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Nigeria vs Ethiopia

Nigeria and Ethiopia side by side across 203 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$377.37B vs $121.53BNigeria vs Ethiopia
GDP per Capita$1,556 vs $1,081Nigeria vs Ethiopia
Population237.53M vs 135.47MNigeria vs Ethiopia

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Indicator Nigeria EthiopiaPeriod
GDPEconomy$377.37B$121.53B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,556$1,0812026
Inflation RateEconomy15.9%11.8%2026-06
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy26.5%—2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy1,376.34 LCU/USD159.19 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-4.4%-1.8%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3.1%3.3%2025
Public DebtEconomy32.3%40.4%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-322.41M$-8.71B1960/2025 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy4.1%9.2%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,360$1,1102025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$9,230$3,6202025
GDP (PPP)Economy$2.26T$490.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy23%32.8%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy16.4%27.8%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy8.3%4.2%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy58.2%36.6%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy—20.1%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$22.79B$7.14B2025/2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy7.8%4.8%2025/2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy60%24.3%2024/2022
Foreign ReservesEconomy$46.02B$3.78B2025/2024
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy9.6%17.7%2022/2008 ⚠
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—3.4%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy82.5%68.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy80.7%58.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy33.931.12022/2021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy41.8%38.6%2022/2021
Account OwnershipEconomy63.3%48.8%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy11.9%17.5%2024/2021
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.6%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy26.2%33.5%1960/2025 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy13.9%16.7%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$321M$2.28B2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy5.27M518K2016/2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy5.8%-2.4%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.08B$3.98B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy0.4%2.8%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy10.8%7.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy12.3%9.5%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%6.4%2024/2021
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy30.727.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy8.6%5.9%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy6.2%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0.3%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy1.2%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.8%4%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$16$422023
Lending Interest RateEconomy14%8%2023/2008 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy2.9%-17.1%2023/2008 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy—19.7%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,663$7872021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy33.5%60.1%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy17%6.4%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy49.5%33.4%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy66.5%84.1%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy—80.9%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.5%8.3%2022/2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy3.314.32024/2023
ATMs per 100,000Economy12.810.12024/2023
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy1.9%7%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.5%0.9%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy64%63.7%2022/2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy92.9%93.5%2022/2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$387.79M$16.79B1960/2025 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$710.2M$25.49B1960/2025 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8260.7952024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.6940.3822024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade20.8—2021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade88.6%0%2024/2023
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade3.5%9.2%2024/2023
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade6%80.4%2024/2023
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade2.7%3.8%2024/2023
Exports (% of GDP)Trade9.2%13.3%1960/2025 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade16.9%20.2%1960/2025 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.560.4972023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6770.4972023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3790.3262023
PopulationDemographics237.53M135.47M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.1%2.6%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics54.6 years67.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.3 years19.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.383.912024
Rural PopulationDemographics36.2%75.9%2025
Population Under 15Demographics40.5%38.8%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics63.8%24.1%2025
Population DensityDemographics266.2/km²138.9/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics31.830.32026
Death RateDemographics11.55.732026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.010.22026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics54.9 years71 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics54.3 years64.4 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%4.6%2025
Infant MortalityHealth69.834.52024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.2%0.7%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.2%2.8%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.380.142023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth47332023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth17.217.72021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth17.7%16.8%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth70.9%46.3%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth32.2%8.1%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth992.8194.92023
Under-Five MortalityHealth104.946.52023
Neonatal MortalityHealth33.727.42023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth2191412024
Measles ImmunizationHealth56%77%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth62%81%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth52.3%42%2024
Basic SanitationHealth15.7%2.3%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth3%4.4%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.50.332004/2016 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth21.6%36.1%2021
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth50.7%49.8%2022/2019
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.651.222022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth8468.22024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$67$352023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth27.7%38.3%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth3.1%5.2%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth67%73.6%2018/2019
Child StuntingChild Welfare33.8%35.5%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare11.6%6.8%2021/2019
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare39.7%2.7%2024/2016 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare33.4%40.3%2024/2016 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.5%2.3%2021/2019
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education0.3%2.3%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation9.7%5.9%2011/2014
Adult Literacy RateEducation70.4%60.5%2024/2022
Youth Literacy RateEducation81.4%84.7%2024/2022
Primary Completion RateEducation77.4%54.4%2024/2022
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation74.1%30.4%2024/2022
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation75.7%77.5%2023/2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation—45.2%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation—26.7%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation68.5%17.6%2024/2022
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation62.2%95%2018/2014
Secondary EnrollmentEducation46.9%33.9%2023/2015 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security19.9%19.7%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security16.5M8.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture76.2%34.1%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture119.9116.32022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture62.62M t—2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture1.81K t575.7K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture350K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture6.5M t4.1M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.55M t1.13M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture11.16M t11.7M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture9.13M t282.72K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture43.93K t6.19M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,030 kg/ha3,444 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,997 kg/ha2,994 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,574 kg/ha2,904 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture20.9M head71.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance15.78.52023/2012 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance26372024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.5050.2572025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.3110.12025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8340.5292025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.11-0.442024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.01-0.652024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.01-1.052024
Political StabilityGovernance-2-1.882024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.63-0.832024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.73-1.242024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian123.85K1.01M2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian3.54M2.38M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian18.19K112.99K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology41.2%21.9%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology70.865.12024
4G CoverageTechnology84.6%44%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.10.62024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.6%4.8%2025
3G CoverageTechnology89.4%98.8%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology15.5%12.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.7%1.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.3%0.3%2019/2017
Electricity AccessInfrastructure62.5%56.6%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.27M15.27M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure48.5%64.3%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy3.2K MW10.1K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy284.5 MW21.6 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—504 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy2.9K MW9.2K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy80.3%90.6%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy26.2%7.1%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy144 kWh113 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy14.2%20.7%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy118.1 MW22.8 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy23.5%44.8%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.3%0.1%2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%3.3%2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy30.9%96.5%2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy68.7%0%2025
Electricity DemandEnergy39 TWh31 TWh2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy456 gCO₂/kWh23 gCO₂/kWh2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,343 kWh693 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.57 t0.15 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate22.2%95.4%2021/2020
Forest AreaClimate23.2%14.9%2023
Protected AreasClimate11.6%17%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate5.6%8.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate65.7 µg/m³23.8 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Nigeria or Ethiopia have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $377.37B for Nigeria versus $121.53B for Ethiopia (GDP, current US$).

How do Nigeria and Ethiopia compare across indicators?

This page compares Nigeria and Ethiopia on 203 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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