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Nigeria vs Tajikistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nigeria has a population of 233M (ranked 6/197), compared with 10.6M in Tajikistan (ranked 91/197). Nigeria's land area is 351,650 sq mi versus 53,587 sq mi for Tajikistan (ranked 30th vs. 93rd).

By GDP, Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B) and Tajikistan ranks 145/197 ($14.2B). By GDP per capita, Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807), while Tajikistan ranks 167/197 ($1,341).

Main facts and rankings

Nigeria Tajikistan
Population
241467099
10940854
Population rank 6/197 88/197
GDP
$188B
2024
$14.2B
2024
GDP rank 58/197 145/197
GDP per capita
$807
2024
$1,341
2024
GDP per capita rank 186/197 167/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,440
2024
$5,406
2024
Government debt
$99.3B
2024
$4.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
28.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$427
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 170/185 171/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,020
2025
$2,250
2025
Land area
351,650 sq mi
2025
53,587 sq mi
2025
Population density
662 ppl/mi²
2024
197.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.48
2023
3.07
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
23 years
2024
Life expectancy
54.8 years
2025
72.1 years
2025

Nigeria and Tajikistan: Comparison Charts

Nigeria and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP
Nigeria

Tajikistan
Year GDP
Nigeria Tajikistan
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 $2,629,395,066
1991 $59,526,833,412 $2,536,585,366
1992 $52,058,181,854 $1,908,554,572
1993 $56,721,051,402 $1,646,623,195
1994 $80,399,613,064 $1,522,001,206
1995 $140,919,776,986 $1,231,561,860
1996 $185,730,236,700 $1,043,654,822
1997 $200,850,397,618 $921,518,033
1998 $218,416,200,673 $1,320,199,582
1999 $59,145,077,039 $1,086,612,290
2000 $69,171,451,627 $860,541,842
2001 $73,557,840,064 $1,080,772,551
2002 $95,054,059,303 $1,221,106,220
2003 $104,738,954,264 $1,555,318,261
2004 $135,764,731,646 $2,076,176,869
2005 $175,670,569,969 $2,312,352,021
2006 $238,454,997,161 $2,830,213,849
2007 $278,260,846,800 $3,719,524,541
2008 $339,476,276,258 $5,161,299,725
2009 $295,008,835,381 $4,979,472,364
2010 $366,990,417,129 $5,642,221,099
2011 $414,466,676,831 $6,522,756,255
2012 $463,971,018,239 $7,633,036,903
2013 $520,117,180,314 $8,448,411,318
2014 $574,183,763,412 $9,112,605,459
2015 $493,026,682,801 $8,271,431,485
2016 $404,649,125,252 $6,992,416,097
2017 $375,745,731,053 $7,536,402,853
2018 $421,739,251,509 $7,764,999,999
2019 $474,517,490,844 $8,300,813,599
2020 $432,198,898,468 $8,133,963,551
2021 $440,833,635,874 $8,937,805,347
2022 $477,403,400,101 $10,713,525,200
2023 $363,846,332,835 $12,244,169,293
2024 $187,759,703,100 $14,204,575,549

Nigeria and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Nigeria

Tajikistan
Year GDP per capita
Nigeria Tajikistan
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 $487
1991 $597 $458
1992 $509 $338
1993 $540 $287.6
1994 $745 $261.3
1995 $1,272 $207
1996 $1,633 $172
1997 $1,720 $150.1
1998 $1,822 $213.7
1999 $481 $175
2000 $547 $136.9
2001 $566 $168.7
2002 $712 $187
2003 $763 $233.6
2004 $962 $306
2005 $1,211 $334
2006 $1,600 $401
2007 $1,816 $517
2008 $2,154 $703
2009 $1,820 $665
2010 $2,202 $737
2011 $2,418 $834
2012 $2,633 $952
2013 $2,873 $1,028
2014 $3,089 $1,082
2015 $2,586 $957
2016 $2,070 $789
2017 $1,876 $829
2018 $2,058 $834
2019 $2,265 $871
2020 $2,020 $834
2021 $2,017 $897
2022 $2,139 $1,052
2023 $1,597 $1,178
2024 $807 $1,341

