
1959 | 37 | 67.4 |
1960 | 37.2 | 68.3 |
1961 | 37.4 | 68.6 |
1962 | 37.6 | 68.5 |
1963 | 37.8 | 69.1 |
1964 | 38 | 69.5 |
1965 | 38.2 | 69.3 |
1966 | 38.4 | 69.4 |
1967 | 37.5 | 69.2 |
1968 | 38.6 | 69.1 |
1969 | 38.9 | 68.6 |
1970 | 40 | 68.7 |
1971 | 40.6 | 68.9 |
1972 | 41.3 | 68.8 |
1973 | 41.8 | 68.9 |
1974 | 42.5 | 68.7 |
1975 | 43.1 | 68.3 |
1976 | 44.2 | 68.1 |
1977 | 44.8 | 67.9 |
1978 | 45.3 | 67.8 |
1979 | 45.7 | 67.6 |
1980 | 46 | 67.5 |
1981 | 46.3 | 67.6 |
1982 | 46.4 | 68.1 |
1983 | 46.4 | 68 |
1984 | 46.3 | 67.6 |
1985 | 46.2 | 68.3 |
1986 | 46 | 70 |
1987 | 45.9 | 70.1 |
1988 | 45.8 | 69.9 |
1989 | 45.8 | 69.7 |
1990 | 45.7 | 69.3 |
1991 | 45.5 | 69 |
1992 | 45.6 | 67.8 |
1993 | 45.8 | 65 |
1994 | 45.7 | 63.8 |
1995 | 45.9 | 64 |
1996 | 45.8 | 65.4 |
1997 | 46 | 66.6 |
1998 | 46.1 | 66.9 |
1999 | 46.6 | 65.6 |
2000 | 47.1 | 65 |
2001 | 47.5 | 65 |
2002 | 48 | 64.7 |
2003 | 48.6 | 64.7 |
2004 | 49.1 | 65.1 |
2005 | 49.5 | 65.2 |
2006 | 49.9 | 66.5 |
2007 | 50.4 | 67.5 |
2008 | 50.7 | 67.9 |
2009 | 51.1 | 68.7 |
2010 | 51.3 | 68.2 |
2011 | 51.5 | 69.7 |
2012 | 51.7 | 70.1 |
2013 | 51.8 | 70.6 |
2014 | 51.9 | 70.8 |
2015 | 51.9 | 71.3 |
2016 | 52.2 | 71.9 |
2017 | 52.4 | 72.8 |
2018 | 52.7 | 72.9 |
2019 | 53 | 73.1 |
2020 | 53.1 | 71.2 |
2021 | 53.5 | 69.8 |
2022 | 54.1 | 72.5 |
2023 | 54.5 | 73.2 |
2024 | 54.6 | 73.3 |
2025 | 54.8 | 73.5 |
Nigeria and Russia population clocks and comparison
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 45,053,782 | 119,897,000 |
1961 | 45,989,310 | 121,236,000 |
1962 | 46,965,292 | 122,591,000 |
1963 | 47,973,575 | 123,960,000 |
1964 | 49,012,016 | 125,345,000 |
1965 | 50,086,764 | 126,745,000 |
1966 | 51,188,234 | 127,468,000 |
1967 | 52,293,065 | 128,196,000 |
1968 | 53,432,783 | 128,928,000 |
1969 | 54,631,914 | 129,664,000 |
1970 | 55,893,838 | 130,404,000 |
1971 | 57,214,684 | 131,155,000 |
1972 | 58,601,748 | 131,909,000 |
1973 | 60,082,139 | 132,669,000 |
1974 | 61,679,144 | 133,432,000 |
1975 | 63,410,815 | 134,200,000 |
1976 | 65,258,009 | 135,147,000 |
1977 | 67,234,590 | 136,100,000 |
1978 | 69,326,532 | 137,060,000 |
1979 | 71,498,242 | 138,027,000 |
1980 | 73,764,641 | 139,010,000 |
1981 | 76,068,103 | 139,941,000 |
1982 | 78,378,701 | 140,823,000 |
1983 | 80,438,260 | 141,668,000 |
1984 | 82,526,443 | 142,745,000 |
1985 | 84,897,973 | 143,858,000 |
1986 | 87,235,953 | 144,894,000 |
1987 | 89,591,716 | 145,908,000 |
1988 | 92,020,090 | 146,857,000 |
1989 | 94,531,014 | 147,721,000 |
1990 | 97,120,925 | 147,969,406 |
1991 | 99,720,162 | 148,394,216 |
1992 | 102,372,770 | 148,538,197 |
1993 | 105,122,069 | 148,458,777 |
1994 | 107,935,714 | 148,407,912 |
