What is the difference in gni (current us$), per capita between Lesotho and Nigeria?

148 current US$ per person, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?

18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Nigeria: GNI (current US$), per capita

Lesotho

1,334 current US$ per person

in 2025

Nigeria

1,186 current US$ per person

in 2025

Lesotho rank

181st

Nigeria rank

184th

GNI (current US$), per capita over time

Lesotho
Nigeria

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1,334 current US$ per person against 1,186 current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 148 current US$ per person.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Nigeria ahead.

Lesotho ranks 181st and Nigeria ranks 184th of 208 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,187 current US$ per person	1,894 current US$ per person	707.17 current US$ per person	Nigeria
2010s	1,329 current US$ per person	2,413 current US$ per person	1,084 current US$ per person	Nigeria
2020s	1,213 current US$ per person	2,119 current US$ per person	906.13 current US$ per person	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current us$), per capita, Lesotho or Nigeria?: Lesotho, at 1,334 current US$ per person against 1,186 current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per capita between Lesotho and Nigeria?: 148 current US$ per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for gni (current us$), per capita?: Lesotho ranks 181st and Nigeria ranks 184th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GNI (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 256 places, 13,916 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

GNI (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.