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Nigeria vs Serbia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nigeria has a population of 233M (ranked 6/197), compared with 6.59M in Serbia (ranked 109/197). Nigeria's land area is 351,650 sq mi versus 32,467 sq mi for Serbia (ranked 30th vs. 111th).

By GDP, Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B) and Serbia ranks 75/197 ($89.1B). By GDP per capita, Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807), while Serbia ranks 74/197 ($13,524).

Main facts and rankings

Nigeria Serbia
Population
241467099
6541064
Population rank 6/197 110/197
GDP
$188B
2024
$89.1B
2024
GDP rank 58/197 75/197
GDP per capita
$807
2024
$13,524
2024
GDP per capita rank 186/197 74/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,440
2024
$31,867
2024
Government debt
$99.3B
2024
$39.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
44.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$427
2024
$6,015
2024
Government debt per person rank 170/185 74/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,020
2025
$11,469
2025
Land area
351,650 sq mi
2025
32,467 sq mi
2025
Population density
662 ppl/mi²
2024
202.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.48
2023
1.61
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
54.8 years
2025
77.1 years
2025

Nigeria and Serbia: Comparison Charts

Nigeria and Serbia economies compared

GDP
Nigeria

Serbia
Year GDP
Nigeria Serbia
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 $17,921,892,655
1996 $185,730,236,700 $23,277,430,168
1997 $200,850,397,618 $27,153,408,995
1998 $218,416,200,673 $21,004,077,441
1999 $59,145,077,039 $20,878,694,851
2000 $69,171,451,627 $7,326,373,882
2001 $73,557,840,064 $13,599,378,662
2002 $95,054,059,303 $17,930,583,571
2003 $104,738,954,264 $23,593,044,418
2004 $135,764,731,646 $26,845,632,342
2005 $175,670,569,969 $28,334,256,181
2006 $238,454,997,161 $33,298,057,362
2007 $278,260,846,800 $44,888,028,946
2008 $339,476,276,258 $54,220,641,202
2009 $295,008,835,381 $46,955,984,410
2010 $366,990,417,129 $43,536,629,233
2011 $414,466,676,831 $51,251,098,408
2012 $463,971,018,239 $45,103,269,969
2013 $520,117,180,314 $50,455,529,604
2014 $574,183,763,412 $49,114,321,280
2015 $493,026,682,801 $41,297,410,635
2016 $404,649,125,252 $42,225,495,910
2017 $375,745,731,053 $45,972,834,714
2018 $421,739,251,509 $52,787,520,249
2019 $474,517,490,844 $53,864,693,665
2020 $432,198,898,468 $55,874,017,669
2021 $440,833,635,874 $66,159,884,073
2022 $477,403,400,101 $66,797,564,758
2023 $363,846,332,835 $81,342,660,752
2024 $187,759,703,100 $89,083,506,277

Nigeria and Serbia economies compared

GDP per capita
Nigeria

Serbia
Year GDP per capita
Nigeria Serbia
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 $2,349
1996 $1,633 $3,054
1997 $1,720 $3,574
1998 $1,822 $2,775
1999 $481 $2,769
2000 $547 $975
2001 $566 $1,812
2002 $712 $2,391
2003 $763 $3,154
2004 $962 $3,597
2005 $1,211 $3,808
2006 $1,600 $4,493
2007 $1,816 $6,081
2008 $2,154 $7,377
2009 $1,820 $6,414
2010 $2,202 $5,971
2011 $2,418 $7,082
2012 $2,633 $6,263
2013 $2,873 $7,040
2014 $3,089 $6,887
2015 $2,586 $5,820
2016 $2,070 $5,982
2017 $1,876 $6,548
2018 $2,058 $7,560
2019 $2,265 $7,756
2020 $2,020 $8,099
2021 $2,017 $9,681
2022 $2,139 $10,023
2023 $1,597 $12,282
2024 $807 $13,524

