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Nigeria vs Ukraine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nigeria has a population of 233M (ranked 6/197), compared with 37.9M in Ukraine (ranked 41/197). Nigeria's land area is 351,650 sq mi versus 223,708 sq mi for Ukraine (ranked 30th vs. 46th).

By GDP, Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B) and Ukraine ranks 57/197 ($191B). By GDP per capita, Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807), while Ukraine ranks 118/197 ($5,038).

Main facts and rankings

Nigeria Ukraine
Population
241467099
39426577
Population rank 6/197 40/197
GDP
$188B
2024
$191B
2024
GDP rank 58/197 57/197
GDP per capita
$807
2024
$5,038
2024
GDP per capita rank 186/197 118/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,440
2024
$18,550
2024
Government debt
$99.3B
2024
$171B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
110%
2025
Government debt per person
$427
2024
$4,526
2024
Government debt per person rank 170/185 85/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,020
2025
$5,178
2025
Land area
351,650 sq mi
2025
223,708 sq mi
2025
Population density
662 ppl/mi²
2024
169.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.48
2023
0.98
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
43.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
54.8 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Nigeria and Ukraine: Comparison Charts

Nigeria and Ukraine economies compared

GDP
Nigeria

Ukraine
Year GDP
Nigeria Ukraine
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 $64,087,694,038
1988 $49,648,470,440 $74,703,517,903
1989 $44,003,061,108 $82,709,161,099
1990 $54,035,795,388 $81,393,558,423
1991 $59,526,833,412 $77,350,733,982
1992 $52,058,181,854 $73,945,908,384
1993 $56,721,051,402 $65,648,559,903
1994 $80,399,613,064 $52,549,580,265
1995 $140,919,776,986 $48,213,856,469
1996 $185,730,236,700 $44,558,831,005
1997 $200,850,397,618 $50,151,531,592
1998 $218,416,200,673 $41,882,523,345
1999 $59,145,077,039 $31,580,639,554
2000 $69,171,451,627 $32,375,083,935
2001 $73,557,840,064 $39,309,580,983
2002 $95,054,059,303 $43,956,163,612
2003 $104,738,954,264 $52,010,355,753
2004 $135,764,731,646 $67,220,154,164
2005 $175,670,569,969 $89,238,865,119
2006 $238,454,997,161 $111,884,752,475
2007 $278,260,846,800 $148,733,861,386
2008 $339,476,276,258 $188,110,390,660
2009 $295,008,835,381 $121,552,153,444
2010 $366,990,417,129 $141,209,170,427
2011 $414,466,676,831 $169,333,835,202
2012 $463,971,018,239 $182,591,753,828
2013 $520,117,180,314 $190,498,811,460
2014 $574,183,763,412 $133,503,871,862
2015 $493,026,682,801 $91,030,967,789
2016 $404,649,125,252 $93,355,869,404
2017 $375,745,731,053 $112,090,505,082
2018 $421,739,251,509 $130,891,088,294
2019 $474,517,490,844 $153,883,047,510
2020 $432,198,898,468 $156,617,722,013
2021 $440,833,635,874 $199,765,859,571
2022 $477,403,400,101 $161,989,520,721
2023 $363,846,332,835 $181,221,517,869
2024 $187,759,703,100 $190,741,263,732

Nigeria and Ukraine economies compared

GDP per capita
Nigeria

Ukraine
Year GDP per capita
Nigeria Ukraine
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 $1,244
1988 $540 $1,444
1989 $465 $1,593
1990 $556 $1,564
1991 $597 $1,483
1992 $509 $1,413
1993 $540 $1,254
1994 $745 $1,009
1995 $1,272 $933
1996 $1,633 $870
1997 $1,720 $987
1998 $1,822 $831
1999 $481 $632
2000 $547 $653
2001 $566 $800
2002 $712 $903
2003 $763 $1,076
2004 $962 $1,401
2005 $1,211 $1,875
2006 $1,600 $2,366
2007 $1,816 $3,160
2008 $2,154 $4,018
2009 $1,820 $2,607
2010 $2,202 $3,040
2011 $2,418 $3,657
2012 $2,633 $3,951
2013 $2,873 $4,130
2014 $3,089 $2,904
2015 $2,586 $1,988
2016 $2,070 $2,047
2017 $1,876 $2,467
2018 $2,058 $2,895
2019 $2,265 $3,423
2020 $2,020 $3,505
2021 $2,017 $4,510
2022 $2,139 $3,946
2023 $1,597 $4,803
2024 $807 $5,038

