Ethiopia vs Nigeria

Ethiopia (Africa) and Nigeria (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Ethiopia Nigeria World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Ethiopia: 75.34 Nigeria: 93.14 World: 452.65 1961 Ethiopia: 76.73 Nigeria: 97.14 World: 471.93 1962 Ethiopia: 77.79 Nigeria: 104.53 World: 496.11 1963 Ethiopia: 79.17 Nigeria: 107.68 World: 525.19 1964 Ethiopia: 83.84 Nigeria: 113.3 World: 563.85 1965 Ethiopia: 88.85 Nigeria: 117.29 World: 601.89 1966 Ethiopia: 93.15 Nigeria: 124.38 World: 638.97 1967 Ethiopia: 96.09 Nigeria: 99.5 World: 664.4 1968 Ethiopia: 99.47 Nigeria: 97.34 World: 703.46 1969 Ethiopia: 102.28 Nigeria: 121.44 World: 761.11 1970 Ethiopia: 109.43 Nigeria: 224.46 World: 817.68 1971 Ethiopia: 112.74 Nigeria: 160.48 World: 884.88 1972 Ethiopia: 119.84 Nigeria: 209.45 World: 1,002 1973 Ethiopia: 134.94 Nigeria: 252.37 World: 1,201.53 1974 Ethiopia: 147.86 Nigeria: 402.84 World: 1,362.19 1975 Ethiopia: 144.28 Nigeria: 438.08 World: 1,488.94 1976 Ethiopia: 151.96 Nigeria: 556.39 World: 1,589.73 1977 Ethiopia: 170.4 Nigeria: 535.97 World: 1,766.28 1978 Ethiopia: 178.3 Nigeria: 526.9 World: 2,055.49 1979 Ethiopia: 192.36 Nigeria: 660.99 World: 2,335.19 1980 Ethiopia: 203.69 Nigeria: 870.36 World: 2,587.01 1981 Ethiopia: 212.66 Nigeria: 2,162.21 World: 2,628.62 1982 Ethiopia: 215.25 Nigeria: 1,821.53 World: 2,554.08 1983 Ethiopia: 232.68 Nigeria: 1,207.07 World: 2,561.17 1984 Ethiopia: 214.23 Nigeria: 890.43 World: 2,614.33 1985 Ethiopia: 243.9 Nigeria: 868.64 World: 2,690.59 1986 Ethiopia: 245.98 Nigeria: 628.25 World: 3,118.57 1987 Ethiopia: 254.12 Nigeria: 587.96 World: 3,487.88 1988 Ethiopia: 253.25 Nigeria: 539.54 World: 3,829.99 1989 Ethiopia: 256.39 Nigeria: 465.49 World: 3,930.51 1990 Ethiopia: 262.11 Nigeria: 556.38 World: 4,338.94 1991 Ethiopia: 277.57 Nigeria: 596.94 World: 4,453.9 1992 Ethiopia: 207.41 Nigeria: 508.52 World: 4,679.98 1993 Ethiopia: 168.52 Nigeria: 539.57 World: 4,685.3 1994 Ethiopia: 127.69 Nigeria: 744.88 World: 4,967.01 1995 Ethiopia: 136.52 Nigeria: 1,271.62 World: 5,463.2 1996 Ethiopia: 147.33 Nigeria: 1,632.72 World: 5,507.22 1997 Ethiopia: 143.37 Nigeria: 1,720.28 World: 5,408.57 1998 Ethiopia: 126.47 Nigeria: 1,822.47 World: 5,302.34 1999 Ethiopia: 120.73 Nigeria: 480.67 World: 5,401.23 2000 Ethiopia: 122.27 Nigeria: 547.32 World: 5,512.56 2001 Ethiopia: 118.46 Nigeria: 566.43 World: 5,404.2 2002 Ethiopia: 109.59 Nigeria: 712.16 World: 5,539.32 2003 Ethiopia: 116.8 Nigeria: 763.39 World: 6,129.87 2004 Ethiopia: 133.17 Nigeria: 962.48 World: 6,818 2005 Ethiopia: 158.24 Nigeria: 1,211.38 World: 7,290.57 2006 Ethiopia: 189.35 Nigeria: 1,599.54 World: 7,803.19 2007 Ethiopia: 237.15 Nigeria: 1,815.53 World: 8,685.33 2008 Ethiopia: 316.41 Nigeria: 2,154.11 World: 9,425.74 2009 Ethiopia: 368.57 Nigeria: 1,820.49 World: 8,827.04 2010 Ethiopia: 330.62 Nigeria: 2,202.26 World: 9,555.07 2011 Ethiopia: 343.02 Nigeria: 2,418.41 World: 10,496.93 2012 Ethiopia: 452.1 Nigeria: 2,633.2 World: 10,597.85 2013 Ethiopia: 484.04 Nigeria: 2,872.79 World: 10,759.35 2014 Ethiopia: 549.99 Nigeria: 3,088.72 World: 10,912.24 2015 Ethiopia: 597.91 Nigeria: 2,585.73 World: 10,191.98 2016 Ethiopia: 641.65 Nigeria: 2,070.41 World: 10,239.47 2017 Ethiopia: 696.35 Nigeria: 1,876.34 World: 10,784.4 2018 Ethiopia: 739.7 Nigeria: 2,057.88 World: 11,344.73 2019 Ethiopia: 793.47 Nigeria: 3,189.81 World: 11,417.6 2020 Ethiopia: 829.79 Nigeria: 2,797.18 World: 10,999.49 2021 Ethiopia: 893.01 Nigeria: 2,787.49 World: 12,472.91 2022 Ethiopia: 982.1 Nigeria: 2,899.16 World: 12,876.24 2023 Ethiopia: 1,055.81 Nigeria: 2,138.76 World: 13,313.86 2024 Ethiopia: 1,133.88 Nigeria: 1,084.16 World: 13,717.09 2025 Ethiopia: 932.73 Nigeria: 1,224.25 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Ethiopia Nigeria World

30 40 50 60 70 80 1960 Ethiopia: 39.62 Nigeria: 37.21 World: 50.94 1961 Ethiopia: 40.2 Nigeria: 37.43 World: 52.8 1962 Ethiopia: 40.53 Nigeria: 37.61 World: 55.29 1963 Ethiopia: 40.97 Nigeria: 37.81 World: 55.65 1964 Ethiopia: 41.26 Nigeria: 37.98 World: 56.1 1965 Ethiopia: 41.41 Nigeria: 38.22 World: 55.93 1966 Ethiopia: 39.34 Nigeria: 38.36 World: 56.45 1967 Ethiopia: 41.94 Nigeria: 37.5 World: 56.9 1968 Ethiopia: 42.09 Nigeria: 38.64 World: 57.34 1969 Ethiopia: 42.13 Nigeria: 38.95 World: 57.68 1970 Ethiopia: 42.12 Nigeria: 40.01 World: 57.94 1971 Ethiopia: 42.22 Nigeria: 40.61 World: 58.02 1972 Ethiopia: 41.04 Nigeria: 41.27 World: 58.84 1973 Ethiopia: 41.1 Nigeria: 41.83 World: 59.3 1974 Ethiopia: 39.08 Nigeria: 42.49 World: 59.7 1975 Ethiopia: 38.94 Nigeria: 43.05 World: 60.13 1976 Ethiopia: 41.32 Nigeria: 44.19 World: 60.45 1977 Ethiopia: 41.4 Nigeria: 44.85 World: 61.04 1978 Ethiopia: 41.51 Nigeria: 45.35 World: 61.39 1979 Ethiopia: 42.38 Nigeria: 45.74 World: 61.84 1980 Ethiopia: 42.82 Nigeria: 45.96 World: 62.15 1981 Ethiopia: 43.08 Nigeria: 46.31 World: 62.52 1982 Ethiopia: 43.43 Nigeria: 46.44 World: 62.87 1983 Ethiopia: 36.32 Nigeria: 46.44 World: 63.13 1984 Ethiopia: 36.74 Nigeria: 46.34 World: 63.44 1985 Ethiopia: 37.75 Nigeria: 46.19 World: 63.73 1986 Ethiopia: 38.37 Nigeria: 45.95 World: 64.12 1987 Ethiopia: 45.89 Nigeria: 45.89 World: 64.46 1988 Ethiopia: 45.68 Nigeria: 45.83 World: 64.67 1989 Ethiopia: 45.64 Nigeria: 45.83 World: 64.96 1990 Ethiopia: 45.12 Nigeria: 45.73 World: 65.11 1991 Ethiopia: 46.66 Nigeria: 45.48 World: 65.3 1992 Ethiopia: 47.28 Nigeria: 45.59 World: 65.55 1993 Ethiopia: 47.68 Nigeria: 45.78 World: 65.74 1994 Ethiopia: 47.93 Nigeria: 45.75 World: 65.96 1995 Ethiopia: 48.16 Nigeria: 45.87 World: 66.2 1996 Ethiopia: 48.7 Nigeria: 45.83 World: 66.52 1997 Ethiopia: 49.21 Nigeria: 45.96 World: 66.83 1998 Ethiopia: 49.79 Nigeria: 46.15 World: 67.07 1999 Ethiopia: 49.49 Nigeria: 46.61 World: 67.31 2000 Ethiopia: 50.88 Nigeria: 47.14 World: 67.65 2001 Ethiopia: 51.43 Nigeria: 47.55 World: 67.95 2002 Ethiopia: 52.09 Nigeria: 48.02 World: 68.23 2003 Ethiopia: 52.88 Nigeria: 48.62 World: 68.52 2004 Ethiopia: 53.74 Nigeria: 49.15 World: 68.77 2005 Ethiopia: 54.36 Nigeria: 49.54 World: 69.11 2006 Ethiopia: 55.4 Nigeria: 49.88 World: 69.47 2007 Ethiopia: 56.57 Nigeria: 50.38 World: 69.81 2008 Ethiopia: 57.73 Nigeria: 50.75 World: 70 2009 Ethiopia: 58.72 Nigeria: 51.08 World: 70.38 2010 Ethiopia: 59.71 Nigeria: 51.32 World: 70.68 2011 Ethiopia: 60.6 Nigeria: 51.49 World: 70.97 2012 Ethiopia: 61.44 Nigeria: 51.69 World: 71.26 2013 Ethiopia: 62.16 Nigeria: 51.83 World: 71.53 2014 Ethiopia: 62.93 Nigeria: 51.94 World: 71.78 2015 Ethiopia: 63.59 Nigeria: 51.94 World: 71.97 2016 Ethiopia: 64.16 Nigeria: 52.19 World: 72.19 2017 Ethiopia: 64.77 Nigeria: 52.4 World: 72.37 2018 Ethiopia: 65.26 Nigeria: 52.67 World: 72.64 2019 Ethiopia: 65.74 Nigeria: 53.01 World: 72.87 2020 Ethiopia: 65.97 Nigeria: 53.07 World: 72.18 2021 Ethiopia: 65.33 Nigeria: 53.46 World: 71.22 2022 Ethiopia: 66.9 Nigeria: 54.08 World: 72.97 2023 Ethiopia: 67.32 Nigeria: 54.46 World: 73.33 2024 Ethiopia: 67.6 Nigeria: 54.64 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Ethiopia Nigeria World

