Nigeria vs Uganda

Nigeria (Africa) and Uganda (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 Uganda World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Nigeria: 93.14 Uganda: 55.38 World: 452.65 1961 Nigeria: 97.14 Uganda: 56.18 World: 471.93 1962 Nigeria: 104.53 Uganda: 55.5 World: 496.11 1963 Nigeria: 107.68 Uganda: 61.96 World: 525.19 1964 Nigeria: 113.3 Uganda: 68.63 World: 563.85 1965 Nigeria: 117.29 Uganda: 99.95 World: 601.89 1966 Nigeria: 124.38 Uganda: 101.44 World: 638.97 1967 Nigeria: 99.5 Uganda: 102.8 World: 664.4 1968 Nigeria: 97.34 Uganda: 106.85 World: 703.46 1969 Nigeria: 121.44 Uganda: 116.68 World: 761.11 1970 Nigeria: 224.46 Uganda: 122.03 World: 817.68 1971 Nigeria: 160.48 Uganda: 133.47 World: 884.88 1972 Nigeria: 209.45 Uganda: 136.96 World: 1,002 1973 Nigeria: 252.37 Uganda: 152.71 World: 1,201.53 1974 Nigeria: 402.84 Uganda: 183.72 World: 1,362.19 1975 Nigeria: 438.08 Uganda: 201.24 World: 1,488.94 1976 Nigeria: 556.39 Uganda: 203.31 World: 1,589.73 1977 Nigeria: 535.97 Uganda: 237.58 World: 1,766.28 1978 Nigeria: 526.9 Uganda: 190.69 World: 2,055.49 1979 Nigeria: 660.99 Uganda: 164.51 World: 2,335.19 1980 Nigeria: 870.36 Uganda: 93.75 World: 2,587.01 1981 Nigeria: 2,162.21 Uganda: 98.65 World: 2,628.62 1982 Nigeria: 1,821.53 Uganda: 156.95 World: 2,554.08 1983 Nigeria: 1,207.07 Uganda: 157.53 World: 2,561.17 1984 Nigeria: 890.43 Uganda: 247.52 World: 2,614.33 1985 Nigeria: 868.64 Uganda: 234.28 World: 2,690.59 1986 Nigeria: 628.25 Uganda: 253.64 World: 3,118.57 1987 Nigeria: 587.96 Uganda: 392.97 World: 3,487.88 1988 Nigeria: 539.54 Uganda: 395.19 World: 3,829.99 1989 Nigeria: 465.49 Uganda: 310.19 World: 3,930.51 1990 Nigeria: 556.38 Uganda: 244.99 World: 4,338.94 1991 Nigeria: 596.94 Uganda: 182.96 World: 4,453.9 1992 Nigeria: 508.52 Uganda: 152.11 World: 4,679.98 1993 Nigeria: 539.57 Uganda: 165.62 World: 4,685.3 1994 Nigeria: 744.88 Uganda: 198.44 World: 4,967.01 1995 Nigeria: 1,271.62 Uganda: 278.52 World: 5,463.2 1996 Nigeria: 1,632.72 Uganda: 284.7 World: 5,507.22 1997 Nigeria: 1,720.28 Uganda: 286.85 World: 5,408.57 1998 Nigeria: 1,822.47 Uganda: 292.45 World: 5,302.34 1999 Nigeria: 480.67 Uganda: 257.92 World: 5,401.23 2000 Nigeria: 547.32 Uganda: 258.05 World: 5,512.56 2001 Nigeria: 566.43 Uganda: 236.02 World: 5,404.2 2002 Nigeria: 712.16 Uganda: 241.98 World: 5,539.32 2003 Nigeria: 763.39 Uganda: 250.72 World: 6,129.87 2004 Nigeria: 962.48 Uganda: 292.38 World: 6,818 2005 Nigeria: 1,211.38 Uganda: 330.41 World: 7,290.57 2006 Nigeria: 1,599.54 Uganda: 346.52 World: 7,803.19 2007 Nigeria: 1,815.53 Uganda: 401.39 World: 8,685.33 2008 Nigeria: 2,154.11 Uganda: 472.84 World: 9,425.74 2009 Nigeria: 1,820.49 Uganda: 798.95 World: 8,827.04 2010 Nigeria: 2,202.26 Uganda: 823.49 World: 9,555.07 2011 Nigeria: 2,418.41 Uganda: 835.62 World: 10,496.93 2012 Nigeria: 2,633.2 Uganda: 795.22 World: 10,597.85 2013 Nigeria: 2,872.79 Uganda: 818.29 World: 10,759.35 2014 Nigeria: 3,088.72 Uganda: 896.05 World: 10,912.24 2015 Nigeria: 2,585.73 Uganda: 862.93 World: 10,191.98 2016 Nigeria: 2,070.41 Uganda: 752.7 World: 10,239.47 2017 Nigeria: 1,876.34 Uganda: 765.22 World: 10,784.4 2018 Nigeria: 2,057.88 Uganda: 792.17 World: 11,344.73 2019 Nigeria: 3,189.81 Uganda: 822.17 World: 11,417.6 2020 Nigeria: 2,797.18 Uganda: 845.77 World: 10,999.49 2021 Nigeria: 2,787.49 Uganda: 882.79 World: 12,472.91 2022 Nigeria: 2,899.16 Uganda: 963.07 World: 12,876.24 2023 Nigeria: 2,138.76 Uganda: 1,002.31 World: 13,313.86 2024 Nigeria: 1,084.16 Uganda: 1,077.91 World: 13,717.09 2025 Nigeria: 1,224.25 Uganda: 1,206.3 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Nigeria Uganda World

