Nigeria vs Sudan

Nigeria (Africa) and Sudan (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

Nigeria Sudan World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Nigeria: 93.14 Sudan: 99.71 World: 452.65 1961 Nigeria: 97.14 Sudan: 105.31 World: 471.93 1962 Nigeria: 104.53 Sudan: 111.21 World: 496.11 1963 Nigeria: 107.68 Sudan: 109.94 World: 525.19 1964 Nigeria: 113.3 Sudan: 109.65 World: 563.85 1965 Nigeria: 117.29 Sudan: 110.89 World: 601.89 1966 Nigeria: 124.38 Sudan: 110.5 World: 638.97 1967 Nigeria: 99.5 Sudan: 116.24 World: 664.4 1968 Nigeria: 97.34 Sudan: 117.82 World: 703.46 1969 Nigeria: 121.44 Sudan: 125.98 World: 761.11 1970 Nigeria: 224.46 Sudan: 139.04 World: 817.68 1971 Nigeria: 160.48 Sudan: 146.93 World: 884.88 1972 Nigeria: 209.45 Sudan: 154.51 World: 1,002 1973 Nigeria: 252.37 Sudan: 184.52 World: 1,201.53 1974 Nigeria: 402.84 Sudan: 228.79 World: 1,362.19 1975 Nigeria: 438.08 Sudan: 269.65 World: 1,488.94 1976 Nigeria: 556.39 Sudan: 325.19 World: 1,589.73 1977 Nigeria: 535.97 Sudan: 392.4 World: 1,766.28 1978 Nigeria: 526.9 Sudan: 410.07 World: 2,055.49 1979 Nigeria: 660.99 Sudan: 408.9 World: 2,335.19 1980 Nigeria: 870.36 Sudan: 418.35 World: 2,587.01 1981 Nigeria: 2,162.21 Sudan: 483.8 World: 2,628.62 1982 Nigeria: 1,821.53 Sudan: 378.95 World: 2,554.08 1983 Nigeria: 1,207.07 Sudan: 346.22 World: 2,561.17 1984 Nigeria: 890.43 Sudan: 429.99 World: 2,614.33 1985 Nigeria: 868.64 Sudan: 326.4 World: 2,690.59 1986 Nigeria: 628.25 Sudan: 400.33 World: 3,118.57 1987 Nigeria: 587.96 Sudan: 471.16 World: 3,487.88 1988 Nigeria: 539.54 Sudan: 553.08 World: 3,829.99 1989 Nigeria: 465.49 Sudan: 814.27 World: 3,930.51 1990 Nigeria: 556.38 Sudan: 1,257.19 World: 4,338.94 1991 Nigeria: 596.94 Sudan: 1,617.56 World: 4,453.9 1992 Nigeria: 508.52 Sudan: 252.61 World: 4,679.98 1993 Nigeria: 539.57 Sudan: 312.69 World: 4,685.3 1994 Nigeria: 744.88 Sudan: 439.42 World: 4,967.01 1995 Nigeria: 1,271.62 Sudan: 462.59 World: 5,463.2 1996 Nigeria: 1,632.72 Sudan: 294.83 World: 5,507.22 1997 Nigeria: 1,720.28 Sudan: 373.09 World: 5,408.57 1998 Nigeria: 1,822.47 Sudan: 350.7 World: 5,302.34 1999 Nigeria: 480.67 Sudan: 324.66 World: 5,401.23 2000 Nigeria: 547.32 Sudan: 362.12 World: 5,512.56 2001 Nigeria: 566.43 Sudan: 451.29 World: 5,404.2 2002 Nigeria: 712.16 Sudan: 506.26 World: 5,539.32 2003 Nigeria: 763.39 Sudan: 580.32 World: 6,129.87 2004 Nigeria: 962.48 Sudan: 705.11 World: 6,818 2005 Nigeria: 1,211.38 Sudan: 905.54 World: 7,290.57 2006 Nigeria: 1,599.54 Sudan: 1,132.47 World: 7,803.19 2007 Nigeria: 1,815.53 Sudan: 1,444.37 World: 8,685.33 2008 Nigeria: 2,154.11 Sudan: 1,527.58 World: 9,425.74 2009 Nigeria: 1,820.49 Sudan: 1,178.22 World: 8,827.04 2010 Nigeria: 2,202.26 Sudan: 1,305.64 World: 9,555.07 2011 Nigeria: 2,418.41 Sudan: 1,332.66 World: 10,496.93 2012 Nigeria: 2,633.2 Sudan: 1,019.22 World: 10,597.85 2013 Nigeria: 2,872.79 Sudan: 1,138.63 World: 10,759.35 2014 Nigeria: 3,088.72 Sudan: 1,275.44 World: 10,912.24 2015 Nigeria: 2,585.73 Sudan: 1,292.38 World: 10,191.98 2016 Nigeria: 2,070.41 Sudan: 1,033.22 World: 10,239.47 2017 Nigeria: 1,876.34 Sudan: 966.51 World: 10,784.4 2018 Nigeria: 2,057.88 Sudan: 731.03 World: 11,344.73 2019 Nigeria: 3,189.81 Sudan: 709.98 World: 11,417.6 2020 Nigeria: 2,797.18 Sudan: 577.8 World: 10,999.49 2021 Nigeria: 2,787.49 Sudan: 712.12 World: 12,472.91 2022 Nigeria: 2,899.16 Sudan: 1,046.24 World: 12,876.24 2023 Nigeria: 2,138.76 Sudan: 797.28 World: 13,313.86 2024 Nigeria: 1,084.16 Sudan: 984.61 World: 13,717.09 2025 Nigeria: 1,224.25 Sudan: 1,164.54 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Nigeria Sudan World