Nigeria vs. Tajikistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nigeria

Tajikistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Nigeria Tajikistan
1950 35.5 49.3
1951 35.7 49.6
1952 35.9 49.9
1953 36 50.2
1954 36.2 50.5
1955 36.3 50.8
1956 36.5 51.1
1957 36.6 51.4
1958 36.8 51.8
1959 37 52.2
1960 37.2 52.5
1961 37.4 52.9
1962 37.6 53.4
1963 37.8 53.8
1964 38 54.2
1965 38.2 54.7
1966 38.4 55.1
1967 37.5 55.5
1968 38.6 55.9
1969 38.9 56.3
1970 40 56.6
1971 40.6 56.9
1972 41.3 57.2
1973 41.8 57.4
1974 42.5 57.7
1975 43.1 57.9
1976 44.2 58.1
1977 44.8 58.2
1978 45.3 58.4
1979 45.7 58.5
1980 46 58.6
1981 46.3 58.8
1982 46.4 60.2
1983 46.4 60.5
1984 46.3 60.7
1985 46.2 61
1986 46 61.8
1987 45.9 61.6
1988 45.8 61.8
1989 45.8 61.7
1990 45.7 61.6
1991 45.5 61.7
1992 45.6 57.1
1993 45.8 55.5
1994 45.7 60.1
1995 45.9 61.4
1996 45.8 60.8
1997 46 61.9
1998 46.1 62.4
1999 46.6 63.1
2000 47.1 63.5
2001 47.5 64.2
2002 48 64.9
2003 48.6 65.9
2004 49.1 66.6
2005 49.5 66.5
2006 49.9 67
2007 50.4 67.4
2008 50.7 67.9
2009 51.1 68.2
2010 51.3 68.4
2011 51.5 68.7
2012 51.7 69.1
2013 51.8 69.6
2014 51.9 69.7
2015 51.9 69.7
2016 52.2 70
2017 52.4 70.5
2018 52.7 70.7
2019 53 71
2020 53.1 68.6
2021 53.5 69.6
2022 54.1 71.6
2023 54.5 71.8
2024 54.6 71.9
2025 54.8 72.1

Nigeria and Tajikistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Nigeria

Tajikistan
Year Population
Nigeria Tajikistan
1960 45,053,782 2,112,131
1961 45,989,310 2,181,805
1962 46,965,292 2,255,026
1963 47,973,575 2,331,736
1964 49,012,016 2,411,260
1965 50,086,764 2,492,998
1966 51,188,234 2,577,184
1967 52,293,065 2,664,130
1968 53,432,783 2,753,848
1969 54,631,914 2,845,273
1970 55,893,838 2,936,779
1971 57,214,684 3,028,837
1972 58,601,748 3,123,691
1973 60,082,139 3,222,290
1974 61,679,144 3,324,499
1975 63,410,815 3,430,425
1976 65,258,009 3,540,076
1977 67,234,590 3,653,265
1978 69,326,532 3,768,508
1979 71,498,242 3,882,691
1980 73,764,641 3,995,256
1981 76,068,103 4,109,022
1982 78,378,701 4,227,171
1983 80,438,260 4,350,874
1984 82,526,443 4,480,026
1985 84,897,973 4,619,003
1986 87,235,953 4,772,139
1987 89,591,716 4,939,059
1988 92,020,090 5,114,989
1989 94,531,014 5,267,249
1990 97,120,925 5,398,768
1991 99,720,162 5,541,205
1992 102,372,770 5,649,400
1993 105,122,069 5,724,993
1994 107,935,714 5,825,368
1995 110,819,428 5,948,584
1996 113,754,779 6,066,523
1997 116,754,792 6,139,829
1998 119,846,254 6,176,397
1999 123,047,320 6,208,370
2000 126,382,494 6,284,735
2001 129,862,595 6,407,377
2002 133,471,989 6,531,669
2003 137,202,644 6,658,575
2004 141,057,045 6,790,547
2005 145,017,253 6,924,720
2006 149,077,334 7,057,566
2007 153,267,261 7,194,477
2008 157,595,014 7,338,403
2009 162,049,464 7,490,230
2010 166,642,886 7,652,141
2011 171,379,598 7,824,785
2012 176,200,625 8,014,084
2013 181,049,443 8,216,724
2014 185,896,915 8,425,552
2015 190,671,878 8,643,840
2016 195,443,700 8,865,631
2017 200,254,579 9,085,946
2018 204,938,755 9,307,333
2019 209,485,641 9,529,966
2020 213,996,181 9,749,310
2021 218,529,286 9,966,908
2022 223,150,896 10,182,222
2023 227,882,945 10,389,799
2024 232,679,478 10,590,927