30 40 50 60 70 80 1960 Nigeria: 37.21 Uganda: 45.63 World: 50.94 1961 Nigeria: 37.43 Uganda: 46.27 World: 52.8 1962 Nigeria: 37.61 Uganda: 46.82 World: 55.29 1963 Nigeria: 37.81 Uganda: 47.38 World: 55.65 1964 Nigeria: 37.98 Uganda: 47.85 World: 56.1 1965 Nigeria: 38.22 Uganda: 48.3 World: 55.93 1966 Nigeria: 38.36 Uganda: 48.46 World: 56.45 1967 Nigeria: 37.5 Uganda: 49.01 World: 56.9 1968 Nigeria: 38.64 Uganda: 49.29 World: 57.34 1969 Nigeria: 38.95 Uganda: 49.51 World: 57.68 1970 Nigeria: 40.01 Uganda: 49.62 World: 57.94 1971 Nigeria: 40.61 Uganda: 47.15 World: 58.02 1972 Nigeria: 41.27 Uganda: 47.16 World: 58.84 1973 Nigeria: 41.83 Uganda: 46.99 World: 59.3 1974 Nigeria: 42.49 Uganda: 46.86 World: 59.7 1975 Nigeria: 43.05 Uganda: 46.52 World: 60.13 1976 Nigeria: 44.19 Uganda: 46.17 World: 60.45 1977 Nigeria: 44.85 Uganda: 45.84 World: 61.04 1978 Nigeria: 45.35 Uganda: 45.6 World: 61.39 1979 Nigeria: 45.74 Uganda: 45.39 World: 61.84 1980 Nigeria: 45.96 Uganda: 43.45 World: 62.15 1981 Nigeria: 46.31 Uganda: 43.46 World: 62.52 1982 Nigeria: 46.44 Uganda: 43.31 World: 62.87 1983 Nigeria: 46.44 Uganda: 43.49 World: 63.13 1984 Nigeria: 46.34 Uganda: 43.71 World: 63.44 1985 Nigeria: 46.19 Uganda: 45.5 World: 63.73 1986 Nigeria: 45.95 Uganda: 45.65 World: 64.12 1987 Nigeria: 45.89 Uganda: 47.36 World: 64.46 1988 Nigeria: 45.83 Uganda: 47.48 World: 64.67 1989 Nigeria: 45.83 Uganda: 47.49 World: 64.96 1990 Nigeria: 45.73 Uganda: 47.56 World: 65.11 1991 Nigeria: 45.48 Uganda: 47.55 World: 65.3 1992 Nigeria: 45.59 Uganda: 47.67 World: 65.55 1993 Nigeria: 45.78 Uganda: 47.68 World: 65.74 1994 Nigeria: 45.75 Uganda: 47.68 World: 65.96 1995 Nigeria: 45.87 Uganda: 47.71 World: 66.2 1996 Nigeria: 45.83 Uganda: 47.76 World: 66.52 1997 Nigeria: 45.96 Uganda: 48.03 World: 66.83 1998 Nigeria: 46.15 Uganda: 48.26 World: 67.07 1999 Nigeria: 46.61 Uganda: 48.98 World: 67.31 2000 Nigeria: 47.14 Uganda: 49.64 World: 67.65 2001 Nigeria: 47.55 Uganda: 50.58 World: 67.95 2002 Nigeria: 48.02 Uganda: 51.44 World: 68.23 2003 Nigeria: 48.62 Uganda: 52.41 World: 68.52 2004 Nigeria: 49.15 Uganda: 53.7 World: 68.77 2005 Nigeria: 49.54 Uganda: 54.93 World: 69.11 2006 Nigeria: 49.88 Uganda: 56.12 World: 69.47 2007 Nigeria: 50.38 Uganda: 57.25 World: 69.81 2008 Nigeria: 50.75 Uganda: 58.25 World: 70 2009 Nigeria: 51.08 Uganda: 59.16 World: 70.38 2010 Nigeria: 51.32 Uganda: 59.96 World: 70.68 2011 Nigeria: 51.49 Uganda: 60.79 World: 70.97 2012 Nigeria: 51.69 Uganda: 61.58 World: 71.26 2013 Nigeria: 51.83 Uganda: 62.35 World: 71.53 2014 Nigeria: 51.94 Uganda: 63.06 World: 71.78 2015 Nigeria: 51.94 Uganda: 63.83 World: 71.97 2016 Nigeria: 52.19 Uganda: 64.49 World: 72.19 2017 Nigeria: 52.4 Uganda: 65.17 World: 72.37 2018 Nigeria: 52.67 Uganda: 65.78 World: 72.64 2019 Nigeria: 53.01 Uganda: 66.35 World: 72.87 2020 Nigeria: 53.07 Uganda: 66.41 World: 72.18 2021 Nigeria: 53.46 Uganda: 66.45 World: 71.22 2022 Nigeria: 54.08 Uganda: 67.68 World: 72.97 2023 Nigeria: 54.46 Uganda: 68.25 World: 73.33 2024 Nigeria: 54.64 Uganda: 68.49 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Nigeria Uganda World

