Country profile
Nigeria
Nigeria ranks #6 of 215 for population, #188 of 209 for gdp per capita, #216 of 216 for life expectancy, across 24 open-data indicators.
People
Population
233M
people · 2024
Rank #6 of 215
Life expectancy
54.6
years · 2024
Rank #216 of 216
Poverty headcount
41.8%
% of population · 2022
Rank #21 of 186
Under-5 mortality
116
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #1 of 244
Tobacco use
3.3%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #163 of 163
Calorie supply
2,470
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #158 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
5,265,000
arrivals · 2016
Rank #35 of 203
GDP per capita
$1,084
current US$ · 2024
Rank #188 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
33.2
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #9 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
640
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #13 of 210
Forest area
23.2%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #163 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
56.5
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #9 of 248
Protected areas
11.6%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #134 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.58
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #173 of 210
Fertilizer use
3.54
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #174 of 194
Pesticide use
1.09
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #120 of 193
Cereal yield
1.56
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #142 of 182
Digital
Internet users
41.2%
% of population · 2024
Rank #170 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.08
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #246 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
70.8
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #226 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
61.2%
% of population · 2023
Rank #184 of 215
Renewable electricity output
22.2%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #150 of 257
Energy use per person
2,343
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #172 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.51
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #83 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Nigeria; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield