Guinea vs Nigeria: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Guinea
3,548 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Nigeria
4,711 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Guinea rank
153rd
Nigeria rank
150th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Guinea
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4,711 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 3,548 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Guinea, a difference of 1,163 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 153rd and Nigeria ranks 150th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 3,494 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,179 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,315 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Guinea
1970s 3,326 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 4,213 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 887.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Nigeria
1980s 3,446 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 4,752 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,306 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Nigeria
1990s 3,165 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 749.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,415 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Guinea
2000s 2,286 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,894 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 608.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Nigeria
2010s 2,467 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 5,748 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,281 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Nigeria
2020s 3,368 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 5,071 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,703 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Guinea or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 4,711 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 3,548 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Guinea and Nigeria?
1,163 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Nigeria?
48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Guinea ranks 153rd and Nigeria ranks 150th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.