2 4 6 8 1960 Nigeria: 6.36 Uganda: 6.91 World: 4.69 1961 Nigeria: 6.35 Uganda: 6.93 World: 4.56 1962 Nigeria: 6.36 Uganda: 6.96 World: 5.02 1963 Nigeria: 6.35 Uganda: 6.98 World: 5.31 1964 Nigeria: 6.36 Uganda: 7.01 World: 5.13 1965 Nigeria: 6.37 Uganda: 7.04 World: 5.08 1966 Nigeria: 6.39 Uganda: 7.07 World: 4.97 1967 Nigeria: 6.4 Uganda: 7.1 World: 4.87 1968 Nigeria: 6.42 Uganda: 7.13 World: 4.98 1969 Nigeria: 6.44 Uganda: 7.12 World: 4.88 1970 Nigeria: 6.47 Uganda: 7.15 World: 4.84 1971 Nigeria: 6.53 Uganda: 7.18 World: 4.69 1972 Nigeria: 6.58 Uganda: 7.19 World: 4.55 1973 Nigeria: 6.63 Uganda: 7.19 World: 4.42 1974 Nigeria: 6.7 Uganda: 7.19 World: 4.26 1975 Nigeria: 6.77 Uganda: 7.2 World: 4.07 1976 Nigeria: 6.81 Uganda: 7.19 World: 3.97 1977 Nigeria: 6.86 Uganda: 7.18 World: 3.84 1978 Nigeria: 6.92 Uganda: 7.16 World: 3.77 1979 Nigeria: 6.89 Uganda: 7.14 World: 3.76 1980 Nigeria: 6.85 Uganda: 7.11 World: 3.73 1981 Nigeria: 6.82 Uganda: 7.12 World: 3.71 1982 Nigeria: 6.8 Uganda: 7.11 World: 3.72 1983 Nigeria: 6.78 Uganda: 7.07 World: 3.59 1984 Nigeria: 6.7 Uganda: 7.02 World: 3.57 1985 Nigeria: 6.62 Uganda: 7.04 World: 3.53 1986 Nigeria: 6.56 Uganda: 7.08 World: 3.51 1987 Nigeria: 6.5 Uganda: 7.12 World: 3.48 1988 Nigeria: 6.5 Uganda: 7.1 World: 3.39 1989 Nigeria: 6.49 Uganda: 7.05 World: 3.35 1990 Nigeria: 6.46 Uganda: 7.01 World: 3.31 1991 Nigeria: 6.43 Uganda: 6.94 World: 3.13 1992 Nigeria: 6.39 Uganda: 6.91 World: 3.04 1993 Nigeria: 6.35 Uganda: 6.89 World: 2.97 1994 Nigeria: 6.32 Uganda: 6.9 World: 2.92 1995 Nigeria: 6.27 Uganda: 6.87 World: 2.87 1996 Nigeria: 6.22 Uganda: 6.84 World: 2.82 1997 Nigeria: 6.14 Uganda: 6.86 World: 2.78 1998 Nigeria: 6.07 Uganda: 6.84 World: 2.75 1999 Nigeria: 6.08 Uganda: 6.83 World: 2.72 2000 Nigeria: 6.12 Uganda: 6.79 World: 2.73 2001 Nigeria: 6.13 Uganda: 6.76 World: 2.69 2002 Nigeria: 6.12 Uganda: 6.74 World: 2.66 2003 Nigeria: 6.1 Uganda: 6.67 World: 2.64 2004 Nigeria: 6.09 Uganda: 6.61 World: 2.63 2005 Nigeria: 6.06 Uganda: 6.53 World: 2.61 2006 Nigeria: 6.05 Uganda: 6.43 World: 2.61 2007 Nigeria: 6.03 Uganda: 6.33 World: 2.6 2008 Nigeria: 6.02 Uganda: 6.2 World: 2.6 2009 Nigeria: 5.99 Uganda: 6.12 World: 2.59 2010 Nigeria: 5.95 Uganda: 6.02 World: 2.57 2011 Nigeria: 5.89 Uganda: 5.89 World: 2.55 2012 Nigeria: 5.8 Uganda: 5.73 World: 2.56 2013 Nigeria: 5.69 Uganda: 5.56 World: 2.53 2014 Nigeria: 5.62 Uganda: 5.41 World: 2.52 2015 Nigeria: 5.5 Uganda: 5.25 World: 2.49 2016 Nigeria: 5.34 Uganda: 5.11 World: 2.49 2017 Nigeria: 5.18 Uganda: 4.99 World: 2.46 2018 Nigeria: 5.02 Uganda: 4.87 World: 2.39 2019 Nigeria: 4.86 Uganda: 4.74 World: 2.35 2020 Nigeria: 4.7 Uganda: 4.62 World: 2.28 2021 Nigeria: 4.64 Uganda: 4.51 World: 2.25 2022 Nigeria: 4.55 Uganda: 4.39 World: 2.22 2023 Nigeria: 4.48 Uganda: 4.28 World: 2.2 2024 Nigeria: 4.38 Uganda: 4.17 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Nigeria Uganda World

0 2 4 6 8 1991 Nigeria: 3.83 Uganda: 3.45 World: 5.12 1992 Nigeria: 3.79 Uganda: 3.55 World: 5.28 1993 Nigeria: 4.02 Uganda: 3.49 World: 5.54 1994 Nigeria: 4.06 Uganda: 3.46 World: 5.79 1995 Nigeria: 4.15 Uganda: 3.19 World: 5.92 1996 Nigeria: 4.04 Uganda: 3.17 World: 5.98 1997 Nigeria: 3.96 Uganda: 3.21 World: 6.01 1998 Nigeria: 3.92 Uganda: 3.42 World: 6.16 1999 Nigeria: 3.99 Uganda: 3.46 World: 6.28 2000 Nigeria: 3.95 Uganda: 3.53 World: 6.11 2001 Nigeria: 3.9 Uganda: 3.52 World: 6.19 2002 Nigeria: 3.67 Uganda: 3.5 World: 6.41 2003 Nigeria: 3.64 Uganda: 3.6 World: 6.48 2004 Nigeria: 3.59 Uganda: 2.7 World: 6.33 2005 Nigeria: 3.73 Uganda: 1.9 World: 6.22 2006 Nigeria: 3.75 Uganda: 2.26 World: 5.97 2007 Nigeria: 3.79 Uganda: 2.67 World: 5.77 2008 Nigeria: 3.79 Uganda: 3.04 World: 5.82 2009 Nigeria: 3.76 Uganda: 3.6 World: 6.41 2010 Nigeria: 3.74 Uganda: 3.62 World: 6.28 2011 Nigeria: 3.77 Uganda: 3.52 World: 6.15 2012 Nigeria: 3.76 Uganda: 3.55 World: 6.15 2013 Nigeria: 3.71 Uganda: 1.91 World: 6.1 2014 Nigeria: 3.9 Uganda: 2.36 World: 5.96 2015 Nigeria: 4.13 Uganda: 2.68 World: 6 2016 Nigeria: 4.5 Uganda: 3 World: 5.97 2017 Nigeria: 4.83 Uganda: 3.43 World: 5.9 2018 Nigeria: 5.07 Uganda: 3.25 World: 5.76 2019 Nigeria: 5.21 Uganda: 3.06 World: 5.59 2020 Nigeria: 5.71 Uganda: 3.82 World: 6.59 2021 Nigeria: 5.4 Uganda: 3.42 World: 6.05 2022 Nigeria: 3.83 Uganda: 2.89 World: 5.23 2023 Nigeria: 3.07 Uganda: 2.75 World: 4.85 2024 Nigeria: 3.05 Uganda: 2.74 World: 4.81 2025 Nigeria: 3.06 Uganda: 2.75 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Nigeria Uganda World

