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Nigeria vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nigeria has a population of 233M (ranked 6/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Nigeria's land area is 351,650 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 30th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Nigeria Yemen
Population
241467099
42727988
Population rank 6/197 37/197
GDP
$188B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 58/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$807
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 186/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,440
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$99.3B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$427
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 170/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,020
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
351,650 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
662 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.48
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
54.8 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Nigeria and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Nigeria and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Nigeria

Yemen
Year GDP
Nigeria Yemen
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 $12,643,821,569
1991 $59,526,833,412 $14,665,445,462
1992 $52,058,181,854 $17,959,367,194
1993 $56,721,051,402 $21,736,802,664
1994 $80,399,613,064 $28,019,483,764
1995 $140,919,776,986 $12,796,345,679
1996 $185,730,236,700 $6,496,163,616
1997 $200,850,397,618 $6,838,298,531
1998 $218,416,200,673 $6,322,175,566
1999 $59,145,077,039 $7,639,325,296
2000 $69,171,451,627 $9,679,316,770
2001 $73,557,840,064 $9,852,990,693
2002 $95,054,059,303 $10,693,430,511
2003 $104,738,954,264 $11,777,532,662
2004 $135,764,731,646 $13,867,634,371
2005 $175,670,569,969 $16,731,566,717
2006 $238,454,997,161 $19,063,143,370
2007 $278,260,846,800 $21,650,528,674
2008 $339,476,276,258 $26,910,855,807
2009 $295,008,835,381 $25,130,278,213
2010 $366,990,417,129 $30,906,749,533
2011 $414,466,676,831 $32,726,417,878
2012 $463,971,018,239 $35,401,331,609
2013 $520,117,180,314 $40,415,233,436
2014 $574,183,763,412 $43,228,585,321
2015 $493,026,682,801 $42,444,490,074
2016 $404,649,125,252 $31,317,825,274
2017 $375,745,731,053 $26,842,229,045
2018 $421,739,251,509 $21,606,160,663
2019 $474,517,490,844 -
2020 $432,198,898,468 -
2021 $440,833,635,874 -
2022 $477,403,400,101 -
2023 $363,846,332,835 -
2024 $187,759,703,100 -

Nigeria and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Nigeria

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Nigeria Yemen
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 $910
1991 $597 $1,016
1992 $509 $1,198
1993 $540 $1,397
1994 $745 $1,735
1995 $1,272 $764
1996 $1,633 $375
1997 $1,720 $383
1998 $1,822 $343
1999 $481 $401
2000 $547 $493
2001 $566 $487
2002 $712 $513
2003 $763 $549
2004 $962 $628
2005 $1,211 $734
2006 $1,600 $810
2007 $1,816 $890
2008 $2,154 $1,072
2009 $1,820 $969
2010 $2,202 $1,155
2011 $2,418 $1,186
2012 $2,633 $1,245
2013 $2,873 $1,379
2014 $3,089 $1,430
2015 $2,586 $1,362
2016 $2,070 $975
2017 $1,876 $811
2018 $2,058 $634
2019 $2,265 -
2020 $2,020 -
2021 $2,017 -
2022 $2,139 -
2023 $1,597 -
2024 $807 -