Fertility rates in Nigeria and Tajikistan

Fertility rate
Nigeria

Tajikistan
Year Fertility rate
Nigeria Tajikistan
1960 6.36 6.24
1961 6.35 6.35
1962 6.36 6.48
1963 6.35 6.62
1964 6.36 6.68
1965 6.37 6.74
1966 6.39 6.82
1967 6.4 6.89
1968 6.42 6.91
1969 6.44 6.91
1970 6.47 6.91
1971 6.53 6.91
1972 6.58 6.89
1973 6.63 6.84
1974 6.7 6.77
1975 6.77 6.69
1976 6.81 6.6
1977 6.86 6.49
1978 6.92 6.4
1979 6.89 6.31
1980 6.85 6.21
1981 6.82 6.12
1982 6.8 6.03
1983 6.78 5.98
1984 6.7 5.96
1985 6.62 5.94
1986 6.56 5.91
1987 6.5 5.84
1988 6.5 5.75
1989 6.49 5.61
1990 6.46 5.46
1991 6.43 5.28
1992 6.39 5.06
1993 6.35 4.92
1994 6.32 4.79
1995 6.27 4.66
1996 6.22 3.94
1997 6.14 4.06
1998 6.07 4.07
1999 6.08 3.85
2000 6.12 3.49
2001 6.13 3.49
2002 6.12 3.47
2003 6.1 3.42
2004 6.09 3.51
2005 6.06 3.4
2006 6.05 3.34
2007 6.03 3.37
2008 6.02 3.39
2009 5.99 3.43
2010 5.95 3.46
2011 5.89 3.46
2012 5.8 3.42
2013 5.69 3.43
2014 5.62 3.46
2015 5.5 3.46
2016 5.34 3.38
2017 5.18 3.29
2018 5.02 3.29
2019 4.86 3.28
2020 4.7 3.21
2021 4.64 3.17
2022 4.55 3.13
2023 4.48 3.07

Nigeria and Tajikistan demographics compared

Median age
Nigeria

Tajikistan
Year Median age, years
Nigeria Tajikistan
1960 19.3 21.6
1961 19.3 21.4
1962 19.3 20.9
1963 19.3 20.4
1964 19.3 19.6
1965 19.3 18.9
1966 19.3 18.4
1967 19.2 18.1
1968 19.2 17.9
1969 19.1 17.8
1970 18.9 17.8
1971 18.8 17.8
1972 18.7 17.8
1973 18.6 17.8
1974 18.5 17.8
1975 18.4 17.9
1976 18.3 17.9
1977 18.2 18
1978 18 18
1979 17.9 18.1
1980 17.8 18.1
1981 17.7 18.1
1982 17.6 18.2
1983 17.5 18.2
1984 17.4 18.2
1985 17.3 18.2
1986 17.3 18.3
1987 17.3 18.3
1988 17.3 18.3
1989 17.3 18.2
1990 17.3 18.1
1991 17.3 18
1992 17.4 17.9
1993 17.4 17.8
1994 17.5 17.7
1995 17.6 17.7
1996 17.6 17.7
1997 17.7 17.9
1998 17.8 18
1999 17.9 18.2
2000 17.9 18.5
2001 17.9 18.7
2002 17.9 18.9
2003 17.9 19.2
2004 17.9 19.4
2005 17.9 19.6
2006 17.9 19.8
2007 17.9 20.1
2008 17.8 20.4
2009 17.8 20.6
2010 17.8 20.8
2011 17.7 21
2012 17.7 21.2
2013 17.7 21.4
2014 17.7 21.6
2015 17.8 21.7
2016 17.8 21.9
2017 17.9 22
2018 18 22.2
2019 18.2 22.3
2020 18.3 22.5
2021 18.5 22.6
2022 18.7 22.7
2023 18.8 22.9
2024 19 23

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nigeria Tajikistan
GNI, Atlas method
$291B
2024
$17.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
30.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.32%
2023
5.44%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
223,000
2020
17,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.48%
2025
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.45%
2024
0.08%
2016
Services, % of GDP
47%
2024
34.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2024
33.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
53.4
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2022
28.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2022
2.9%
2024
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
$3.3B
2023
Personal remittances received
$21.3B
2024
$6.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
5,265,000
2016
1,035,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
0.8%
2020
7.27%
2020
Banked people share
63.3%
2024
54.5%
2024

Energy

Nigeria Tajikistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
333 kg
2022
375 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.9
2022
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
9.31 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.56 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.7%
2022
60.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.3%
2021
34.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.08%
2022
44.8%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-66.3%
2022
28%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
135.6 kWh
2022
1,476 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
23.8%
2021
93.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
24.3%
2022
92.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
61.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nigeria Tajikistan
% of world population
2.86%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-35,202
2024
-21,236
2024
Urban population
55%
2024
28.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.9
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
19
2024
Higher education index
58
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
21.7
2019
0.91
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.7
2019
15.7
2019
Visa free countries
54
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
70.4%
2024
99.7%
2010
English speaking
60.6%
2023
5%
2025
People using the Internet
39.2%
2023
56.8%
2023

Health

Nigeria Tajikistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.9
2022
$78.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$69.2
2022
$51.2
2022
Life expectancy
54.8 years
2025
72.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.76%
2022
11.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.39
2022
2.13
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
23.2 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
993
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
104.9
2023
27.3
2023
Obesity rate
12.8%
2022
24.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
8
2025
5
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.78 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Nigeria Tajikistan
% of world land
0.61%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
1,511 sq mi
2024
5,060 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
267,948 sq mi
2025
14,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
81,611 sq mi
2025
1,648 sq mi
2025
Roads length
121,167 mi
2017
18,641 mi
2018

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