0 2 4 6 1970 Nigeria: 0.52 Uganda: 0.09 World: 4.14 1971 Nigeria: 0.75 Uganda: 0.09 World: 4.04 1972 Nigeria: 0.94 Uganda: 0.09 World: 4.16 1973 Nigeria: 1.11 Uganda: 0.08 World: 4.32 1974 Nigeria: 1.36 Uganda: 0.08 World: 4.23 1975 Nigeria: 1.01 Uganda: 0.07 World: 4.14 1976 Nigeria: 1.15 Uganda: 0.09 World: 4.31 1977 Nigeria: 0.99 Uganda: 0.08 World: 4.36 1978 Nigeria: 1 Uganda: 0.06 World: 4.42 1979 Nigeria: 1.39 Uganda: 0.06 World: 4.46 1980 Nigeria: 1.21 Uganda: 0.05 World: 4.33 1981 Nigeria: 0.96 Uganda: 0.04 World: 4.18 1982 Nigeria: 0.89 Uganda: 0.04 World: 4.05 1983 Nigeria: 0.87 Uganda: 0.04 World: 4.01 1984 Nigeria: 0.85 Uganda: 0.04 World: 4.07 1985 Nigeria: 0.86 Uganda: 0.04 World: 4.05 1986 Nigeria: 0.82 Uganda: 0.04 World: 4.04 1987 Nigeria: 0.76 Uganda: 0.04 World: 4.1 1988 Nigeria: 0.84 Uganda: 0.05 World: 4.16 1989 Nigeria: 0.84 Uganda: 0.04 World: 4.16 1990 Nigeria: 0.77 Uganda: 0.05 World: 4.15 1991 Nigeria: 0.82 Uganda: 0.05 World: 4.1 1992 Nigeria: 0.87 Uganda: 0.05 World: 4.01 1993 Nigeria: 0.82 Uganda: 0.04 World: 3.97 1994 Nigeria: 0.75 Uganda: 0.04 World: 3.94 1995 Nigeria: 0.8 Uganda: 0.05 World: 3.99 1996 Nigeria: 0.91 Uganda: 0.05 World: 4.01 1997 Nigeria: 0.86 Uganda: 0.05 World: 4.02 1998 Nigeria: 0.76 Uganda: 0.06 World: 3.98 1999 Nigeria: 0.73 Uganda: 0.06 World: 3.95 2000 Nigeria: 0.79 Uganda: 0.06 World: 4.01 2001 Nigeria: 0.82 Uganda: 0.06 World: 4.01 2002 Nigeria: 0.72 Uganda: 0.06 World: 4.02 2003 Nigeria: 0.78 Uganda: 0.07 World: 4.15 2004 Nigeria: 0.74 Uganda: 0.07 World: 4.28 2005 Nigeria: 0.71 Uganda: 0.08 World: 4.39 2006 Nigeria: 0.62 Uganda: 0.09 World: 4.48 2007 Nigeria: 0.55 Uganda: 0.1 World: 4.59 2008 Nigeria: 0.58 Uganda: 0.11 World: 4.56 2009 Nigeria: 0.5 Uganda: 0.12 World: 4.45 2010 Nigeria: 0.57 Uganda: 0.12 World: 4.67 2011 Nigeria: 0.61 Uganda: 0.13 World: 4.76 2012 Nigeria: 0.58 Uganda: 0.13 World: 4.77 2013 Nigeria: 0.63 Uganda: 0.12 World: 4.81 2014 Nigeria: 0.66 Uganda: 0.13 World: 4.78 2015 Nigeria: 0.62 Uganda: 0.15 World: 4.7 2016 Nigeria: 0.63 Uganda: 0.15 World: 4.65 2017 Nigeria: 0.58 Uganda: 0.16 World: 4.67 2018 Nigeria: 0.59 