30 40 50 60 70 80 1960 Nigeria: 37.21 Sudan: 49.57 World: 50.94 1961 Nigeria: 37.43 Sudan: 49.96 World: 52.8 1962 Nigeria: 37.61 Sudan: 50.42 World: 55.29 1963 Nigeria: 37.81 Sudan: 50.82 World: 55.65 1964 Nigeria: 37.98 Sudan: 50.88 World: 56.1 1965 Nigeria: 38.22 Sudan: 51.03 World: 55.93 1966 Nigeria: 38.36 Sudan: 51.25 World: 56.45 1967 Nigeria: 37.5 Sudan: 51.5 World: 56.9 1968 Nigeria: 38.64 Sudan: 51.76 World: 57.34 1969 Nigeria: 38.95 Sudan: 52.04 World: 57.68 1970 Nigeria: 40.01 Sudan: 52.29 World: 57.94 1971 Nigeria: 40.61 Sudan: 52.54 World: 58.02 1972 Nigeria: 41.27 Sudan: 52.8 World: 58.84 1973 Nigeria: 41.83 Sudan: 52.99 World: 59.3 1974 Nigeria: 42.49 Sudan: 53.16 World: 59.7 1975 Nigeria: 43.05 Sudan: 53.31 World: 60.13 1976 Nigeria: 44.19 Sudan: 53.34 World: 60.45 1977 Nigeria: 44.85 Sudan: 53.52 World: 61.04 1978 Nigeria: 45.35 Sudan: 53.29 World: 61.39 1979 Nigeria: 45.74 Sudan: 53.37 World: 61.84 1980 Nigeria: 45.96 Sudan: 54.07 World: 62.15 1981 Nigeria: 46.31 Sudan: 54.37 World: 62.52 1982 Nigeria: 46.44 Sudan: 54.38 World: 62.87 1983 Nigeria: 46.44 Sudan: 49.56 World: 63.13 1984 Nigeria: 46.34 Sudan: 49.81 World: 63.44 1985 Nigeria: 46.19 Sudan: 50.01 World: 63.73 1986 Nigeria: 45.95 Sudan: 54.56 World: 64.12 1987 Nigeria: 45.89 Sudan: 54.75 World: 64.46 1988 Nigeria: 45.83 Sudan: 54.98 World: 64.67 1989 Nigeria: 45.83 Sudan: 54.88 World: 64.96 1990 Nigeria: 45.73 Sudan: 55.5 World: 65.11 1991 Nigeria: 45.48 Sudan: 55.55 World: 65.3 1992 Nigeria: 45.59 Sudan: 55.95 World: 65.55 1993 Nigeria: 45.78 Sudan: 56.1 World: 65.74 1994 Nigeria: 45.75 Sudan: 57.02 World: 65.96 1995 Nigeria: 45.87 Sudan: 57.45 World: 66.2 1996 Nigeria: 45.83 Sudan: 57.64 World: 66.52 1997 Nigeria: 45.96 Sudan: 58.06 World: 66.83 1998 Nigeria: 46.15 Sudan: 58.31 World: 67.07 1999 Nigeria: 46.61 Sudan: 58.61 World: 67.31 2000 Nigeria: 47.14 Sudan: 58.95 World: 67.65 2001 Nigeria: 47.55 Sudan: 59.26 World: 67.95 2002 Nigeria: 48.02 Sudan: 59.31 World: 68.23 2003 Nigeria: 48.62 Sudan: 58.32 World: 68.52 2004 Nigeria: 49.15 Sudan: 56.77 World: 68.77 2005 Nigeria: 49.54 Sudan: 57.23 World: 69.11 2006 Nigeria: 49.88 Sudan: 60.4 World: 69.47 2007 Nigeria: 50.38 Sudan: 61.44 World: 69.81 2008 Nigeria: 50.75 Sudan: 61.26 World: 70 2009 Nigeria: 51.08 Sudan: 62.68 World: 70.38 2010 Nigeria: 51.32 Sudan: 62.98 World: 70.68 2011 Nigeria: 51.49 Sudan: 63.18 World: 70.97 2012 Nigeria: 51.69 Sudan: 63.43 World: 71.26 2013 Nigeria: 51.83 Sudan: 63.44 World: 71.53 2014 Nigeria: 51.94 Sudan: 63.99 World: 71.78 2015 Nigeria: 51.94 Sudan: 64.38 World: 71.97 2016 Nigeria: 52.19 Sudan: 64.68 World: 72.19 2017 Nigeria: 52.4 Sudan: 65.15 World: 72.37 2018 Nigeria: 52.67 Sudan: 65.5 World: 72.64 2019 Nigeria: 53.01 Sudan: 65.8 World: 72.87 2020 Nigeria: 53.07 Sudan: 65.12 World: 72.18 2021 Nigeria: 53.46 Sudan: 64.46 World: 71.22 2022 Nigeria: 54.08 Sudan: 65.7 World: 72.97 2023 Nigeria: 54.46 Sudan: 66.33 World: 73.33 2024 Nigeria: 54.64 Sudan: 66.52 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Nigeria Sudan World

2 4 6 8 1960 Nigeria: 6.36 Sudan: 6.66 World: 4.69 1961 Nigeria: 6.35 Sudan: 6.66 World: 4.56 1962 Nigeria: 6.36 Sudan: 6.7 World: 5.02 1963 Nigeria: 6.35 Sudan: 6.76 World: 5.31 1964 Nigeria: 6.36 Sudan: 6.8 World: 5.13 1965 Nigeria: 6.37 Sudan: 6.84 World: 5.08 1966 Nigeria: 6.39 Sudan: 6.88 World: 4.97 1967 Nigeria: 6.4 Sudan: 6.91 World: 4.87 1968 Nigeria: 6.42 Sudan: 6.95 World: 4.98 1969 Nigeria: 6.44 Sudan: 6.97 World: 4.88 1970 Nigeria: 6.47 Sudan: 6.99 World: 4.84 1971 Nigeria: 6.53 Sudan: 7.02 World: 4.69 1972 Nigeria: 6.58 Sudan: 6.98 World: 4.55 1973 Nigeria: 6.63 Sudan: 6.94 World: 4.42 1974 Nigeria: 6.7 Sudan: 6.91 World: 4.26 1975 Nigeria: 6.77 Sudan: 6.87 World: 4.07 1976 Nigeria: 6.81 Sudan: 6.82 World: 3.97 1977 Nigeria: 6.86 Sudan: 6.78 World: 3.84 1978 Nigeria: 6.92 Sudan: 6.72 World: 3.77 1979 Nigeria: 6.89 Sudan: 6.65 World: 3.76 1980 Nigeria: 6.85 Sudan: 6.59 World: 3.73 1981 Nigeria: 6.82 Sudan: 6.53 World: 3.71 1982 Nigeria: 6.8 Sudan: 6.47 World: 3.72 1983 Nigeria: 6.78 Sudan: 6.41 World: 3.59 1984 Nigeria: 6.7 Sudan: 6.34 World: 3.57 1985 Nigeria: 6.62 Sudan: 6.28 World: 3.53 1986 Nigeria: 6.56 Sudan: 6.23 World: 3.51 1987 Nigeria: 6.5 Sudan: 6.18 World: 3.48 1988 Nigeria: 6.5 Sudan: 6.13 World: 3.39 1989 Nigeria: 6.49 Sudan: 6.11 World: 3.35 1990 Nigeria: 6.46 Sudan: 6.07 World: 3.31 1991 Nigeria: 6.43 Sudan: 6.05 World: 3.13 1992 Nigeria: 6.39 Sudan: 6.02 World: 3.04 1993 Nigeria: 6.35 Sudan: 5.97 World: 2.97 1994 Nigeria: 6.32 Sudan: 5.91 World: 2.92 1995 Nigeria: 6.27 Sudan: 5.86 World: 2.87 1996 Nigeria: 6.22 Sudan: 5.79 World: 2.82 1997 Nigeria: 6.14 Sudan: 5.72 World: 2.78 1998 Nigeria: 6.07 Sudan: 5.65 World: 2.75 1999 Nigeria: 6.08 Sudan: 5.62 World: 2.72 2000 Nigeria: 6.12 Sudan: 5.6 World: 2.73 2001 Nigeria: 6.13 Sudan: 5.56 World: 2.69 2002 Nigeria: 6.12 Sudan: 5.53 World: 2.66 2003 Nigeria: 6.1 Sudan: 5.49 World: 2.64 2004 Nigeria: 6.09 Sudan: 5.46 World: 2.63 2005 Nigeria: 6.06 Sudan: 5.4 World: 2.61 2006 Nigeria: 6.05 Sudan: 5.33 World: 2.61 2007 Nigeria: 6.03 Sudan: 5.27 World: 2.6 2008 Nigeria: 6.02 Sudan: 5.21 World: 2.6 2009 Nigeria: 5.99 Sudan: 5.17 World: 2.59 2010 Nigeria: 5.95 Sudan: 5.14 World: 2.57 2011 Nigeria: 5.89 Sudan: 5.09 World: 2.55 2012 Nigeria: 5.8 Sudan: 5.03 World: 2.56 2013 Nigeria: 5.69 Sudan: 4.97 World: 2.53 2014 Nigeria: 5.62 Sudan: 4.91 World: 2.52 2015 Nigeria: 5.5 Sudan: 4.9 World: 2.49 2016 Nigeria: 5.34 Sudan: 4.83 World: 2.49 2017 Nigeria: 5.18 Sudan: 4.76 World: 2.46 2018 Nigeria: 5.02 Sudan: 4.68 World: 2.39 2019 Nigeria: 4.86 Sudan: 4.62 World: 2.35 2020 Nigeria: 4.7 Sudan: 4.54 World: 2.28 2021 Nigeria: 4.64 Sudan: 4.46 World: 2.25 2022 Nigeria: 4.55 Sudan: 4.38 World: 2.22 2023 Nigeria: 4.48 Sudan: 4.32 World: 2.2 2024 Nigeria: 4.38 Sudan: 4.26 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2022

Nigeria Sudan World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Nigeria: 3.83 Sudan: 15.62 World: 5.12 1992 Nigeria: 3.79 Sudan: 15.67 World: 5.28 1993 Nigeria: 4.02 Sudan: 15.51 World: 5.54 1994 Nigeria: 4.06 Sudan: 15.62 World: 5.79 1995 Nigeria: 4.15 Sudan: 15.63 World: 5.92 1996 Nigeria: 4.04 Sudan: 15.61 World: 5.98 1997 Nigeria: 3.96 Sudan: 15.32 World: 6.01 1998 Nigeria: 3.92 Sudan: 15.35 World: 6.16 1999 Nigeria: 3.99 Sudan: 15.4 World: 6.28 2000 Nigeria: 3.95 Sudan: 15.6 World: 6.11 2001 Nigeria: 3.9 Sudan: 15.56 World: 6.19 2002 Nigeria: 3.67 Sudan: 15.51 World: 6.41 2003 Nigeria: 3.64 Sudan: 15.52 World: 6.48 2004 Nigeria: 3.59 Sudan: 15.54 World: 6.33 2005 Nigeria: 3.73 Sudan: 15.55 World: 6.22 2006 Nigeria: 3.75 Sudan: 15.54 World: 5.97 2007 Nigeria: 3.79 Sudan: 15.53 World: 5.77 2008 Nigeria: 3.79 Sudan: 15.57 World: 5.82 2009 Nigeria: 3.76 Sudan: 13 World: 6.41 2010 Nigeria: 3.74 Sudan: 15.17 World: 6.28 2011 Nigeria: 3.77 Sudan: 17.44 World: 6.15 2012 Nigeria: 3.76 Sudan: 16.97 World: 6.15 2013 Nigeria: 3.71 Sudan: 16.27 World: 6.1 2014 Nigeria: 3.9 Sudan: 15.41 World: 5.96 2015 Nigeria: 4.13 Sudan: 14.39 World: 6 2016 Nigeria: 4.5 Sudan: 13.66 World: 5.97 2017 Nigeria: 4.83 Sudan: 13 World: 5.9 2018 Nigeria: 5.07 Sudan: 12.35 World: 5.76 2019 Nigeria: 5.21 Sudan: 11.7 World: 5.59 2020 Nigeria: 5.71 Sudan: 12 World: 6.59 2021 Nigeria: 5.4 Sudan: 11.09 World: 6.05 2022 Nigeria: 3.83 Sudan: 7.53 World: 5.23 1991 2001 2006 2011 2022