1995 | 110,819,428 | 148,375,787 |
1996 | 113,754,779 | 148,160,129 |
1997 | 116,754,792 | 147,915,361 |
1998 | 119,846,254 | 147,670,784 |
1999 | 123,047,320 | 147,214,776 |
2000 | 126,382,494 | 146,596,869 |
2001 | 129,862,595 | 145,976,482 |
2002 | 133,471,989 | 145,306,497 |
2003 | 137,202,644 | 144,648,618 |
2004 | 141,057,045 | 144,067,316 |
2005 | 145,017,253 | 143,518,814 |
2006 | 149,077,334 | 143,049,637 |
2007 | 153,267,261 | 142,805,114 |
2008 | 157,595,014 | 142,742,366 |
2009 | 162,049,464 | 142,785,348 |
2010 | 166,642,886 | 142,849,468 |
2011 | 171,379,598 | 143,018,195 |
2012 | 176,200,625 | 143,378,447 |
2013 | 181,049,443 | 143,805,638 |
2014 | 185,896,915 | 144,237,223 |
2015 | 190,671,878 | 144,640,716 |
2016 | 195,443,700 | 145,015,460 |
2017 | 200,254,579 | 145,293,260 |
2018 | 204,938,755 | 145,398,106 |
2019 | 209,485,641 | 145,453,291 |
2020 | 213,996,181 | 145,245,148 |
2021 | 218,529,286 | 144,746,762 |
2022 | 223,150,896 | 144,236,933 |
2023 | 227,882,945 | 143,826,130 |
2024 | 232,679,478 | 143,533,851 |
Fertility rates in Nigeria and Russia
Year | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 6.36 | 2.52 |
1961 | 6.35 | 2.45 |
1962 | 6.36 | 2.36 |
1963 | 6.35 | 2.27 |
1964 | 6.36 | 2.18 |
1965 | 6.37 | 2.13 |
1966 | 6.39 | 2.1 |
1967 | 6.4 | 2.04 |
1968 | 6.42 | 1.99 |
1969 | 6.44 | 1.97 |
1970 | 6.47 | 1.99 |
1971 | 6.53 | 2.03 |
1972 | 6.58 | 2.04 |
1973 | 6.63 | 2.01 |
1974 | 6.7 | 2 |
1975 | 6.77 | 1.98 |
1976 | 6.81 | 1.97 |
1977 | 6.86 | 1.95 |
1978 | 6.92 | 1.92 |
1979 | 6.89 | 1.9 |
1980 | 6.85 | 1.89 |
1981 | 6.82 | 1.91 |
1982 | 6.8 | 2.04 |
1983 | 6.78 | 2.11 |
1984 | 6.7 | 2.06 |
1985 | 6.62 | 2.05 |
1986 | 6.56 | 2.15 |
1987 | 6.5 | 2.22 |
1988 | 6.5 | 2.12 |
1989 | 6.49 | 2.01 |
1990 | 6.46 | 1.89 |
1991 | 6.43 | 1.73 |
1992 | 6.39 | 1.55 |
1993 | 6.35 | 1.39 |
1994 | 6.32 | 1.4 |
1995 | 6.27 | 1.34 |
1996 | 6.22 | 1.27 |
1997 | 6.14 | 1.22 |
1998 | 6.07 | 1.23 |
1999 | 6.08 | 1.16 |
2000 | 6.12 | 1.2 |
2001 | 6.13 | 1.22 |
2002 | 6.12 | 1.29 |
2003 | 6.1 | 1.32 |
2004 | 6.09 | 1.34 |
2005 | 6.06 | 1.29 |
2006 | 6.05 | 1.31 |
2007 | 6.03 | 1.42 |
2008 | 6.02 | 1.5 |
2009 | 5.99 | 1.54 |
2010 | 5.95 | 1.57 |
2011 | 5.89 | 1.58 |
2012 | 5.8 | 1.69 |
2013 | 5.69 | 1.71 |
2014 | 5.62 | 1.75 |
2015 | 5.5 | 1.78 |
2016 | 5.34 | 1.76 |
2017 | 5.18 | 1.62 |
2018 | 5.02 | 1.58 |
2019 | 4.86 | 1.5 |
2020 | 4.7 | 1.51 |
2021 | 4.64 | 1.51 |
2022 | 4.55 | 1.42 |
2023 | 4.48 | 1.41 |
Nigeria and Russia demographics compared
Year | Median age, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 19.3 | 27.1 |
1961 | 19.3 | 27.4 |
1962 | 19.3 | 27.7 |
1963 | 19.3 | 28.1 |
1964 | 19.3 | 28.3 |
