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Nigeria vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nigeria has a population of 233M (ranked 6/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Nigeria's land area is 351,650 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 30th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Nigeria Vanuatu
Population
241467099
341110
Population rank 6/197 174/197
GDP
$188B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 58/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$807
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 186/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,440
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$99.3B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$427
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 170/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,020
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
351,650 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
662 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.48
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
54.8 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Nigeria and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Nigeria and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Nigeria

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Nigeria Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $64,201,788,123 $121,185,498
1981 $164,475,209,516 $113,781,796
1982 $142,769,363,314 $114,501,913
1983 $97,094,911,792 $117,389,554
1984 $73,484,359,521 $144,482,515
1985 $73,745,821,158 $131,856,421
1986 $54,805,852,581 $126,498,935
1987 $52,676,041,931 $139,464,174
1988 $49,648,470,440 $158,351,368
1989 $44,003,061,108 $154,013,202
1990 $54,035,795,388 $168,879,207
1991 $59,526,833,412 $201,334,169
1992 $52,058,181,854 $209,088,825
1993 $56,721,051,402 $200,491,853
1994 $80,399,613,064 $233,701,301
1995 $140,919,776,986 $249,333,250
1996 $185,730,236,700 $261,370,044
1997 $200,850,397,618 $272,771,209
1998 $218,416,200,673 $262,293,411
1999 $59,145,077,039 $268,006,973
2000 $69,171,451,627 $272,014,628
2001 $73,557,840,064 $257,926,882
2002 $95,054,059,303 $262,596,536
2003 $104,738,954,264 $314,471,413
2004 $135,764,731,646 $364,996,869
2005 $175,670,569,969 $394,962,433
2006 $238,454,997,161 $439,358,587
2007 $278,260,846,800 $516,392,923
2008 $339,476,276,258 $590,748,429
2009 $295,008,835,381 $592,622,319
2010 $366,990,417,129 $670,712,980
2011 $414,466,676,831 $770,153,588
2012 $463,971,018,239 $747,839,698
2013 $520,117,180,314 $758,304,466
2014 $574,183,763,412 $773,717,011
2015 $493,026,682,801 $759,690,181
2016 $404,649,125,252 $804,323,577
2017 $375,745,731,053 $880,043,284
2018 $421,739,251,509 $914,727,908
2019 $474,517,490,844 $936,526,268
2020 $432,198,898,468 $909,421,044
2021 $440,833,635,874 $982,362,212
2022 $477,403,400,101 $1,030,654,208
2023 $363,846,332,835 $1,126,313,359
2024 $187,759,703,100 $1,161,251,868

Nigeria and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Nigeria

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Nigeria Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $870 $1,048
1981 $2,162 $962
1982 $1,822 $946
1983 $1,207 $947
1984 $890 $1,137
1985 $869 $1,012
1986 $628 $946
1987 $588 $1,017
1988 $540 $1,125
1989 $465 $1,067
1990 $556 $1,141
1991 $597 $1,326
1992 $509 $1,344
1993 $540 $1,257
1994 $745 $1,431
1995 $1,272 $1,492
1996 $1,633 $1,529
1997 $1,720 $1,562
1998 $1,822 $1,471
1999 $481 $1,472
2000 $547 $1,460
2001 $566 $1,350
2002 $712 $1,341
2003 $763 $1,567
2004 $962 $1,774
2005 $1,211 $1,874
2006 $1,600 $2,035
2007 $1,816 $2,334
2008 $2,154 $2,604
2009 $1,820 $2,546
2010 $2,202 $2,815
2011 $2,418 $3,163
2012 $2,633 $3,005
2013 $2,873 $2,980
2014 $3,089 $2,973
2015 $2,586 $2,855
2016 $2,070 $2,956
2017 $1,876 $3,160
2018 $2,058 $3,207
2019 $2,265 $3,207
2020 $2,020 $3,043
2021 $2,017 $3,212
2022 $2,139 $3,292
2023 $1,597 $3,515
2024 $807 $3,543