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Nigeria Sudan World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Nigeria: 0.52 Sudan: 0.29 World: 4.14 1971 Nigeria: 0.75 Sudan: 0.28 World: 4.04 1972 Nigeria: 0.94 Sudan: 0.29 World: 4.16 1973 Nigeria: 1.11 Sudan: 0.37 World: 4.32 1974 Nigeria: 1.36 Sudan: 0.33 World: 4.23 1975 Nigeria: 1.01 Sudan: 0.25 World: 4.14 1976 Nigeria: 1.15 Sudan: 0.23 World: 4.31 1977 Nigeria: 0.99 Sudan: 0.24 World: 4.36 1978 Nigeria: 1 Sudan: 0.21 World: 4.42 1979 Nigeria: 1.39 Sudan: 0.2 World: 4.46 1980 Nigeria: 1.21 Sudan: 0.23 World: 4.33 1981 Nigeria: 0.96 Sudan: 0.21 World: 4.18 1982 Nigeria: 0.89 Sudan: 0.21 World: 4.05 1983 Nigeria: 0.87 Sudan: 0.21 World: 4.01 1984 Nigeria: 0.85 Sudan: 0.19 World: 4.07 1985 Nigeria: 0.86 Sudan: 0.21 World: 4.05 1986 Nigeria: 0.82 Sudan: 0.2 World: 4.04 1987 Nigeria: 0.76 Sudan: 0.16 World: 4.1 1988 Nigeria: 0.84 Sudan: 0.22 World: 4.16 1989 Nigeria: 0.84 Sudan: 0.19 World: 4.16 1990 Nigeria: 0.77 Sudan: 0.25 World: 4.15 1991 Nigeria: 0.82 Sudan: 0.22 World: 4.1 1992 Nigeria: 0.87 Sudan: 0.2 World: 4.01 1993 Nigeria: 0.82 Sudan: 0.14 World: 3.97 1994 Nigeria: 0.75 Sudan: 0.2 World: 3.94 1995 Nigeria: 0.8 Sudan: 0.19 World: 3.99 1996 Nigeria: 0.91 Sudan: 0.18 World: 4.01 1997 Nigeria: 0.86 Sudan: 0.21 World: 4.02 1998 Nigeria: 0.76 Sudan: 0.19 World: 3.98 1999 Nigeria: 0.73 Sudan: 0.2 World: 3.95 2000 Nigeria: 0.79 Sudan: 0.22 World: 4.01 2001 Nigeria: 0.82 Sudan: 0.23 World: 4.01 2002 Nigeria: 0.72 Sudan: 0.27 World: 4.02 2003 Nigeria: 0.78 Sudan: 0.27 World: 4.15 2004 Nigeria: 0.74 Sudan: 0.3 World: 4.28 2005 Nigeria: 0.71 Sudan: 0.35 World: 4.39 2006 Nigeria: 0.62 Sudan: 0.42 World: 4.48 2007 Nigeria: 0.55 Sudan: 0.44 World: 4.59 2008 Nigeria: 0.58 Sudan: 0.46 World: 4.56 2009 Nigeria: 0.5 Sudan: 0.46 World: 4.45 2010 Nigeria: 0.57 Sudan: 0.48 World: 4.67 2011 Nigeria: 0.61 Sudan: 0.45 World: 4.76 2012 Nigeria: 0.58 Sudan: 0.47 World: 4.77 2013 Nigeria: 0.63 Sudan: 0.47 World: 4.81 2014 Nigeria: 0.66 Sudan: 0.48 World: 4.78 2015 Nigeria: 0.62 Sudan: 0.54 World: 4.7 2016 Nigeria: 0.63 Sudan: 0.58 World: 4.65 2017 Nigeria: 0.58 Sudan: 0.55 World: 4.67 2018 Nigeria: 0.59 Sudan: 0.53 World: 4.73 2019 Nigeria: 0.6 Sudan: 0.52 World: 4.7 2020 Nigeria: 0.56 Sudan: 0.46 World: 4.47 2021 Nigeria: 0.6 Sudan: 0.49 World: 4.68 2022 Nigeria: 0.58 Sudan: 0.43 World: 4.67 2023 Nigeria: 0.55 Sudan: 0.43 World: 4.68 2024 Nigeria: 0.57 Sudan: 0.43 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Population