Nigeria vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nigeria

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Nigeria Yemen
1950 35.5 28.9
1951 35.7 29.3
1952 35.9 29.6
1953 36 30
1954 36.2 30.4
1955 36.3 30.8
1956 36.5 31.3
1957 36.6 31.8
1958 36.8 32.4
1959 37 32.9
1960 37.2 33.5
1961 37.4 34.1
1962 37.6 33.7
1963 37.8 33.4
1964 38 34.9
1965 38.2 35.6
1966 38.4 36.3
1967 37.5 37.1
1968 38.6 38
1969 38.9 39.6
1970 40 40.6
1971 40.6 41.8
1972 41.3 42.7
1973 41.8 43.6
1974 42.5 44.5
1975 43.1 45.5
1976 44.2 46.4
1977 44.8 47.4
1978 45.3 48.5
1979 45.7 49.5
1980 46 50.6
1981 46.3 51.7
1982 46.4 52.4
1983 46.4 53.6
1984 46.3 54.6
1985 46.2 55.4
1986 46 54
1987 45.9 56.8
1988 45.8 57.4
1989 45.8 58
1990 45.7 58.5
1991 45.5 58.8
1992 45.6 59.3
1993 45.8 59.7
1994 45.7 59.8
1995 45.9 60.5
1996 45.8 60.9
1997 46 61.3
1998 46.1 61.8
1999 46.6 62.3
2000 47.1 62.8
2001 47.5 63.3
2002 48 63.8
2003 48.6 64.4
2004 49.1 64.9
2005 49.5 65.4
2006 49.9 65.8
2007 50.4 66.2
2008 50.7 66.6
2009 51.1 66.9
2010 51.3 67.2
2011 51.5 67.4
2012 51.7 67.6
2013 51.8 68
2014 51.9 68
2015 51.9 66.8
2016 52.2 67.1
2017 52.4 67.1
2018 52.7 65.9
2019 53 66.6
2020 53.1 66.4
2021 53.5 66
2022 54.1 68
2023 54.5 69.3
2024 54.6 69.4
2025 54.8 69.6

Nigeria and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Nigeria

Yemen
Year Population
Nigeria Yemen
1960 45,053,782 5,532,301
1961 45,989,310 5,655,232
1962 46,965,292 5,782,221
1963 47,973,575 5,911,135
1964 49,012,016 6,048,006
1965 50,086,764 6,195,593
1966 51,188,234 6,351,494
1967 52,293,065 6,516,444
1968 53,432,783 6,690,524
1969 54,631,914 6,875,859
1970 55,893,838 7,065,279
1971 57,214,684 7,257,462
1972 58,601,748 7,460,068
1973 60,082,139 7,672,796
1974 61,679,144 7,896,783
1975 63,410,815 8,133,598
1976 65,258,009 8,384,113
1977 67,234,590 8,648,222
1978 69,326,532 8,926,586
1979 71,498,242 9,224,194
1980 73,764,641 9,543,358
1981 76,068,103 9,882,362
1982 78,378,701 10,241,006
1983 80,438,260 10,621,499
1984 82,526,443 11,025,597
1985 84,897,973 11,453,825
1986 87,235,953 11,901,040
1987 89,591,716 12,369,912
1988 92,020,090 12,859,708
1989 94,531,014 13,364,174
1990 97,120,925 13,887,862
1991 99,720,162 14,430,201
1992 102,372,770 14,989,494
1993 105,122,069 15,563,914
1994 107,935,714 16,149,147
1995 110,819,428 16,740,058
1996 113,754,779 17,313,177
1997 116,754,792 17,873,936
1998 119,846,254 18,446,013
1999 123,047,320 19,029,420
2000 126,382,494 19,624,141
2001 129,862,595 20,226,147
2002 133,471,989 20,835,086
2003 137,202,644 21,456,379
2004 141,057,045 22,095,167
2005 145,017,253 22,790,085
2006 149,077,334 23,543,083
2007 153,267,261 24,318,082
2008 157,595,014 25,111,941
2009 162,049,464 25,927,724
2010 166,642,886 26,754,387
2011 171,379,598 27,582,897
2012 176,200,625 28,433,647
2013 181,049,443 29,312,952
2014 185,896,915 30,226,309
2015 190,671,878 31,159,379
2016 195,443,700 32,109,010
2017 200,254,579 33,090,921
2018 204,938,755 34,085,182
2019 209,485,641 35,111,408
2020 213,996,181 36,134,863
2021 218,529,286 37,140,230
2022 223,150,896 38,222,876
2023 227,882,945 39,390,799
2024 232,679,478 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Nigeria and Yemen