Nigeria vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nigeria

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Nigeria Vanuatu
1950 35.5 43.9
1951 35.7 42.2
1952 35.9 45.3
1953 36 45.8
1954 36.2 46.5
1955 36.3 47.1
1956 36.5 47.7
1957 36.6 48.2
1958 36.8 48.7
1959 37 49.3
1960 37.2 49.8
1961 37.4 50.4
1962 37.6 50.9
1963 37.8 51.5
1964 38 52
1965 38.2 52.5
1966 38.4 53.1
1967 37.5 53.7
1968 38.6 54.2
1969 38.9 54.8
1970 40 55.3
1971 40.6 55.9
1972 41.3 56.4
1973 41.8 57
1974 42.5 57.6
1975 43.1 58.1
1976 44.2 58.7
1977 44.8 59.2
1978 45.3 59.9
1979 45.7 60.9
1980 46 61.3
1981 46.3 61.9
1982 46.4 62.5
1983 46.4 63.1
1984 46.3 63.5
1985 46.2 63.9
1986 46 64.6
1987 45.9 64.4
1988 45.8 65.7
1989 45.8 66
1990 45.7 66.7
1991 45.5 67.1
1992 45.6 67.4
1993 45.8 67.7
1994 45.7 68
1995 45.9 68.1
1996 45.8 68.2
1997 46 68.3
1998 46.1 68.4
1999 46.6 67.9
2000 47.1 68.6
2001 47.5 68.7
2002 48 68.8
2003 48.6 68.9
2004 49.1 69
2005 49.5 69.2
2006 49.9 69.1
2007 50.4 69.1
2008 50.7 69.3
2009 51.1 69.4
2010 51.3 69.6
2011 51.5 69.7
2012 51.7 69.9
2013 51.8 70
2014 51.9 70
2015 51.9 70.2
2016 52.2 70.4
2017 52.4 70.5
2018 52.7 70.6
2019 53 70.8
2020 53.1 70.4
2021 53.5 70
2022 54.1 71.3
2023 54.5 71.5
2024 54.6 71.7
2025 54.8 71.8

Nigeria and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Nigeria

Vanuatu
Year Population
Nigeria Vanuatu
1960 45,053,782 64,431
1961 45,989,310 66,264
1962 46,965,292 68,174
1963 47,973,575 70,159
1964 49,012,016 72,219
1965 50,086,764 74,358
1966 51,188,234 76,590
1967 52,293,065 78,921
1968 53,432,783 81,314
1969 54,631,914 83,755
1970 55,893,838 86,266
1971 57,214,684 88,862
1972 58,601,748 91,562
1973 60,082,139 94,362
1974 61,679,144 97,260
1975 63,410,815 100,269
1976 65,258,009 103,388
1977 67,234,590 106,618
1978 69,326,532 109,963
1979 71,498,242 113,040
1980 73,764,641 115,660
1981 76,068,103 118,249
1982 78,378,701 121,035
1983 80,438,260 123,998
1984 82,526,443 127,109
1985 84,897,973 130,356
1986 87,235,953 133,720
1987 89,591,716 137,187
1988 92,020,090 140,756
1989 94,531,014 144,393
1990 97,120,925 148,063
1991 99,720,162 151,793
1992 102,372,770 155,608
1993 105,122,069 159,463
1994 107,935,714 163,314
1995 110,819,428 167,137
1996 113,754,779 170,911
1997 116,754,792 174,626
1998 119,846,254 178,313
1999 123,047,320 182,048
2000 126,382,494 186,281
2001 129,862,595 191,031
2002 133,471,989 195,863
2003 137,202,644 200,746
2004 141,057,045 205,711
2005 145,017,253 210,760
2006 149,077,334 215,923
2007 153,267,261 221,276
2008 157,595,014 226,896
2009 162,049,464 232,731
2010 166,642,886 238,248
2011 171,379,598 243,474
2012 176,200,625 248,883
2013 181,049,443 254,482
2014 185,896,915 260,240
2015 190,671,878 266,101
2016 195,443,700 272,087
2017 200,254,579 278,507
2018 204,938,755 285,259
2019 209,485,641 291,985
2020 213,996,181 298,858
2021 218,529,286 305,868
2022 223,150,896 313,046
2023 227,882,945 320,409
2024 232,679,478 327,777

Fertility rates in Nigeria and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Nigeria