Indicator Nigeria Sudan
Population 237.5 mn 2025
6th of 215		 51.7 mn 2025
30th of 215
Population density 250.2 /km² 2023
51st of 214		 26.8 /km² 2023
174th of 214
Population growth 2.06 % 2025
45th of 215		 2.38 % 2025
30th of 215
Life expectancy 54.6 years 2024
215th of 215		 66.5 years 2024
180th of 215
Fertility rate 4.38 2024
15th of 215		 4.26 2024
16th of 215
Birth rate 32.5 ‰ 2024
20th of 215		 33.0 ‰ 2024
18th of 215
Infant mortality 69.8 ‰ 2024
195th of 196		 42.9 ‰ 2024
174th of 196
Urban population 63.8 % 2025
111th of 215		 34.9 % 2025
182nd of 215
Aged 65+ 3.1 % 2025
191st of 215		 3.4 % 2025
180th of 215
Living in cities 49.7 % 2025
57th of 215		 46.8 % 2025
67th of 215
Living in towns 32.1 % 2025
101st of 215		 27.8 % 2025
126th of 215
Living in rural areas 18.2 % 2025
146th of 215		 25.4 % 2025
103rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Nigeria Sudan
Human Development Index 0.560 2023
164th of 193		 0.511 2023
176th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.379 2023
135th of 169		 0.328 2023
152nd of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.548 2023
124th of 156		 0.498 2023
137th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.677 2023
171st of 172		 0.588 2023
158th of 172

