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Nigeria vs Algeria

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GDP$377.37B vs $317.17BNigeria vs Algeria
GDP per Capita$1,556 vs $6,628Nigeria vs Algeria
Population237.53M vs 47.44MNigeria vs Algeria

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Indicator Nigeria AlgeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$377.37B$317.17B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,556$6,6282026
Inflation RateEconomy15.9%4.9%2026-06
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy26.5%—2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy1,376.34 LCU/USD133.15 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-4.4%-10.2%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3.1%11.6%2025
Public DebtEconomy32.3%59.2%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-322.41M$-15.24B1960/2025 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy4.1%3.8%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,360$5,8502025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$9,230$18,2402025
GDP (PPP)Economy$2.26T$881.65B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy23%14.5%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy16.4%34.8%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy8.3%9.5%2025/2024
Services (% of GDP)Economy58.2%45.7%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy—45.3%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$22.79B$1.8B2025/2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy7.8%0.7%2025/2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy60%2.7%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$46.02B$72.5B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy9.6%19.6%2022/2025
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy82.5%40.8%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy80.7%14.1%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy33.927.62022/2011 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy41.8%0%2022/2011 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy63.3%35.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy11.9%21%2024/2017 ⚠
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.6%8%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy26.2%39%1960/2025 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy13.9%0.8%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$321M$50M2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy5.27M591K2016/2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy5.8%-1.2%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.08B$1.44B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy0.4%0.5%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy10.8%23%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy12.3%36.8%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%29%2024/2017 ⚠
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy30.7432024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy8.6%22.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy6.2%14.5%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy1.2%8%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.8%0.1%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$16$42023
Lending Interest RateEconomy14%8%2023/2025
Real Interest RateEconomy2.9%7.2%2023/2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy—39.4%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,663$2,8102021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy33.5%9.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy17%32.3%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy49.5%58.3%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy66.5%25.6%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy—41.8%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.5%9.4%2022/2011 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy3.34.92024
ATMs per 100,000Economy12.812.12024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy1.9%2.5%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.5%0.2%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy64%4.7%2022/2011 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy92.9%41.8%2022/2011 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$387.79M$48.32B1960/2025 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$710.2M$63.56B1960/2025 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8260.82024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.6940.4792024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade20.812.22021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade88.6%96.1%2024/2017 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade3.5%2.7%2024/2017 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade6%1%2024/2017 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade2.7%1%2024/2017 ⚠
Exports (% of GDP)Trade9.2%16.8%1960/2025 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade16.9%22.1%1960/2025 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.560.7632023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6770.4432023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3790.6012023
PopulationDemographics237.53M47.44M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.1%1.3%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics54.6 years76.5 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.3 years28.8 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.382.722024
Rural PopulationDemographics36.2%24.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics40.5%29.9%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics63.8%75.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics266.2/km²20.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics31.817.32026
Death RateDemographics11.54.682026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.01-0.62026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics54.9 years77.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics54.3 years75.1 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%2%2025
Infant MortalityHealth69.819.52024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.2%0.1%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.2%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.381.662023/2022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth47702023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth17.218.32021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth17.7%13.3%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth70.9%45%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth32.2%62.5%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth992.862.52023
Under-Five MortalityHealth104.9222023
Neonatal MortalityHealth33.715.32023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth219542024
Measles ImmunizationHealth56%96%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth62%94%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth52.3%23.4%2024
Basic SanitationHealth15.7%23.4%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth3%17.5%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.51.612004/2017 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth21.6%53.6%2021/2019
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth50.7%98.8%2022/2019
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.652.512022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth848.582024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$67$2332023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth27.7%73.9%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth3.1%22.4%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth67%95.3%2018/2019
Child StuntingChild Welfare33.8%8.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare11.6%2.7%2021/2019
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare39.7%99.6%2024/2019 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare33.4%3.8%2024/2019 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.5%12.8%2021/2019
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education0.3%9%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation9.7%54.4%2011/2024 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation70.4%75.1%2024/2008 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation81.4%93.8%2024/2008 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation77.4%94.1%2024/2019 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation74.1%73.2%2024/2019 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation75.7%98.4%2023/2025
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation—22.4%2025
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation—79.6%2025
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation68.5%46.5%2024/2019 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation62.2%100%2018/2025 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation46.9%105.2%2023/2024
UndernourishmentFood Security19.9%2.5%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security16.5M—2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture76.2%17.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture119.9111.22022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture62.62M t—2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture1.81K t—2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture350K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture6.5M t660.76 t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.55M t—2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture11.16M t12K t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture9.13M t313.12 t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture43.93K t3M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,030 kg/ha6,000 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,997 kg/ha1,899 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,574 kg/ha1,667 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture20.9M head1.8M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance15.71.22023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance26342024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.5050.2652025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.3110.1262025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8340.6622025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.11-0.592024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.01-0.252024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.01-0.72024
Political StabilityGovernance-2-0.692024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.63-0.752024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.73-1.052024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian123.85K180.58K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian3.54M02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian18.19K3.69K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology41.2%77.4%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology70.8115.52024
4G CoverageTechnology84.6%99.1%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.113.32024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.6%0.5%2025
3G CoverageTechnology89.4%99.1%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology15.5%2.6%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.7%1.6%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.3%0.4%2019/2024 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure62.5%100%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.27M7.16M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure48.5%13.2%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy3.2K MW600.7 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy284.5 MW461.8 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—10 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy2.9K MW128.9 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy80.3%0.1%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy26.2%99.7%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy144 kWh1,828 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy14.2%9.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy118.1 MW57.9 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy23.5%100%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.3%1%2025/2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2025/2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy30.9%0%2025/2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy68.7%98.9%2025/2024
Electricity DemandEnergy39 TWh94 TWh2025/2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy456 gCO₂/kWh633 gCO₂/kWh2025/2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,343 kWh16,237 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.57 t3.98 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate22.2%0.9%2021
Forest AreaClimate23.2%0.8%2023
Protected AreasClimate11.6%4.4%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate5.6%91.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate65.7 µg/m³16.5 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Nigeria or Algeria have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $377.37B for Nigeria versus $317.17B for Algeria (GDP, current US$).

How do Nigeria and Algeria compare across indicators?

This page compares Nigeria and Algeria on 202 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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