Uganda: 0.17 World: 4.73 2019 Nigeria: 0.6 Uganda: 0.16 World: 4.7 2020 Nigeria: 0.56 Uganda: 0.16 World: 4.47 2021 Nigeria: 0.6 Uganda: 0.18 World: 4.68 2022 Nigeria: 0.58 Uganda: 0.17 World: 4.67 2023 Nigeria: 0.55 Uganda: 0.17 World: 4.68 2024 Nigeria: 0.57 Uganda: 0.17 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Nigeria Uganda World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Nigeria: 3.55 Uganda: 1.74 World: 15.6 2006 Nigeria: 5.55 Uganda: 2.53 World: 17.2 2007 Nigeria: 6.77 Uganda: 3.67 World: 20.2 2008 Nigeria: 8 Uganda: 3.88 World: 22.8 2009 Nigeria: 9.3 Uganda: 4.1 World: 25.3 2010 Nigeria: 11.5 Uganda: 4.3 World: 28.4 2011 Nigeria: 13.8 Uganda: 4.6 World: 30.9 2012 Nigeria: 16.1 Uganda: 4.8 World: 33.3 2013 Nigeria: 19.1 Uganda: 5.1 World: 35.3 2014 Nigeria: 21 Uganda: 5.4 World: 37.4 2015 Nigeria: 22.51 Uganda: 5.7 World: 39.9 2016 Nigeria: 24.14 Uganda: 5.9 World: 43.6 2017 Nigeria: 25.88 Uganda: 7.42 World: 46.3 2018 Nigeria: 27.74 Uganda: 9.33 World: 49.4 2019 Nigeria: 29.74 Uganda: 11.73 World: 53.9 2020 Nigeria: 31.89 Uganda: 7.4 World: 60.1 2021 Nigeria: 35.51 Uganda: 10 World: 63.8 2022 Nigeria: 39.15 Uganda: 9.64 World: 67 2023 Nigeria: 40.06 Uganda: 9.29 World: 69.2 2024 Nigeria: 41.21 Uganda: 8.95 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Nigeria Uganda
Population 237.5 mn 2025
6th of 215		 51.4 mn 2025
31st of 215
Population density 250.2 /km² 2023
51st of 214		 242.7 /km² 2023
53rd of 214
Population growth 2.06 % 2025
45th of 215		 2.70 % 2025
21st of 215
Life expectancy 54.6 years 2024
215th of 215		 68.5 years 2024
164th of 215
Fertility rate 4.38 2024
15th of 215		 4.17 2024
19th of 215
Birth rate 32.5 ‰ 2024
20th of 215		 34.4 ‰ 2024
11th of 215
Infant mortality 69.8 ‰ 2024
195th of 196		 35.9 ‰ 2024
166th of 196
Urban population 63.8 % 2025
111th of 215		 31.9 % 2025
190th of 215
Aged 65+ 3.1 % 2025
191st of 215		 2.2 % 2025
210th of 215
Living in cities 49.7 % 2025
57th of 215		 16.2 % 2025
172nd of 215
Living in towns 32.1 % 2025
101st of 215		 60.4 % 2025
27th of 215
Living in rural areas 18.2 % 2025
146th of 215		 23.3 % 2025
122nd of 215