Nigeria vs. Ukraine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nigeria

Ukraine
Year Life expectancy, years
Nigeria Ukraine
1950 35.5 61.2
1951 35.7 61.4
1952 35.9 62.1
1953 36 63
1954 36.2 64.1
1955 36.3 65.3
1956 36.5 66.3
1957 36.6 67.2
1958 36.8 67.7
1959 37 68.7
1960 37.2 69.4
1961 37.4 70
1962 37.6 70.4
1963 37.8 70.7
1964 38 71
1965 38.2 71.1
1966 38.4 71.2
1967 37.5 71.1
1968 38.6 71
1969 38.9 70.8
1970 40 70.8
1971 40.6 70.9
1972 41.3 71
1973 41.8 70.8
1974 42.5 70.6
1975 43.1 70.4
1976 44.2 70.1
1977 44.8 70
1978 45.3 69.8
1979 45.7 69.8
1980 46 69.8
1981 46.3 69.8
1982 46.4 69.9
1983 46.4 69.9
1984 46.3 70
1985 46.2 70.4
1986 46 70.8
1987 45.9 71.2
1988 45.8 71
1989 45.8 70.8
1990 45.7 70.4
1991 45.5 69.7
1992 45.6 68.9
1993 45.8 68.3
1994 45.7 67.5
1995 45.9 67.1
1996 45.8 67.1
1997 46 67.7
1998 46.1 68
1999 46.6 68
2000 47.1 67.8
2001 47.5 67.7
2002 48 67.7
2003 48.6 67.6
2004 49.1 67.5
2005 49.5 67.5
2006 49.9 67.5
2007 50.4 67.7
2008 50.7 68.3
2009 51.1 69.2
2010 51.3 70.2
2011 51.5 70.7
2012 51.7 71.1
2013 51.8 71.5
2014 51.9 71.8
2015 51.9 72.7
2016 52.2 73.4
2017 52.4 74
2018 52.7 73.6
2019 53 73.9
2020 53.1 73.3
2021 53.5 71.6
2022 54.1 72.7
2023 54.5 73.4
2024 54.6 74.7
2025 54.8 74.9

Nigeria and Ukraine population clocks and comparison

Population
Nigeria

Ukraine
Year Population
Nigeria Ukraine
1960 45,053,782 42,824,093
1961 45,989,310 43,399,766
1962 46,965,292 43,943,674
1963 47,973,575 44,462,372
1964 49,012,016 44,951,156
1965 50,086,764 45,386,892
1966 51,188,234 45,802,519
1967 52,293,065 46,215,988
1968 53,432,783 46,614,325
1969 54,631,914 46,976,256
1970 55,893,838 47,261,306
1971 57,214,684 47,573,287
1972 58,601,748 47,946,893
1973 60,082,139 48,277,121
1974 61,679,144 48,576,570
1975 63,410,815 48,865,229
1976 65,258,009 49,120,842
1977 67,234,590 49,336,481
1978 69,326,532 49,521,243
1979 71,498,242 49,721,381
1980 73,764,641 49,955,152
1981 76,068,103 50,189,281
1982 78,378,701 50,402,724
1983 80,438,260 50,637,029
1984 82,526,443 50,887,599
1985 84,897,973 51,108,770
1986 87,235,953 51,318,745
1987 89,591,716 51,515,732
1988 92,020,090 51,724,853
1989 94,531,014 51,917,817
1990 97,120,925 52,054,092
1991 99,720,162 52,170,961
1992 102,372,770 52,323,671
1993 105,122,069 52,350,126
1994 107,935,714 52,075,998
1995 110,819,428 51,665,539
1996 113,754,779 51,226,109
1997 116,754,792 50,786,885
1998 119,846,254 50,379,731
1999 123,047,320 49,976,446
2000 126,382,494 49,556,660
2001 129,862,595 49,106,855
2002 133,471,989 48,677,281
2003 137,202,644 48,315,136
2004 141,057,045 47,979,507
2005 145,017,253 47,585,556
2006 149,077,334 47,278,694
2007 153,267,261 47,062,798
2008 157,595,014 46,819,175
2009 162,049,464 46,623,731
2010 166,642,886 46,456,003
2011 171,379,598 46,307,853
2012 176,200,625 46,210,056
2013 181,049,443 46,126,770
2014 185,896,915 45,972,380
2015 190,671,878 45,784,896
2016 195,443,700 45,616,832
2017 200,254,579 45,436,041
2018 204,938,755 45,208,907
2019 209,485,641 44,957,458
2020 213,996,181 44,680,014
2021 218,529,286 44,298,640
2022 223,150,896 41,048,766
2023 227,882,945 37,732,836
2024 232,679,478 37,860,221

Fertility rates in Nigeria and Ukraine

Fertility rate
Nigeria

Ukraine
Year Fertility rate
Nigeria Ukraine
1960 6.36 2.29
1961 6.35 2.2
1962 6.36 2.15
1963 6.35 2.11
1964 6.36 2.01
1965 6.37 1.94
1966 6.39 2.04
1967 6.4 2.04
1968 6.42 2.03
1969 6.44 2.01
1970 6.47 2.08
1971 6.53 2.11
1972 6.58 2.13
1973 6.63 2.04
1974 6.7 2.06
1975 6.77 2.05
1976 6.81 2.04
1977 6.86 1.98
1978 6.92 1.97
1979 6.89 1.96
1980 6.85 1.95
1981 6.82 1.92
1982 6.8 1.95
1983 6.78 2.1
1984 6.7 2.08
1985 6.62 2.03
1986 6.56 2.12
1987 6.5 2.07
1988 6.5 2.04
1989 6.49 1.93
1990 6.46 1.85
1991 6.43 1.77
1992 6.39 1.67
1993 6.35 1.56
1994 6.32 1.47
1995 6.27 1.4
1996 6.22 1.33
1997 6.14 1.27
1998 6.07 1.21
1999 6.08 1.13
2000 6.12 1.11
2001 6.13 1.09
2002 6.12 1.13
2003 6.1 1.17
2004 6.09 1.22
2005 6.06 1.22
2006 6.05 1.3
2007 6.03 1.34
2008 6.02 1.44
2009 5.99 1.47
2010 5.95 1.44
2011 5.89 1.46
2012 5.8 1.53
2013 5.69 1.52
2014 5.62 1.47
2015 5.5 1.39
2016 5.34 1.39
2017 5.18 1.3
2018 5.02 1.23
2019 4.86 1.22
2020 4.7 1.21
2021 4.64 1.15
2022 4.55 0.9
2023 4.48 0.98