Economy

Indicator Nigeria Sudan
GDP 290.8 bn US$ 2025
49th of 186		 60.2 bn US$ 2025
90th of 186
GDP per capita 1,224 US$ 2025
166th of 186		 1,165 US$ 2025
169th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 9,532 int. $ 2025
129th of 185		 2,192 int. $ 2025
176th of 185
GNI per capita 1,360 US$ 2025
158th of 182		 900 US$ 2025
172nd of 182
GDP growth 4.0 % 2025
71st of 186		 3.1 % 2025
101st of 186
Inflation 23.0 % 2025
6th of 165		 138.8 % 2022
FDI inflows 1.4 % 2025
154th of 192		 1.4 % 2023
Manufacturing 8.3 % 2025
92nd of 132		 -
Agriculture 23.0 % 2025
22nd of 158		 29.4 % 2025
12th of 158
Military spending 0.6 % 2024
136th of 147		 0.9 % 2021
Trade - 2.4 % 2025
138th of 138
Exports - 1.1 % 2025
138th of 138
Tax revenue - 7.4 % 2016

Labour

Indicator Nigeria Sudan
Unemployment 3.1 % 2025
44th of 181		 7.5 % 2022
Youth unemployment 5.3 % 2025
28th of 181		 12.0 % 2022
Women in the labour force 80.7 % 2025
3rd of 181		 14.5 % 2022
Jobs in agriculture 33.5 % 2025
50th of 181		 39.8 % 2022
Weekly hours worked 39.5 h 2025
88th of 181		 50.8 h 2022
Youth NEET rate 13.5 % 2025
62nd of 181		 46.5 % 2022
Labour income share 75.1 % 2024
1st of 114		 36.3 % 2022
Output per hour 5.6 $ 2025
154th of 181		 5.8 $ 2022

Health

Indicator Nigeria Sudan
Health spending 4.2 % 2023
150th of 192		 2.9 % 2023
181st of 192
Health spending per person 67 US$ 2023
161st of 191		 21 US$ 2023
190th of 191
Physicians 0.38 /1,000 2023
86th of 125		 0.25 /1,000 2017
Under-5 mortality 115.6 ‰ 2024
196th of 196		 61.6 ‰ 2024
177th of 196
Maternal mortality 993 /100k 2023
194th of 194		 256 /100k 2023
167th of 194
Tobacco use 3.1 % 2024
1st of 166		 -
Safe drinking water 29.9 % 2024
127th of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Nigeria Sudan
Calories per person 2,443 kcal 2024
131st of 155		 2,625 kcal 2021
Protein supply 58.1 g 2022
156th of 174		 -
Animal protein supply 6.8 g 2022
171st of 174		 -
Fat supply 63.0 g 2022
136th of 174		 -
Food insecurity 76.5 % 2024
127th of 134		 -
Severe food insecurity 26.4 % 2024
114th of 124		 -
Cereal import dependency 16.3 % 2022
113th of 160		 -