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Nigeria Vanuatu
1960 6.36 6.78
1961 6.35 6.73
1962 6.36 6.67
1963 6.35 6.62
1964 6.36 6.57
1965 6.37 6.52
1966 6.39 6.51
1967 6.4 6.51
1968 6.42 6.46
1969 6.44 6.41
1970 6.47 6.35
1971 6.53 6.29
1972 6.58 6.23
1973 6.63 6.15
1974 6.7 6.06
1975 6.77 5.98
1976 6.81 5.89
1977 6.86 5.81
1978 6.92 5.77
1979 6.89 5.73
1980 6.85 5.69
1981 6.82 5.65
1982 6.8 5.6
1983 6.78 5.55
1984 6.7 5.49
1985 6.62 5.43
1986 6.56 5.38
1987 6.5 5.33
1988 6.5 5.27
1989 6.49 5.21
1990 6.46 5.17
1991 6.43 5.13
1992 6.39 5.09
1993 6.35 5.02
1994 6.32 4.94
1995 6.27 4.85
1996 6.22 4.75
1997 6.14 4.66
1998 6.07 4.6
1999 6.08 4.56
2000 6.12 4.54
2001 6.13 4.5
2002 6.12 4.38
2003 6.1 4.29
2004 6.09 4.21
2005 6.06 4.13
2006 6.05 4.1
2007 6.03 4.12
2008 6.02 4.16
2009 5.99 4.16
2010 5.95 4.13
2011 5.89 4.09
2012 5.8 4.06
2013 5.69 4.04
2014 5.62 4
2015 5.5 3.95
2016 5.34 3.92
2017 5.18 3.88
2018 5.02 3.83
2019 4.86 3.79
2020 4.7 3.74
2021 4.64 3.7
2022 4.55 3.65
2023 4.48 3.6

Nigeria and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Nigeria

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Nigeria Vanuatu
1960 19.3 17.7
1961 19.3 17.6
1962 19.3 17.5
1963 19.3 17.4
1964 19.3 17.3
1965 19.3 17.2
1966 19.3 17.1
1967 19.2 17.1
1968 19.2 17
1969 19.1 17
1970 18.9 17
1971 18.8 17
1972 18.7 17
1973 18.6 17
1974 18.5 17.1
1975 18.4 17.1
1976 18.3 17.1
1977 18.2 17.2
1978 18 17.3
1979 17.9 17.5
1980 17.8 17.6
1981 17.7 17.7
1982 17.6 17.7
1983 17.5 17.7
1984 17.4 17.7
1985 17.3 17.7
1986 17.3 17.8
1987 17.3 17.8
1988 17.3 17.8
1989 17.3 17.8
1990 17.3 17.8
1991 17.3 17.9
1992 17.4 17.8
1993 17.4 17.7
1994 17.5 17.7
1995 17.6 17.8
1996 17.6 18
1997 17.7 18
1998 17.8 18
1999 17.9 18
2000 17.9 18.2
2001 17.9 18.5
2002 17.9 18.7
2003 17.9 18.9
2004 17.9 19.2
2005 17.9 19.4
2006 17.9 19.6
2007 17.9 19.9
2008 17.8 20.1
2009 17.8 20.3
2010 17.8 20.5
2011 17.7 20.6
2012 17.7 20.8
2013 17.7 20.9
2014 17.7 21
2015 17.8 21.1
2016 17.8 21.1
2017 17.9 21.2
2018 18 21.2
2019 18.2 21.2
2020 18.3 21.2
2021 18.5 21.2
2022 18.7 21.2
2023 18.8 21.2
2024 19 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nigeria Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$291B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.32%
2023
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
223,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.48%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.45%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
47%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
53.4
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2022
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2022
3%
2019
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
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$21.3B
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
5,265,000
2016
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.8%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
63.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Nigeria Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
333 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.9
2022
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.56 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.7%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
80.3%
2021
25%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.08%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-66.3%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
135.6 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
23.8%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
24.3%
2022
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
61.2%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Nigeria Vanuatu
% of world population
2.86%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-35,202
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
55%
2024
26.1%
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
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.9
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
58
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
21.7
2019
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.7
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
54
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
70.4%
2024
88%
2023
English speaking
60.6%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
39.2%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Nigeria Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.9
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$69.2
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
54.8 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.76%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.39
2022
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
993
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
104.9
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
12.8%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
8
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.78 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Nigeria Vanuatu
% of world land
0.61%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
1,511 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
267,948 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
81,611 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
121,167 mi
2017
665 mi
2000

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