Human development

Indicator Nigeria Uganda
Human Development Index 0.560 2023
164th of 193		 0.582 2023
158th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.379 2023
135th of 169		 0.400 2023
131st of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.548 2023
124th of 156		 0.569 2023
119th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.677 2023
171st of 172		 0.524 2023
141st of 172

Economy

Indicator Nigeria Uganda
GDP 290.8 bn US$ 2025
49th of 186		 62 bn US$ 2025
88th of 186
GDP per capita 1,224 US$ 2025
166th of 186		 1,206 US$ 2025
167th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 9,532 int. $ 2025
129th of 185		 3,488 int. $ 2025
169th of 185
GNI per capita 1,360 US$ 2025
158th of 182		 1,120 US$ 2025
166th of 182
GDP growth 4.0 % 2025
71st of 186		 6.3 % 2025
25th of 186
Inflation 23.0 % 2025
6th of 165		 3.6 % 2025
65th of 165
FDI inflows 1.4 % 2025
154th of 192		 6.0 % 2024
40th of 192
Manufacturing 8.3 % 2025
92nd of 132		 14.5 % 2025
41st of 132
Agriculture 23.0 % 2025
22nd of 158		 26.1 % 2025
14th of 158
Military spending 0.6 % 2024
136th of 147		 1.9 % 2024
66th of 147
Trade - 50.2 % 2025
104th of 138
Exports - 21.4 % 2025
107th of 138
Tax revenue - 12.6 % 2024
70th of 89
Government debt - 54.4 % 2024
17th of 56

Labour

Indicator Nigeria Uganda
Unemployment 3.1 % 2025
44th of 181		 2.7 % 2025
31st of 181
Youth unemployment 5.3 % 2025
28th of 181		 4.2 % 2025
21st of 181
Women in the labour force 80.7 % 2025
3rd of 181		 75.6 % 2025
9th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 33.5 % 2025
50th of 181		 64.9 % 2025
9th of 181
Weekly hours worked 39.5 h 2025
88th of 181		 41.7 h 2025
57th of 181
Youth NEET rate 13.5 % 2025
62nd of 181		 13.3 % 2025
61st of 181
Labour income share 75.1 % 2024
1st of 114		 37.6 % 2025
90th of 114
Output per hour 5.6 $ 2025
154th of 181		 3.1 $ 2025
169th of 181

Health

Indicator Nigeria Uganda
Health spending 4.2 % 2023
150th of 192		 4.2 % 2023
149th of 192
Health spending per person 67 US$ 2023
161st of 191		 45 US$ 2023
175th of 191
Physicians 0.38 /1,000 2023
86th of 125		 0.19 /1,000 2022
99th of 125
Under-5 mortality 115.6 ‰ 2024
196th of 196		 48.7 ‰ 2024
166th of 196
Maternal mortality 993 /100k 2023
194th of 194		 170 /100k 2023
151st of 194
Tobacco use 3.1 % 2024
1st of 166		 7.5 % 2024
16th of 166
Safe drinking water 29.9 % 2024
127th of 147		 18.1 % 2024
138th of 147

Food

Indicator Nigeria Uganda
Calories per person 2,443 kcal 2024
131st of 155		 2,442 kcal 2024
133rd of 155
Protein supply 58.1 g 2022
156th of 174		 55.3 g 2022
163rd of 174
Animal protein supply 6.8 g 2022
171st of 174		 15.3 g 2022
155th of 174
Fat supply 63.0 g 2022
136th of 174		 53.2 g 2022
153rd of 174
Food insecurity 76.5 % 2024
127th of 134		 51.6 % 2024
108th of 134
Severe food insecurity 26.4 % 2024
114th of 124		 12.7 % 2024
95th of 124
Cereal import dependency 16.3 % 2022
113th of 160		 15.3 % 2022
117th of 160

