Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Nigeria
United States
Population
232.7M 6th
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$252.3B 55th
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$1,084 192nd
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$8,850 142nd
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
4.1% 70th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
923,770 km² 31st
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
251.9 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
4.5 15th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
63.0% 113th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
3.0% 192nd
17.9% 45th

Health

Nigeria
United States
Life Expectancy
54.5 yrs 218th
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
60.1 192nd
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
993.0 194th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$67 164th
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
4.2% 152nd
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
0.38 157th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
0.50 180th
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Nigeria
United States
Unemployment Rate
3.0% 40th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
1.83 24th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
25.9%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
18.2%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
53.7%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
N/A
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
N/A
14.3%

Education & Society

Nigeria
United States
Literacy Rate
70.4% 132nd
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
0.3% 200th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
33.9 70th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
41.8% 153rd
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
15.7 170th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
3.9% 185th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
80.7% 3rd
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
0.6% 151st
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Nigeria
United States
Internet Users
39.2% 171st
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
98.5 146th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
61.2% 185th
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
82.2% 172nd
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
47.9% 179th
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
80.3% 16th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
23.2% 124th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Nigeria

Population pyramid of Nigeria

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Nigeria

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Nigeria

United States

Population Over Time

Nigeria

United States

GDP Over Time

Nigeria

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Nigeria

United States

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