Nigeria vs. Serbia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nigeria

Serbia
Year Life expectancy, years
Nigeria Serbia
1950 35.5 55.1
1951 35.7 55.6
1952 35.9 57.4
1953 36 59.8
1954 36.2 60.7
1955 36.3 61.3
1956 36.5 61.9
1957 36.6 63.2
1958 36.8 64.3
1959 37 65.2
1960 37.2 65.7
1961 37.4 66.3
1962 37.6 67
1963 37.8 67.4
1964 38 68
1965 38.2 68.7
1966 38.4 69.4
1967 37.5 70.1
1968 38.6 70.1
1969 38.9 70
1970 40 69.7
1971 40.6 69.7
1972 41.3 70
1973 41.8 70.5
1974 42.5 71.1
1975 43.1 71.6
1976 44.2 71.9
1977 44.8 71.8
1978 45.3 71.4
1979 45.7 71.2
1980 46 71.1
1981 46.3 71.1
1982 46.4 71
1983 46.4 71.1
1984 46.3 71.2
1985 46.2 71.4
1986 46 71.6
1987 45.9 71.9
1988 45.8 72
1989 45.8 72.3
1990 45.7 72.2
1991 45.5 71.9
1992 45.6 71.6
1993 45.8 71.9
1994 45.7 72.3
1995 45.9 72.7
1996 45.8 72.9
1997 46 72.9
1998 46.1 72.3
1999 46.6 70
2000 47.1 72.3
2001 47.5 72.3
2002 48 72.6
2003 48.6 72.7
2004 49.1 72.9
2005 49.5 73.1
2006 49.9 73.4
2007 50.4 73.7
2008 50.7 73.9
2009 51.1 74.1
2010 51.3 74.4
2011 51.5 74.7
2012 51.7 75.1
2013 51.8 75.3
2014 51.9 75.5
2015 51.9 75.7
2016 52.2 75.7
2017 52.4 75.8
2018 52.7 76
2019 53 76.1
2020 53.1 74.5
2021 53.5 72.9
2022 54.1 75.5
2023 54.5 76.8
2024 54.6 76.9
2025 54.8 77.1

Nigeria and Serbia population clocks and comparison

Population
Nigeria

Serbia
Year Population
Nigeria Serbia
1960 45,053,782 6,638,992
1961 45,989,310 6,689,077
1962 46,965,292 6,740,264
1963 47,973,575 6,787,950
1964 49,012,016 6,832,855
1965 50,086,764 6,876,624
1966 51,188,234 6,927,969
1967 52,293,065 6,966,522
1968 53,432,783 7,007,586
1969 54,631,914 7,123,249
1970 55,893,838 7,164,993
1971 57,214,684 7,211,716
1972 58,601,748 7,252,012
1973 60,082,139 7,283,902
1974 61,679,144 7,326,043
1975 63,410,815 7,368,717
1976 65,258,009 7,418,973
1977 67,234,590 7,462,783
1978 69,326,532 7,504,017
1979 71,498,242 7,541,997
1980 73,764,641 7,709,544
1981 76,068,103 7,736,787
1982 78,378,701 7,763,335
1983 80,438,260 7,788,100
1984 82,526,443 7,813,549
1985 84,897,973 7,835,902
1986 87,235,953 7,853,824
1987 89,591,716 7,868,027
1988 92,020,090 7,884,218
1989 94,531,014 7,893,787
1990 97,120,925 7,897,937
1991 99,720,162 7,595,636
1992 102,372,770 7,604,063
1993 105,122,069 7,614,328
1994 107,935,714 7,622,711
1995 110,819,428 7,628,264
1996 113,754,779 7,622,185
1997 116,754,792 7,598,538
1998 119,846,254 7,567,745
1999 123,047,320 7,540,401
2000 126,382,494 7,516,346
2001 129,862,595 7,503,433
2002 133,471,989 7,500,031
2003 137,202,644 7,480,591
2004 141,057,045 7,463,157
2005 145,017,253 7,440,769
2006 149,077,334 7,411,569
2007 153,267,261 7,381,579
2008 157,595,014 7,350,222
2009 162,049,464 7,320,807
2010 166,642,886 7,291,436
2011 171,379,598 7,236,519
2012 176,200,625 7,201,497
2013 181,049,443 7,166,553
2014 185,896,915 7,131,787
2015 190,671,878 7,095,383
2016 195,443,700 7,058,322
2017 200,254,579 7,020,858
2018 204,938,755 6,982,604
2019 209,485,641 6,945,235
2020 213,996,181 6,899,126
2021 218,529,286 6,834,326
2022 223,150,896 6,664,449
2023 227,882,945 6,623,183
2024 232,679,478 6,587,202

Fertility rates in Nigeria and Serbia

Fertility rate
Nigeria

Serbia
Year Fertility rate
Nigeria Serbia
1960 6.36 2.15
1961 6.35 2.13
1962 6.36 2.11
1963 6.35 2.08
1964 6.36 2.07
1965 6.37 2.06
1966 6.39 2.04
1967 6.4 2.02
1968 6.42 2.01
1969 6.44 1.99
1970 6.47 1.97
1971 6.53 1.96
1972 6.58 1.95
1973 6.63 1.94
1974 6.7 1.93
1975 6.77 1.92
1976 6.81 1.91
1977 6.86 1.9
1978 6.92 1.89
1979 6.89 1.88
1980 6.85 1.86
1981 6.82 1.85
1982 6.8 1.84
1983 6.78 1.83
1984 6.7 1.81
1985 6.62 1.8
1986 6.56 1.78
1987 6.5 1.75
1988 6.5 1.72
1989 6.49 1.69
1990 6.46 1.65
1991 6.43 1.61
1992 6.39 1.57
1993 6.35 1.54
1994 6.32 1.51
1995 6.27 1.47
1996 6.22 1.44
1997 6.14 1.4
1998 6.07 1.37
1999 6.08 1.35
2000 6.12 1.48
2001 6.13 1.58
2002 6.12 1.57
2003 6.1 1.59
2004 6.09 1.57
2005 6.06 1.45
2006 6.05 1.43
2007 6.03 1.38
2008 6.02 1.4
2009 5.99 1.44
2010 5.95 1.4
2011 5.89 1.4
2012 5.8 1.45
2013 5.69 1.43
2014 5.62 1.46
2015 5.5 1.46
2016 5.34 1.46
2017 5.18 1.49
2018 5.02 1.49
2019 4.86 1.52
2020 4.7 1.48
2021 4.64 1.52
2022 4.55 1.59
2023 4.48 1.61