2 4 6 8 1960 Ethiopia: 6.51 Nigeria: 6.36 World: 4.69 1961 Ethiopia: 6.53 Nigeria: 6.35 World: 4.56 1962 Ethiopia: 6.56 Nigeria: 6.36 World: 5.02 1963 Ethiopia: 6.59 Nigeria: 6.35 World: 5.31 1964 Ethiopia: 6.61 Nigeria: 6.36 World: 5.13 1965 Ethiopia: 6.63 Nigeria: 6.37 World: 5.08 1966 Ethiopia: 6.66 Nigeria: 6.39 World: 4.97 1967 Ethiopia: 6.68 Nigeria: 6.4 World: 4.87 1968 Ethiopia: 6.7 Nigeria: 6.42 World: 4.98 1969 Ethiopia: 6.72 Nigeria: 6.44 World: 4.88 1970 Ethiopia: 6.78 Nigeria: 6.47 World: 4.84 1971 Ethiopia: 6.84 Nigeria: 6.53 World: 4.69 1972 Ethiopia: 6.9 Nigeria: 6.58 World: 4.55 1973 Ethiopia: 6.96 Nigeria: 6.63 World: 4.42 1974 Ethiopia: 7.02 Nigeria: 6.7 World: 4.26 1975 Ethiopia: 7.08 Nigeria: 6.77 World: 4.07 1976 Ethiopia: 7.13 Nigeria: 6.81 World: 3.97 1977 Ethiopia: 7.19 Nigeria: 6.86 World: 3.84 1978 Ethiopia: 7.23 Nigeria: 6.92 World: 3.77 1979 Ethiopia: 7.25 Nigeria: 6.89 World: 3.76 1980 Ethiopia: 7.29 Nigeria: 6.85 World: 3.73 1981 Ethiopia: 7.31 Nigeria: 6.82 World: 3.71 1982 Ethiopia: 7.34 Nigeria: 6.8 World: 3.72 1983 Ethiopia: 7.35 Nigeria: 6.78 World: 3.59 1984 Ethiopia: 7.36 Nigeria: 6.7 World: 3.57 1985 Ethiopia: 7.34 Nigeria: 6.62 World: 3.53 1986 Ethiopia: 7.32 Nigeria: 6.56 World: 3.51 1987 Ethiopia: 7.29 Nigeria: 6.5 World: 3.48 1988 Ethiopia: 7.26 Nigeria: 6.5 World: 3.39 1989 Ethiopia: 7.23 Nigeria: 6.49 World: 3.35 1990 Ethiopia: 7.2 Nigeria: 6.46 World: 3.31 1991 Ethiopia: 7.16 Nigeria: 6.43 World: 3.13 1992 Ethiopia: 7.13 Nigeria: 6.39 World: 3.04 1993 Ethiopia: 7.09 Nigeria: 6.35 World: 2.97 1994 Ethiopia: 7.05 Nigeria: 6.32 World: 2.92 1995 Ethiopia: 7 Nigeria: 6.27 World: 2.87 1996 Ethiopia: 6.93 Nigeria: 6.22 World: 2.82 1997 Ethiopia: 6.87 Nigeria: 6.14 World: 2.78 1998 Ethiopia: 6.79 Nigeria: 6.07 World: 2.75 1999 Ethiopia: 6.72 Nigeria: 6.08 World: 2.72 2000 Ethiopia: 6.65 Nigeria: 6.12 World: 2.73 2001 Ethiopia: 6.58 Nigeria: 6.13 World: 2.69 2002 Ethiopia: 6.5 Nigeria: 6.12 World: 2.66 2003 Ethiopia: 6.4 Nigeria: 6.1 World: 2.64 2004 Ethiopia: 6.3 Nigeria: 6.09 World: 2.63 2005 Ethiopia: 6.19 Nigeria: 6.06 World: 2.61 2006 Ethiopia: 6.05 Nigeria: 6.05 World: 2.61 2007 Ethiopia: 5.89 Nigeria: 6.03 World: 2.6 2008 Ethiopia: 5.7 Nigeria: 6.02 World: 2.6 2009 Ethiopia: 5.49 Nigeria: 5.99 World: 2.59 2010 Ethiopia: 5.28 Nigeria: 5.95 World: 2.57 2011 Ethiopia: 5.08 Nigeria: 5.89 World: 