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Nigeria · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Nigeria

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Abuja Lower middle income Nation age 63 years (since 1963) i NGA · NG
NationsTree Index 2025 i36.1142nd of 196 Tree height 2025 i26 msee ranking Military strength i55percentile
Population i237.5 m6th of 217 Area i923,768 km²31st of 216 GDP i$290.79 bn50th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$2.26 trn intl.19th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$9,532 intl.141st of 199 Life expectancy i54.6 years217th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i17
Strength · trunk i83
Quality of life · crown i13
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i19
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i84
CSV

In short

Nigeria is 142nd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 36.1 out of 100; its tree is 26 m tall.

It has 237.5 million people and an economy of $2.26 trn at purchasing power parity, 19th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable energy (16th of 212), CO₂ emissions per person (46th of 203) and Unemployment (44th of 187).

Its weakest positions: Under-5 mortality (196th of 196), Life expectancy (217th of 217) and Air pollution (PM2.5) (197th of 200).

Over five years it climbed from 162nd to 142nd in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 923,768 31st/216
Land area ikm² 910,770 30th/216
Population ipeople 237.5 m 6th/217
Population growth i% 2.06% 45th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 255.5 53rd/216
Urban population i% 63.8% 112th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 40.5% 20th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 3.1% 193rd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $290.79 bn 50th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $2.26 trn 19th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $1.93 trn 19th/199
GDP per person iUSD $1,224 188th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $9,532 141st/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $1,360 175th/201
GDP growth i% 4.0% 78th/210
Inflation i% 23.0% 171st/180
Unemployment i% 3.1% 44th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 36.1% 51st/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -1.8% 71st/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 23.0% 28th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 16.4% 153rd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 8.3% 122nd/192
Services i% of GDP 58.2% 98th/200

Trade

42
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 85.9% 8th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 6.1% 144th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 6.4% 134th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.9% 137th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 2.7% 125th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 4.8% 38th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.4% 126th/196

Natural resources

72
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 8.6% 52nd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 6.25% 23rd/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 1.16% 29th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 62nd/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.01% 84th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 1.13% 50th/209
Arable land i% of land area 40.8% 13th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 990 128th/183

Tourism

43
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 5.3 m 35th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $321.0 m 106th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 0.8% 156th/168

Society & health

17
Life expectancy iyears 54.6 217th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 115.6 196th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.38 129th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.52004
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 67% 176th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 53.4% 110th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 46.9% 159th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 20.7%2018
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 5.4% 192nd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.2% 151st/193
Adult literacy i% 70.4% 79th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 9.7%2011
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.560 164th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 33.9 52nd/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 41.8% 100th/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 62.5% 183rd/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 29.9% 130th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 32.2% 108th/144
Internet users i% of population 41.2% 156th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 71 178th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.1 198th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.40 96th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 3,5282015
Air passengers carried ipassengers 5.3 m 58th/161

Environment & energy

43
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.57 46th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 80.3% 16th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 65.7 197th/200
Forest area i% of land area 18.9% 133rd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 317 142nd/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 33.6 178th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 26.5 173rd/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 43.0 161st/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 35.1 192nd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 44.4 148th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 45.6 136th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 15.7 126th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $2.10 bn 64th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.9% 120th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 5.9% 61st/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 223,000 30th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.23% 152nd/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 21.0 m 88th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 4.0 m 51st/65

Science & innovation

72
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.28%2019
Patent applications by residents iapplications 410 49th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 9,799 43rd/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Nigeria — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/nigeria. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Nigeria — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/nigeria. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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