Nigeria vs Upper middle income: Population, total, per unit of GDP
Nigeria
0.0008 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria rank
26th
Upper middle income rank
29th
Population, total, per unit of GDP over time
- Nigeria
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 8.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 214 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0094 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.001 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, per unit of gdp, Nigeria or Upper middle income?
- Nigeria, at 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total, per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Upper middle income?
- 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Upper middle income rank globally for population, total, per unit of gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.