Nigeria and Ukraine demographics compared

Median age
Nigeria

Ukraine
Year Median age, years
Nigeria Ukraine
1960 19.3 29.2
1961 19.3 29.6
1962 19.3 29.7
1963 19.3 29.8
1964 19.3 29.9
1965 19.3 30.1
1966 19.3 30.6
1967 19.2 31.2
1968 19.2 31.6
1969 19.1 32
1970 18.9 32.3
1971 18.8 32.5
1972 18.7 32.8
1973 18.6 33.1
1974 18.5 33.4
1975 18.4 33.7
1976 18.3 34
1977 18.2 34.2
1978 18 34.2
1979 17.9 34
1980 17.8 33.8
1981 17.7 33.7
1982 17.6 33.7
1983 17.5 33.6
1984 17.4 33.6
1985 17.3 33.8
1986 17.3 33.9
1987 17.3 34.1
1988 17.3 34.1
1989 17.3 34.1
1990 17.3 34.3
1991 17.3 34.5
1992 17.4 34.7
1993 17.4 34.9
1994 17.5 35.2
1995 17.6 35.5
1996 17.6 35.8
1997 17.7 36.2
1998 17.8 36.5
1999 17.9 36.9
2000 17.9 37.2
2001 17.9 37.6
2002 17.9 37.9
2003 17.9 38.2
2004 17.9 38.4
2005 17.9 38.7
2006 17.9 38.9
2007 17.9 39.1
2008 17.8 39.2
2009 17.8 39.3
2010 17.8 39.5
2011 17.7 39.7
2012 17.7 39.8
2013 17.7 39.8
2014 17.7 40
2015 17.8 40.2
2016 17.8 40.6
2017 17.9 40.9
2018 18 41.2
2019 18.2 41.5
2020 18.3 41.9
2021 18.5 42.2
2022 18.7 42.5
2023 18.8 43.1
2024 19 43.2

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Finance

Nigeria Ukraine
GNI, Atlas method
$291B
2024
$185B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
58%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.32%
2023
5.93%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
36.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
223,000
2020
298,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.48%
2025
-18.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.45%
2024
9.83%
2021
Services, % of GDP
47%
2024
60.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2024
19%
2024
Economic freedom index
53.4
2025
54.1
2022
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2022
21.7%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2022
4.3%
2020
Number of billionaires
4
2025
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.000004%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
169
2024
78
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$54.4B
2024
$4.42B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$38.6B
2024
$43.8B
2024
Personal remittances received
$21.3B
2024
$11.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
5,265,000
2016
3,382,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.8%
2020
1.13%
2020
Banked people share
63.3%
2024
87.6%
2024

Energy

Nigeria Ukraine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
333 kg
2022
1,508 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.9
2022
$10.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
136.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.56 tons
2023
3.61 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.7%
2022
65.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.3%
2021
8.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.08%
2022
26.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-66.3%
2022
23.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
135.6 kWh
2022
2,516 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
23.8%
2021
12%
2021
Hydroelectric share
24.3%
2022
11.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
49.4%
2023
Electricity access
61.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nigeria Ukraine
% of world population
2.86%
2024
0.46%
2024
Annual migration change
-35,202
2024
+1,146,012
2024
Urban population
55%
2024
70.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.9
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
58
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
21.7
2019
3.84
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.7
2019
10.2
2019
Visa free countries
54
2025
147
2025
Adult literacy rate
70.4%
2024
100%
2021
English speaking
60.6%
2023
51%
2023
People using the Internet
39.2%
2023
82.4%
2023

Health

Nigeria Ukraine
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.9
2022
$370
2021
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$69.2
2022
$167.5
2021
Life expectancy
54.8 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.76%
2022
0.68%
2019
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.39
2022
2.99
2014
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
26.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
993
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
104.9
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
12.8%
2022
24.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3%
2024
6%
2024
Air quality index
8
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.3%
2022
24.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.78 liters
2020
9.24 liters
2020

Territory

Nigeria Ukraine
% of world land
0.61%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
1,511 sq mi
2024
5,909 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
267,948 sq mi
2025
159,503 sq mi
2025
Forest area
81,611 sq mi
2025
37,483 sq mi
2025
Roads length
121,167 mi
2017
105,443 mi
2012

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