2.55 2012 Ethiopia: 4.89 Nigeria: 5.8 World: 2.56 2013 Ethiopia: 4.71 Nigeria: 5.69 World: 2.53 2014 Ethiopia: 4.61 Nigeria: 5.62 World: 2.52 2015 Ethiopia: 4.53 Nigeria: 5.5 World: 2.49 2016 Ethiopia: 4.47 Nigeria: 5.34 World: 2.49 2017 Ethiopia: 4.4 Nigeria: 5.18 World: 2.46 2018 Ethiopia: 4.37 Nigeria: 5.02 World: 2.39 2019 Ethiopia: 4.35 Nigeria: 4.86 World: 2.35 2020 Ethiopia: 4.27 Nigeria: 4.7 World: 2.28 2021 Ethiopia: 4.18 Nigeria: 4.64 World: 2.25 2022 Ethiopia: 4.08 Nigeria: 4.55 World: 2.22 2023 Ethiopia: 3.99 Nigeria: 4.48 World: 2.2 2024 Ethiopia: 3.91 Nigeria: 4.38 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Ethiopia Nigeria World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1991 Ethiopia: 3.28 Nigeria: 3.83 World: 5.12 1992 Ethiopia: 3.42 Nigeria: 3.79 World: 5.28 1993 Ethiopia: 3.25 Nigeria: 4.02 World: 5.54 1994 Ethiopia: 3.1 Nigeria: 4.06 World: 5.79 1995 Ethiopia: 3.01 Nigeria: 4.15 World: 5.92 1996 Ethiopia: 3.12 Nigeria: 4.04 World: 5.98 1997 Ethiopia: 3.23 Nigeria: 3.96 World: 6.01 1998 Ethiopia: 3.48 Nigeria: 3.92 World: 6.16 1999 Ethiopia: 3.71 Nigeria: 3.99 World: 6.28 2000 Ethiopia: 3.5 Nigeria: 3.95 World: 6.11 2001 Ethiopia: 3.16 Nigeria: 3.9 World: 6.19 2002 Ethiopia: 3.05 Nigeria: 3.67 World: 6.41 2003 Ethiopia: 3.01 Nigeria: 3.64 World: 6.48 2004 Ethiopia: 2.78 Nigeria: 3.59 World: 6.33 2005 Ethiopia: 2.5 Nigeria: 3.73 World: 6.22 2006 Ethiopia: 2.34 Nigeria: 3.75 World: 5.97 2007 Ethiopia: 2.34 Nigeria: 3.79 World: 5.77 2008 Ethiopia: 2.33 Nigeria: 3.79 World: 5.82 2009 Ethiopia: 2.33 Nigeria: 3.76 World: 6.41 2010 Ethiopia: 2.3 Nigeria: 3.74 World: 6.28 2011 Ethiopia: 2.27 Nigeria: 3.77 World: 6.15 2012 Ethiopia: 2.25 Nigeria: 3.76 World: 6.15 2013 Ethiopia: 2.25 Nigeria: 3.71 World: 6.1 2014 Ethiopia: 2.36 Nigeria: 3.9 World: 5.96 2015 Ethiopia: 2.44 Nigeria: 4.13 World: 6 2016 Ethiopia: 2.56 Nigeria: 4.5 World: 5.97 2017 Ethiopia: 2.67 Nigeria: 4.83 World: 5.9 2018 Ethiopia: 2.81 Nigeria: 5.07 World: 5.76 2019 Ethiopia: 2.93 Nigeria: 5.21 World: 5.59 2020 Ethiopia: 4 Nigeria: 5.71 World: 6.59 2021 Ethiopia: 3.94 Nigeria: 5.4 World: 6.05 2022 Ethiopia: 3.39 Nigeria: 3.83 World: 5.23 2023 Ethiopia: 3.38 Nigeria: 3.07 World: 4.85 2024 Ethiopia: 3.36 Nigeria: 3.05 World: 4.81 2025 Ethiopia: 3.32 Nigeria: 3.06 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Ethiopia Nigeria World

