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Nigeria vs United Kingdom: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 118 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Nigeria
nga
Leads on 47 of 118 metrics
United Kingdom
gbr
Leads on 61 of 118 metrics

Summary

Comparing Nigeria and United Kingdom: Nigeria leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (325,000) against United Kingdom (1.58); Nigeria leads on Oil Consumption (279,000) against United Kingdom (1.62); Nigeria leads on Oil Imports (187,700) against United Kingdom (1.45). Across 118 compared metrics, Nigeria wins on 47 and United Kingdom wins on 61.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇳🇬 Nigeria🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)41.21 %95.47 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)39.21 %96.3 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 39% (2023 est.)percent of population: 96% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score46.81 points78.89 points★
Radios23.584.5★
Televisions6.930.5★
Waterways8,600★3,200

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇳🇬 Nigeria🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country128.78B $★31.15B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars193.10B $4.10T $★
Apple Import Volume38.66M tonnes326.31M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %★0.25 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)17.58 %★4.38 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.9 % of GDP10 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index86.293.8★
Electricity Consumption24.72309.2★
Electricity Exports02.15★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels80★50
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants19★2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables039★
Electricity Imports019.7★
Electricity Installed Capacity10.5297.06★
Electricity Production29.35318.2★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)7.99 USD per capita94.28 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient35.1★32.4
Gross Fixed Investment18.8★13.9
Gross National Saving18.2★13.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.4 %★-0.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)33.2 %3.3 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption17.2479.17★
Natural Gas Exports27.21★11.27
Natural Gas Imports047★
Natural Gas Production44.48★42.11
Natural Gas Proved Reserves5.48176★
Oil Consumption279,000★1.62
Oil Exports2.1★1.31
Oil Imports187,700★1.45
Oil Production2.46★1.39
Oil Proved Reserves37.2★2.86
Population Below Poverty Line40.1 people18.6 people★
Public Debt19.6★138.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD★1.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption325,000★1.58
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2,332613,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports223,400907,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production35,010★1.29
Remittances11.3★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources1.02★0.01
Robotics Research Funding0.28 USD2.67 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)34.190.5★
Taxes and Other Revenues3.427.3★
Unemployment Rate3 %★4.2 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate82.52 %61.37 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇳🇬 Nigeria🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)6.45M5.08M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions114.4★340.94
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionlargest population of any African nation; significant population clusters are scattered throughout the country, with the highest density areas being in the south and southwest, as shown in this population distribution mapthe core of the population lies in and around London, with significant clusters found in central Britain around Manchester and Liverpool, in the Scottish lowlands between Edinburgh and Glasgow, in southern Wales in and around Cardiff, and in far-eastern N
Protected Land Area for Adaptation13.9 sq km28.58 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country87 Cubic meters per year★9.8 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources286.2★147

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇬 Nigeria🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization7.65 %9.75 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)134.77★115
Agricultural land703,753 sq. km★172,448.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)853 km12,429 km★
Dam capacity per capita206.73 cubic meters per inhabitant★75.83 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land2,188★718

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇬 Nigeria🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Rule of Law Index by Country21.26 %86.77 %★
Administrative Divisions36England: 24 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*) two-tier counties: Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Ess
Independence1no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union unite England, Scotland, and
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇳🇬 Nigeria🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water29.9 %99.82 %★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)37.4★
Health Care Spending per Capita349.89 USD7,011.86 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.3 %NA
Hospital Bed Density0.53 people/sq km2.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)993 %8 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.429★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)8.9 %★27.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS1.7NA
Underweight Children Under 524.40.6★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇳🇬 Nigeria🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)223,000★153,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇳🇬 Nigeria🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Currently married (Percent)65.4 %★46.59 %
Human Capital Index0.380.79★
Life expectancy at birth55.58 years83.69 years★
Median age of population18.33 years40.33 years★
Population Change4.98M persons★377,688.2 persons
Population density265.94 per sq. km★288.63 per sq. km
Total population242.38M persons★69.96M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.67
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAC★
Birth Rate (%)33.56 %★10.76 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate16.6 %76.1 %★
Death Rate (%)9.42 %9.25 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)0.3 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age58.88M persons★15.28M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate113.35★35.36
Learning-adjusted years of school6.5 years11.65 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population15.95 people★9.65 people
Mean Male Height (cm)165.91177.49★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization82.04 %86.48 %★
Physician Density0.38 people/sq km3.3 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.39 %★0.4 %
Population living in slums43.39 %★0.16 %
Total deaths2.74M persons675,626.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)35.5 %75.07 %★
Total fertility rate4.21 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-1,780.6 persons375,700.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate98.68 per live births4.03 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇬 Nigeria🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.032.25★
Airports501,057★
Civil Air Travel57618★
Heliports15139★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇳🇬 Nigeria🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Current Bank Rate26.5 %★3.75 %

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