Education

Indicator Nigeria Uganda
Literacy 70.4 % 2024
28th of 29		 77.0 % 2024
26th of 29
Secondary enrolment 46.9 % 2023 -
Tertiary enrolment 9.7 % 2011 4.6 % 2014
Education spending 0.3 % 2023
120th of 121		 2.6 % 2022
Expected schooling 10.5 yrs 2023
168th of 195		 11.6 yrs 2023
143rd of 195
Mean schooling 7.6 yrs 2023
131st of 193		 6.3 yrs 2023
148th of 193

Society

Indicator Nigeria Uganda
Income inequality 33.9 2022
45th of 93		 42.7 2019
Extreme poverty 41.8 % 2022
84th of 93		 59.8 % 2019
Internet use 41.2 % 2024
153rd of 182		 8.9 % 2024
181st of 182
Mobile subscriptions 70.8 /100 2024
139th of 151		 83.2 /100 2024
130th of 151
Electricity access 62.5 % 2024
181st of 213		 55.3 % 2024
191st of 213
Women in parliament 4.2 % 2025
177th of 184		 34.1 % 2025
50th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Nigeria Uganda
Refugees hosted 123,848 2025
47th of 177		 1.9 mn 2025
3rd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.5 ‰ 2025
102nd of 177		 37.7 ‰ 2025
9th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 18,192 2025
43rd of 177		 35,249 2025
28th of 177
Refugees from the country 478,150 2025
12th of 199		 12,792 2025
59th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 2.0 ‰ 2025
43rd of 199		 0.2 ‰ 2025
95th of 199

Governance

Indicator Nigeria Uganda
Control of corruption 25.3 /100 2024
174th of 207		 25.3 /100 2024
175th of 207
Government effectiveness 31.8 /100 2024
179th of 205		 44.5 /100 2024
134th of 205
Rule of law 39.6 /100 2024
165th of 207		 44.3 /100 2024
149th of 207
Regulatory quality 44.9 /100 2024
148th of 205		 46.6 /100 2024
138th of 205
Voice and accountability 44.1 /100 2024
139th of 205		 39.1 /100 2024
155th of 205
Political stability 31.7 /100 2024
197th of 207		 48.4 /100 2024
177th of 207

Environment

Indicator Nigeria Uganda
CO₂ per capita 0.57 t 2024
46th of 202		 0.17 t 2024
21st of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 135.8 Mt 2024
35th of 204		 6.3 Mt 2024
129th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.35 % 2024
35th of 204		 0.02 % 2024
129th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 4.7 Gt 2024
44th of 204		 0.1 Gt 2024
137th of 204
GHG per capita 1.51 t 2024
40th of 202		 1.15 t 2024
25th of 202
Renewable energy 80.3 % 2021
16th of 211		 90.9 % 2022
5th of 211
Forest area 23.2 % 2023
124th of 212		 11.0 % 2023
161st of 212
PM2.5 exposure 65.7 µg/m³ 2023
197th of 200		 31.2 µg/m³ 2023
155th of 200
Water stress 9.7 % 2022
85th of 176		 5.8 % 2022
64th of 176
Land area 910,770 km² 2023
30th of 214		 200,520 km² 2023
85th of 214

Energy

Indicator Nigeria Uganda
Renewable electricity 32.0 % 2025
106th of 190		 97.1 % 2024
12th of 190
Wind and solar 0.3 % 2025
163rd of 190		 2.9 % 2024
122nd of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
129th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
170th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 32.0 % 2025
114th of 190		 97.1 % 2024
14th of 190
Fossil electricity 68.0 % 2025
114th of 190		 2.9 % 2024
14th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
72nd of 188		 0.0 % 2024
103rd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 452 g/kWh 2025
103rd of 190		 59 g/kWh 2024
16th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.17 MWh 2025
173rd of 191		 0.11 MWh 2024
179th 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.