0 2 4 6 1970 Ethiopia: 0.04 Nigeria: 0.52 World: 4.14 1971 Ethiopia: 0.04 Nigeria: 0.75 World: 4.04 1972 Ethiopia: 0.04 Nigeria: 0.94 World: 4.16 1973 Ethiopia: 0.04 Nigeria: 1.11 World: 4.32 1974 Ethiopia: 0.04 Nigeria: 1.36 World: 4.23 1975 Ethiopia: 0.03 Nigeria: 1.01 World: 4.14 1976 Ethiopia: 0.03 Nigeria: 1.15 World: 4.31 1977 Ethiopia: 0.03 Nigeria: 0.99 World: 4.36 1978 Ethiopia: 0.03 Nigeria: 1 World: 4.42 1979 Ethiopia: 0.04 Nigeria: 1.39 World: 4.46 1980 Ethiopia: 0.04 Nigeria: 1.21 World: 4.33 1981 Ethiopia: 0.04 Nigeria: 0.96 World: 4.18 1982 Ethiopia: 0.03 Nigeria: 0.89 World: 4.05 1983 Ethiopia: 0.04 Nigeria: 0.87 World: 4.01 1984 Ethiopia: 0.03 Nigeria: 0.85 World: 4.07 1985 Ethiopia: 0.03 Nigeria: 0.86 World: 4.05 1986 Ethiopia: 0.04 Nigeria: 0.82 World: 4.04 1987 Ethiopia: 0.04 Nigeria: 0.76 World: 4.1 1988 Ethiopia: 0.04 Nigeria: 0.84 World: 4.16 1989 Ethiopia: 0.05 Nigeria: 0.84 World: 4.16 1990 Ethiopia: 0.05 Nigeria: 0.77 World: 4.15 1991 Ethiopia: 0.04 Nigeria: 0.82 World: 4.1 1992 Ethiopia: 0.03 Nigeria: 0.87 World: 4.01 1993 Ethiopia: 0.04 Nigeria: 0.82 World: 3.97 1994 Ethiopia: 0.04 Nigeria: 0.75 World: 3.94 1995 Ethiopia: 0.05 Nigeria: 0.8 World: 3.99 1996 Ethiopia: 0.05 Nigeria: 0.91 World: 4.01 1997 Ethiopia: 0.05 Nigeria: 0.86 World: 4.02 1998 Ethiopia: 0.06 Nigeria: 0.76 World: 3.98 1999 Ethiopia: 0.05 Nigeria: 0.73 World: 3.95 2000 Ethiopia: 0.06 Nigeria: 0.79 World: 4.01 2001 Ethiopia: 0.07 Nigeria: 0.82 World: 4.01 2002 Ethiopia: 0.07 Nigeria: 0.72 World: 4.02 2003 Ethiopia: 0.07 Nigeria: 0.78 World: 4.15 2004 Ethiopia: 0.08 Nigeria: 0.74 World: 4.28 2005 Ethiopia: 0.07 Nigeria: 0.71 World: 4.39 2006 Ethiopia: 0.07 Nigeria: 0.62 World: 4.48 2007 Ethiopia: 0.08 Nigeria: 0.55 World: 4.59 2008 Ethiopia: 0.08 Nigeria: 0.58 World: 4.56 2009 Ethiopia: 0.08 Nigeria: 0.5 World: 4.45 2010 Ethiopia: 0.08 Nigeria: 0.57 World: 4.67 2011 Ethiopia: 0.09 Nigeria: 0.61 World: 4.76 2012 Ethiopia: 0.09 Nigeria: 0.58 World: 4.77 2013 Ethiopia: 0.11 Nigeria: 0.63 World: 4.81 2014 Ethiopia: 0.12 Nigeria: 0.66 World: 4.78 2015 Ethiopia: 0.13 Nigeria: 0.62 World: 4.7 2016 Ethiopia: 0.15 Nigeria: 0.63 World: 4.65 2017 Ethiopia: 0.14 Nigeria: 0.58 World: 4.67 2018 