Nigeria and Serbia demographics compared

Median age
Nigeria

Serbia
Year Median age, years
Nigeria Serbia
1960 19.3 28.7
1961 19.3 29.1
1962 19.3 29.4
1963 19.3 29.8
1964 19.3 30.2
1965 19.3 30.5
1966 19.3 30.8
1967 19.2 31.1
1968 19.2 31.4
1969 19.1 31.7
1970 18.9 32
1971 18.8 32.2
1972 18.7 32.5
1973 18.6 32.7
1974 18.5 32.8
1975 18.4 33
1976 18.3 33.2
1977 18.2 33.4
1978 18 33.5
1979 17.9 33.7
1980 17.8 33.8
1981 17.7 33.9
1982 17.6 34.1
1983 17.5 34.4
1984 17.4 34.7
1985 17.3 35
1986 17.3 35.4
1987 17.3 35.7
1988 17.3 36.1
1989 17.3 36.5
1990 17.3 36.8
1991 17.3 37.1
1992 17.4 37.5
1993 17.4 37.8
1994 17.5 38.2
1995 17.6 38.5
1996 17.6 38.9
1997 17.7 39.2
1998 17.8 39.5
1999 17.9 39.8
2000 17.9 40.1
2001 17.9 40.3
2002 17.9 40.5
2003 17.9 40.7
2004 17.9 40.9
2005 17.9 41.1
2006 17.9 41.3
2007 17.9 41.5
2008 17.8 41.7
2009 17.8 41.9
2010 17.8 42.1
2011 17.7 42.4
2012 17.7 42.6
2013 17.7 42.8
2014 17.7 43
2015 17.8 43.3
2016 17.8 43.5
2017 17.9 43.7
2018 18 44
2019 18.2 44.2
2020 18.3 44.4
2021 18.5 44.5
2022 18.7 44.7
2023 18.8 44.9
2024 19 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nigeria Serbia
GNI, Atlas method
$291B
2024
$76.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
43.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.32%
2023
3.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
2.85%
2023
Armed forces personnel
223,000
2020
32,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.48%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.45%
2024
7.24%
2024
Services, % of GDP
47%
2024
58.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
53.4
2025
64.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2022
24.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2022
2.4%
2022
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
$4.06B
2011
Total reserves including gold
$38.6B
2024
$30.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$21.3B
2024
$5.68B
2024
International tourist arrivals
5,265,000
2016
446,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.8%
2020
5.58%
2020
Banked people share
63.3%
2024
83.3%
2024

Energy

Nigeria Serbia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
333 kg
2022
2,378 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.9
2022
$12.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.56 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.7%
2022
83%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.3%
2021
27.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.08%
2022
7.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-66.3%
2022
42.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
135.6 kWh
2022
5,090 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
23.8%
2021
35%
2021
Hydroelectric share
24.3%
2022
32.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
61.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nigeria Serbia
% of world population
2.86%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-35,202
2024
-8,132
2024
Urban population
55%
2024
57.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.9
2025
62.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
58
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
21.7
2019
1.31
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.7
2019
7.5
2019
Visa free countries
54
2025
134
2025
Adult literacy rate
70.4%
2024
99.3%
2022
English speaking
60.6%
2023
55%
2025
People using the Internet
39.2%
2023
87.7%
2024

Health

Nigeria Serbia
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.9
2022
$903
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$69.2
2022
$330
2022
Life expectancy
54.8 years
2025
77.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.76%
2022
0.14%
2021
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.39
2022
2.84
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
993
2023
11
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
104.9
2023
5.2
2023
Obesity rate
12.8%
2022
23.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
8
2025
39
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.3%
2022
39.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.78 liters
2020
7.89 liters
2019

Territory

Nigeria Serbia
% of world land
0.61%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
1,511 sq mi
2024
4,929 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
267,948 sq mi
2025
13,112 sq mi
2025
Forest area
81,611 sq mi
2025
10,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
121,167 mi
2017
28,222 mi
2024

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