Fertility rate
Nigeria

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Nigeria Yemen
1960 6.36 7.99
1961 6.35 8
1962 6.36 8.01
1963 6.35 8.03
1964 6.36 8.07
1965 6.37 8.1
1966 6.39 8.14
1967 6.4 8.17
1968 6.42 8.19
1969 6.44 8.22
1970 6.47 8.23
1971 6.53 8.26
1972 6.58 8.27
1973 6.63 8.29
1974 6.7 8.33
1975 6.77 8.37
1976 6.81 8.42
1977 6.86 8.47
1978 6.92 8.5
1979 6.89 8.67
1980 6.85 8.71
1981 6.82 8.75
1982 6.8 8.79
1983 6.78 8.83
1984 6.7 8.85
1985 6.62 8.86
1986 6.56 8.86
1987 6.5 8.83
1988 6.5 8.79
1989 6.49 8.71
1990 6.46 8.61
1991 6.43 8.46
1992 6.39 8.27
1993 6.35 8.05
1994 6.32 7.8
1995 6.27 7.53
1996 6.22 7
1997 6.14 6.82
1998 6.07 6.64
1999 6.08 6.49
2000 6.12 6.32
2001 6.13 6.14
2002 6.12 5.97
2003 6.1 5.84
2004 6.09 5.71
2005 6.06 5.56
2006 6.05 5.41
2007 6.03 5.26
2008 6.02 5.11
2009 5.99 5
2010 5.95 4.81
2011 5.89 4.63
2012 5.8 4.63
2013 5.69 4.62
2014 5.62 4.62
2015 5.5 4.62
2016 5.34 4.61
2017 5.18 4.61
2018 5.02 4.61
2019 4.86 4.6
2020 4.7 4.6
2021 4.64 4.6
2022 4.55 4.59
2023 4.48 4.59

Nigeria and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Nigeria

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Nigeria Yemen
1960 19.3 19.7
1961 19.3 19.6
1962 19.3 19.6
1963 19.3 19.5
1964 19.3 19.4
1965 19.3 19.3
1966 19.3 19.2
1967 19.2 19.1
1968 19.2 18.9
1969 19.1 18.7
1970 18.9 18.4
1971 18.8 18.1
1972 18.7 17.8
1973 18.6 17.6
1974 18.5 17.3
1975 18.4 17
1976 18.3 16.8
1977 18.2 16.6
1978 18 16.3
1979 17.9 16.1
1980 17.8 15.9
1981 17.7 15.7
1982 17.6 15.5
1983 17.5 15.3
1984 17.4 15.1
1985 17.3 15
1986 17.3 14.9
1987 17.3 14.8
1988 17.3 14.7
1989 17.3 14.6
1990 17.3 14.6
1991 17.3 14.6
1992 17.4 14.6
1993 17.4 14.6
1994 17.5 14.6
1995 17.6 14.7
1996 17.6 14.8
1997 17.7 14.9
1998 17.8 15
1999 17.9 15.2
2000 17.9 15.4
2001 17.9 15.6
2002 17.9 15.8
2003 17.9 16
2004 17.9 16.2
2005 17.9 16.4
2006 17.9 16.7
2007 17.9 16.9
2008 17.8 17.2
2009 17.8 17.4
2010 17.8 17.7
2011 17.7 17.9
2012 17.7 18.1
2013 17.7 18.3
2014 17.7 18.5
2015 17.8 18.7
2016 17.8 18.8
2017 17.9 18.9
2018 18 19
2019 18.2 19.1
2020 18.3 19.1
2021 18.5 19.1
2022 18.7 19.2
2023 18.8 19.2
2024 19 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nigeria Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$291B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.32%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
223,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.48%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.45%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
47%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
53.4
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2022
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2022
3%
2014
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
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$21.3B
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
5,265,000
2016
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
0.8%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
63.3%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Nigeria Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
333 kg
2022
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.9
2022
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.56 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.7%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.3%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.08%
2022
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-66.3%
2022
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
135.6 kWh
2022
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
23.8%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
24.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
61.2%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Nigeria Yemen
% of world population
2.86%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-35,202
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
55%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.9
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
58
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
21.7
2019
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.7
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
54
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
70.4%
2024
54.1%
2004
English speaking
60.6%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
39.2%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Nigeria Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.9
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$69.2
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
54.8 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.76%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.39
2022
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
993
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
104.9
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
12.8%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
8
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.3%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.78 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Nigeria Yemen
% of world land
0.61%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
1,511 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
267,948 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
81,611 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
121,167 mi
2017
n/a

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