Education

Indicator Nigeria Sudan
Literacy 70.4 % 2024
28th of 29		 -
Secondary enrolment 46.9 % 2023 43.5 % 2019
Tertiary enrolment 9.7 % 2011 15.9 % 2015
Education spending 0.3 % 2023
120th of 121		 -
Expected schooling 10.5 yrs 2023
168th of 195		 8.6 yrs 2023
182nd of 195
Mean schooling 7.6 yrs 2023
131st of 193		 4.0 yrs 2023
179th of 193

Society

Indicator Nigeria Sudan
Income inequality 33.9 2022
45th of 93		 34.2 2014
Extreme poverty 41.8 % 2022
84th of 93		 10.1 % 2014
Internet use 41.2 % 2024
153rd of 182		 18.6 % 2017
Mobile subscriptions 70.8 /100 2024
139th of 151		 70.2 /100 2022
Electricity access 62.5 % 2024
181st of 213		 66.0 % 2024
178th of 213
Women in parliament 4.2 % 2025
177th of 184		 30.5 % 2018

Refugees

Indicator Nigeria Sudan
Refugees hosted 123,848 2025
47th of 177		 809,816 2025
9th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.5 ‰ 2025
102nd of 177		 15.7 ‰ 2025
31st of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 18,192 2025
43rd of 177		 50,147 2025
23rd of 177
Refugees from the country 478,150 2025
12th of 199		 2.8 mn 2025
3rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 2.0 ‰ 2025
43rd of 199		 54.6 ‰ 2025
7th of 199

Governance

Indicator Nigeria Sudan
Control of corruption 25.3 /100 2024
174th of 207		 16.3 /100 2024
201st of 207
Government effectiveness 31.8 /100 2024
179th of 205		 16.5 /100 2024
200th of 205
Rule of law 39.6 /100 2024
165th of 207		 26.4 /100 2024
199th of 207
Regulatory quality 44.9 /100 2024
148th of 205		 28.6 /100 2024
197th of 205
Voice and accountability 44.1 /100 2024
139th of 205		 23.9 /100 2024
199th of 205
Political stability 31.7 /100 2024
197th of 207		 31.3 /100 2024
198th of 207

Environment

Indicator Nigeria Sudan
CO₂ per capita 0.57 t 2024
46th of 202		 0.43 t 2024
39th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 135.8 Mt 2024
35th of 204		 17.8 Mt 2024
94th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.35 % 2024
35th of 204		 0.05 % 2024
94th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 4.7 Gt 2024
44th of 204		 0.5 Gt 2024
101st of 204
GHG per capita 1.51 t 2024
40th of 202		 2.75 t 2024
74th of 202
Renewable energy 80.3 % 2021
16th of 211		 61.0 % 2021
37th of 211
Forest area 23.2 % 2023
124th of 212		 9.6 % 2023
166th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 65.7 µg/m³ 2023
197th of 200		 37.6 µg/m³ 2023
174th of 200
Water stress 9.7 % 2022
85th of 176		 118.7 % 2022
164th of 176
Land area 910,770 km² 2023
30th of 214		 1.9 mn km² 2023
15th of 214

Energy

Indicator Nigeria Sudan
Renewable electricity 32.0 % 2025
106th of 190		 79.7 % 2024
34th of 190
Wind and solar 0.3 % 2025
163rd of 190		 1.1 % 2024
139th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
129th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
149th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 32.0 % 2025
114th of 190		 79.7 % 2024
39th of 190
Fossil electricity 68.0 % 2025
114th of 190		 20.3 % 2024
39th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
72nd of 188		 0.0 % 2024
86th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 452 g/kWh 2025
103rd of 190		 154 g/kWh 2024
41st of 190
Electricity per capita 0.17 MWh 2025
173rd of 191		 0.31 MWh 2024
160th 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.