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

Nepal
5,080 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Nigeria
4,711 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Nepal rank
147th
Nigeria rank
150th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Nepal
  • Nigeria
02.0k4.0k6.0k196019912023

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 5,080 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 4,711 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Nigeria, a difference of 369 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

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

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

Nepal ranks 147th and Nigeria ranks 150th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 854.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,179 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,324 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Nigeria
1970s 879.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 4,213 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,334 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Nigeria
1980s 912.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 4,752 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,840 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Nigeria
1990s 1,583 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 749.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 833.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Nepal
2000s 1,719 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,894 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,176 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Nigeria
2010s 3,639 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 5,748 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,109 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Nigeria
2020s 4,913 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 5,071 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 158.28 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, Nepal or Nigeria?
Nepal, at 5,080 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 4,711 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Nepal and Nigeria?
369 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Nigeria?
48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Nigeria rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Nepal ranks 147th 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.