1965 | 19.3 | 28.6 |
1966 | 19.3 | 28.9 |
1967 | 19.2 | 29.2 |
1968 | 19.2 | 29.8 |
1969 | 19.1 | 30.3 |
1970 | 18.9 | 30.7 |
1971 | 18.8 | 31 |
1972 | 18.7 | 31.1 |
1973 | 18.6 | 31.1 |
1974 | 18.5 | 30.9 |
1975 | 18.4 | 30.7 |
1976 | 18.3 | 30.6 |
1977 | 18.2 | 30.9 |
1978 | 18 | 31 |
1979 | 17.9 | 31.1 |
1980 | 17.8 | 31.3 |
1981 | 17.7 | 31.4 |
1982 | 17.6 | 31.6 |
1983 | 17.5 | 31.7 |
1984 | 17.4 | 31.8 |
1985 | 17.3 | 32 |
1986 | 17.3 | 32.2 |
1987 | 17.3 | 32.4 |
1988 | 17.3 | 32.6 |
1989 | 17.3 | 32.9 |
1990 | 17.3 | 33.2 |
1991 | 17.3 | 33.6 |
1992 | 17.4 | 33.9 |
1993 | 17.4 | 34.4 |
1994 | 17.5 | 34.7 |
1995 | 17.6 | 35 |
1996 | 17.6 | 35.3 |
1997 | 17.7 | 35.7 |
1998 | 17.8 | 36 |
1999 | 17.9 | 36.3 |
2000 | 17.9 | 36.6 |
2001 | 17.9 | 36.8 |
2002 | 17.9 | 36.9 |
2003 | 17.9 | 37 |
2004 | 17.9 | 37.2 |
2005 | 17.9 | 37.4 |
2006 | 17.9 | 37.6 |
2007 | 17.9 | 37.7 |
2008 | 17.8 | 37.8 |
2009 | 17.8 | 37.9 |
2010 | 17.8 | 38 |
2011 | 17.7 | 38.1 |
2012 | 17.7 | 38.3 |
2013 | 17.7 | 38.4 |
2014 | 17.7 | 38.6 |
2015 | 17.8 | 38.7 |
2016 | 17.8 | 38.8 |
2017 | 17.9 | 39 |
2018 | 18 | 39.2 |
2019 | 18.2 | 39.4 |
2020 | 18.3 | 39.7 |
2021 | 18.5 | 39.9 |
2022 | 18.7 | 40.1 |
2023 | 18.8 | 40.5 |
2024 | 19 | 40.9 |
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GDP
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Land area
National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$291B
2024 |
$2.24T
2024 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
18.5%
2025 |
37.6%
2025 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
0.32%
2023 |
4.16%
2023 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP |
0.81%
2023 |
5.86%
2023 |
Armed forces personnel |
223,000
2020 |
1,454,000
2020 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-4.48%
2025 |
-1.01%
2025 |
Unemployment rate |
3.45%
2024 |
2.43%
2024 |
Services, % of GDP |
47%
2024 |
57.5%
2024 |
Industry, % of GDP |
29.6%
2024 |
30.7%
2024 |
Economic freedom index |
53.4
2025 |
51.6
2025 |
Income share by richest 10% |
26.3%
2022 |
25.1%
2023 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
3%
2022 |
3.1%
2023 |
Number of millionaires | n/a |
381,726
2024 |
Percentage of millionaires | n/a |
0.34%
2024 |
Number of billionaires |
4
2025 |
140
2025 |
Percentage of billionaires |
0.000004%
2025 |
0.0001%
2025 |
Listed domestic companies |
169
2024 |
194
2023 |
Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$54.4B
2024 |
$650B
2023 |
Total reserves including gold |
$38.6B
2024 |
$597B
2023 |
Personal remittances received |
$21.3B
2024 |
$1.91B
2024 |
International tourist arrivals |
5,265,000
2016 |
6,359,000
2020 |