Ethiopia: 0.16 Nigeria: 0.59 World: 4.73 2019 Ethiopia: 0.16 Nigeria: 0.6 World: 4.7 2020 Ethiopia: 0.15 Nigeria: 0.56 World: 4.47 2021 Ethiopia: 0.16 Nigeria: 0.6 World: 4.68 2022 Ethiopia: 0.15 Nigeria: 0.58 World: 4.67 2023 Ethiopia: 0.15 Nigeria: 0.55 World: 4.68 2024 Ethiopia: 0.15 Nigeria: 0.57 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Ethiopia Nigeria World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Ethiopia: 0.22 Nigeria: 3.55 World: 15.6 2006 Ethiopia: 0.31 Nigeria: 5.55 World: 17.2 2007 Ethiopia: 0.37 Nigeria: 6.77 World: 20.2 2008 Ethiopia: 0.45 Nigeria: 8 World: 22.8 2009 Ethiopia: 0.54 Nigeria: 9.3 World: 25.3 2010 Ethiopia: 0.75 Nigeria: 11.5 World: 28.4 2011 Ethiopia: 1.1 Nigeria: 13.8 World: 30.9 2012 Ethiopia: 2.9 Nigeria: 16.1 World: 33.3 2013 Ethiopia: 4.6 Nigeria: 19.1 World: 35.3 2014 Ethiopia: 7.7 Nigeria: 21 World: 37.4 2015 Ethiopia: 13.86 Nigeria: 22.51 World: 39.9 2016 Ethiopia: 15.37 Nigeria: 24.14 World: 43.6 2017 Ethiopia: 15.62 Nigeria: 25.88 World: 46.3 2018 Ethiopia: 15.89 Nigeria: 27.74 World: 49.4 2019 Ethiopia: 15.98 Nigeria: 29.74 World: 53.9 2020 Ethiopia: 16.07 Nigeria: 31.89 World: 60.1 2021 Ethiopia: 16.7 Nigeria: 35.51 World: 63.8 2022 Ethiopia: 17.98 Nigeria: 39.15 World: 67 2023 Ethiopia: 20.34 Nigeria: 40.06 World: 69.2 2024 Ethiopia: 21.94 Nigeria: 41.21 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Ethiopia Nigeria
Population 135.5 mn 2025
10th of 215		 237.5 mn 2025
6th of 215
Population density 114.0 /km² 2023
92nd of 214		 250.2 /km² 2023
51st of 214
Population growth 2.55 % 2025
24th of 215		 2.06 % 2025
45th of 215
Life expectancy 67.6 years 2024
168th of 215		 54.6 years 2024
215th of 215
Fertility rate 3.91 2024
27th of 215		 4.38 2024
15th of 215
Birth rate 31.5 ‰ 2024
24th of 215		 32.5 ‰ 2024
20th of 215
Infant mortality 34.5 ‰ 2024
161st of 196		 69.8 ‰ 2024
195th of 196
Urban population 24.1 % 2025
205th of 215		 63.8 % 2025
111th of 215
Aged 65+ 3.3 % 2025
182nd of 215		 3.1 % 2025
191st of 215
Living in cities 25.9 % 2025
154th of 215		 49.7 % 2025
57th of 215
Living in towns 40.9 % 2025
65th of 215		 32.1 % 2025
101st of 215
Living in rural areas 33.2 % 2025
69th of 215		 18.2 % 2025
146th of 215