International tourism as share of exports |
0.8%
2020 |
1.3%
2020 |
Banked people share |
63.3%
2024 |
79.3%
2024 |
Energy
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
333 kg
2022 |
5,601 kg
2022 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$17.9
2022 |
$7.43
2022 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
127.9 megatons
2023 |
2,070 megatons
2023 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
0.56 tons
2023 |
14.4 tons
2023 |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
55.7%
2022 |
89.5%
2022 |
Renewable energy use share |
80.3%
2021 |
3.5%
2021 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
1.08%
2022 |
9.45%
2022 |
Net energy imports use share |
-66.3%
2022 |
-75.1%
2022 |
Electric power consumption per capita |
135.6 kWh
2022 |
7,184 kWh
2022 |
Renewable electricity output share |
23.8%
2021 |
19.2%
2021 |
Hydroelectric share |
24.3%
2022 |
17.3%
2022 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
19.4%
2022 |
Electricity access |
61.2%
2023 |
100%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world population |
2.86%
2024 |
1.76%
2024 |
Annual migration change |
-35,202
2024 |
-178,042
2024 |
Urban population |
55%
2024 |
75.5%
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 |
5.4 ft
2025 |
Quality of life index |
12.9
2025 |
48.5
2025 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
26
2024 |
22
2024 |
Higher education index |
58
2025 |
84
2025 |
Homicides per 100K people |
21.7
2019 |
6.8
2021 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
20.7
2019 |
12
2019 |
Visa free countries |
54
2025 |
125
2025 |
Adult literacy rate |
70.4%
2024 |
99.9%
2021 |
English speaking |
60.6%
2023 |
4.84%
2023 |
People using the Internet |
39.2%
2023 |
94.4%
2024 |
Health
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$90.9
2022 |
$1,078
2022 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$69.2
2022 |
$298.7
2022 |
Life expectancy |
54.8 years
2025 |
73.5 years
2025 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
6.76%
2022 |
0.05%
2008 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.39
2022 |
3.83
2020 |
Age at first childbirth |
20.4 years
2025 |
25.2 years
2013 |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
993
2023 |
9
2023 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
104.9
2023 |
4.5
2023 |
Obesity rate |
12.8%
2022 |
24.8%
2022 |
Diabetes prevalence |
3%
2024 |
5.9%
2024 |
Air quality index |
8
2025 |
69
2025 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
3.3%
2022 |
29.2%
2022 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
3.78 liters
2020 |
10.5 liters
2020 |
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