Human development

Indicator Ethiopia Nigeria
Human Development Index 0.497 2023
180th of 193		 0.560 2023
164th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.326 2023
153rd of 169		 0.379 2023
135th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.487 2023
141st of 156		 0.548 2023
124th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.497 2023
131st of 172		 0.677 2023
171st of 172

Economy

Indicator Ethiopia Nigeria
GDP 126.4 bn US$ 2025
66th of 186		 290.8 bn US$ 2025
49th of 186
GDP per capita 933 US$ 2025
175th of 186		 1,224 US$ 2025
166th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 3,622 int. $ 2025
167th of 185		 9,532 int. $ 2025
129th of 185
GNI per capita 1,110 US$ 2025
167th of 182		 1,360 US$ 2025
158th of 182
GDP growth 9.8 % 2025
5th of 186		 4.0 % 2025
71st of 186
Inflation 13.2 % 2025
13th of 165		 23.0 % 2025
6th of 165
Trade 33.5 % 2025
130th of 138		 -
Exports 13.3 % 2025
128th of 138		 -
FDI inflows 2.7 % 2024
87th of 192		 1.4 % 2025
154th of 192
Manufacturing 4.2 % 2025
121st of 132		 8.3 % 2025
92nd of 132
Agriculture 32.8 % 2025
7th of 158		 23.0 % 2025
22nd of 158
Tax revenue 3.4 % 2024
87th of 89		 -
Government debt 31.4 % 2019
10th of 56		 -
Military spending 0.7 % 2024
131st of 147		 0.6 % 2024
136th of 147

Labour

Indicator Ethiopia Nigeria
Unemployment 3.3 % 2025
53rd of 181		 3.1 % 2025
44th of 181
Youth unemployment 5.4 % 2025
29th of 181		 5.3 % 2025
28th of 181
Women in the labour force 58.5 % 2025
57th of 181		 80.7 % 2025
3rd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 60.1 % 2025
13th of 181		 33.5 % 2025
50th of 181
Weekly hours worked 31.1 h 2025
161st of 181		 39.5 h 2025
88th of 181
Youth NEET rate 17.2 % 2025
88th of 181		 13.5 % 2025
62nd of 181
Labour income share 38.5 % 2025
88th of 114		 75.1 % 2024
1st of 114
Output per hour 4.7 $ 2025
159th of 181		 5.6 $ 2025
154th of 181

Health

Indicator Ethiopia Nigeria
Health spending 2.8 % 2023
182nd of 192		 4.2 % 2023
150th of 192
Health spending per person 35 US$ 2023
179th of 191		 67 US$ 2023
161st of 191
Physicians 0.14 /1,000 2023
115th of 125		 0.38 /1,000 2023
86th of 125
Under-5 mortality 44.5 ‰ 2024
161st of 196		 115.6 ‰ 2024
196th of 196
Maternal mortality 195 /100k 2023
158th of 194		 993 /100k 2023
194th of 194
Tobacco use 5.2 % 2024
4th of 166		 3.1 % 2024
1st of 166
Safe drinking water 13.5 % 2024
142nd of 147		 29.9 % 2024
127th of 147

Food

Indicator Ethiopia Nigeria
Calories per person 2,538 kcal 2024
124th of 155		 2,443 kcal 2024
131st of 155
Protein supply 79.7 g 2022
115th of 174		 58.1 g 2022
156th of 174
Animal protein supply 6.8 g 2022
170th of 174		 6.8 g 2022
171st of 174
Fat supply 44.4 g 2022
160th of 174		 63.0 g 2022
136th of 174
Food insecurity 60.1 % 2024
114th of 134		 76.5 % 2024
127th of 134
Severe food insecurity 16.6 % 2024
101st of 124		 26.4 % 2024
114th of 124
Cereal import dependency 8.6 % 2022
121st of 160		 16.3 % 2022
113th of 160

Education

Indicator Ethiopia Nigeria
Literacy 60.5 % 2022 70.4 % 2024
28th of 29
Secondary enrolment 33.9 % 2015 46.9 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 5.9 % 2014 9.7 % 2011
Education spending 2.3 % 2024
84th of 121		 0.3 % 2023
120th of 121
Expected schooling 9.2 yrs 2023
176th of 195		 10.5 yrs 2023
168th of 195
Mean schooling 2.4 yrs 2023
188th of 193		 7.6 yrs 2023
131st of 193

Society

Indicator Ethiopia Nigeria
Income inequality 31.1 2021 33.9 2022
45th of 93
Extreme poverty 38.6 % 2021 41.8 % 2022
84th of 93
Internet use 21.9 % 2024
170th of 182		 41.2 % 2024
153rd of 182
Mobile subscriptions 65.1 /100 2024
144th of 151		 70.8 /100 2024
139th of 151
Electricity access 56.6 % 2024
188th of 213		 62.5 % 2024
181st of 213
Women in parliament 41.9 % 2025
22nd of 184		 4.2 % 2025
177th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Ethiopia Nigeria
Refugees hosted 1 mn 2025
7th of 177		 123,848 2025
47th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 7.5 ‰ 2025
53rd of 177		 0.5 ‰ 2025
102nd of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 112,987 2025
14th of 177		 18,192 2025
43rd of 177
Refugees from the country 164,215 2025
19th of 199		 478,150 2025
12th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 1.2 ‰ 2025
55th of 199		 2.0 ‰ 2025
43rd of 199

Governance

Indicator Ethiopia Nigeria
Control of corruption 39.0 /100 2024
129th of 207		 25.3 /100 2024
174th of 207
Government effectiveness 38.8 /100 2024
152nd of 205		 31.8 /100 2024
179th of 205
Rule of law 38.9 /100 2024
168th of 207		 39.6 /100 2024
165th of 207
Regulatory quality 41.7 /100 2024
168th of 205		 44.9 /100 2024
148th of 205
Voice and accountability 35.1 /100 2024
170th of 205		 44.1 /100 2024
139th of 205
Political stability 33.7 /100 2024
194th of 207		 31.7 /100 2024
197th of 207

Environment

Indicator Ethiopia Nigeria
CO₂ per capita 0.15 t 2024
17th of 202		 0.57 t 2024
46th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 17.8 Mt 2024
93rd of 204		 135.8 Mt 2024
35th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.05 % 2024
93rd of 204		 0.35 % 2024
35th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.3 Gt 2024
111th of 204		 4.7 Gt 2024
44th of 204
GHG per capita 1.46 t 2024
37th of 202		 1.51 t 2024
40th of 202
Renewable energy 90.6 % 2021
7th of 211		 80.3 % 2021
16th of 211
Forest area 14.9 % 2023
142nd of 212		 23.2 % 2023
124th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 23.8 µg/m³ 2023
138th of 200		 65.7 µg/m³ 2023
197th of 200
Water stress 32.3 % 2022
126th of 176		 9.7 % 2022
85th of 176
Land area 1.1 mn km² 2023
25th of 214		 910,770 km² 2023
30th of 214

Energy

Indicator Ethiopia Nigeria
Renewable electricity 100.0 % 2025
4th of 190		 32.0 % 2025
106th of 190
Wind and solar 3.4 % 2025
121st of 190		 0.3 % 2025
163rd of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
72nd of 180		 0.0 % 2025
129th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 100.0 % 2025
4th of 190		 32.0 % 2025
114th of 190
Fossil electricity 0.0 % 2025
4th of 190		 68.0 % 2025
114th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
35th of 188		 0.0 % 2025
72nd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 23 g/kWh 2025
1st of 190		 452 g/kWh 2025
103rd of 190
Electricity per capita 0.23 MWh 2025
169th of 191		 0.17 MWh 2025
173rd of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.