Nigeria

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Nigeria is a country

  • Currency: Nigerian naira
  • Capital City: Abuja
  • Region: Western Africa
  • Continent: Africa
  • Demonym: Nigerian
  • Latitude: 10°0′N
  • Longitude: 8°0′E
  • Agricultural Land: 694,500.00
  • Forest Area: 216,270.00 m²
  • Land Area: 910,770.00 m²
  • Rural Land: 882,025.00
  • Urban Land: 25,189.90
  • Gdp: 440,834,000,000.00
  • Inflation: 16.95
  • Self Employed Pct: 80.58%
  • Unemployment Pct: 5.76%
  • Vulnerable Employment Pct: 78.64%
  • Electricity Access Pct: 55.40%
  • Alternative Nuclear Energy Pct: 0.27%
  • Electricty Production Hydroelectric Pct: 18.20%
  • Electricty Production Gas Pct: 81.80%
  • Energy Imports Pct: -93.03%
  • Fossil Energy Consumption Pct: 18.88%
  • Renewable Energy Consumption Pct: 81.40%
  • Co2 Emissions: 115,278.00
  • Methane Emissions: 135,840.00
  • Nitrous Oxide Emissions: 40,283.60
  • Greenhouse Other Emissions: 38,585.80
  • Urban Population Under 5M: 2.72
  • Health Expenditure Pct Gdp: 3.38%
  • Health Expenditure Capita: 69.76
  • Hospital Beds: 0.50
  • Hiv Incidence: 0.34
  • Suicide Rate: 3.50
  • Armed Forces: 223,000.00
  • Internally Displaced Persons: 3,228,000
  • Military Expenditure Pct Gdp: 0.97%
  • Birth Rate: 37.12
  • Death Rate: 13.08
  • Fertility Rate: 5.24
  • Internet Pct: 55.36%
  • Life Expectancy: 53.00
  • Net Migration: -59,996
  • Population Female: 105,574,310
  • Population Male: 107,827,012
  • Population: 213,401,323
  • Women Parliament Seats Pct: 3.61%
  • Rural Population: 100,840,661
  • Urban Population: 112,560,662
  • Press: 2.14
  • Democracy Score: 4.44
  • Democracy Type: Hybrid regime
  • Political Leader: Muhammadu Buhari (President)

Population

The country has a total population of 213,401,323 (% of worldwide)

The average net migration is -59,996 (-0.0% of pop)

The population density is around 234 ppl/km²

Population distribution

The total population is 213,401,323

The male share is 50.5% and female 49.5%

The urban population represent 52.7% and rural 47.3%

Age distribution:

Location

Nigeria is located in Western Africa, Africa

The total country area is 910,770 km² (% of worldwide)

Abuja is the capital

Cities

There are 149 cities in Nigeria in our database, they represent 22.30% of the population of the country altogether

City Population
Lagos 8,789,133
Kano 3,626,204
Ibadan 3,565,810
Kaduna 1,582,211
Port Harcourt 1,148,753
Bénin 1,125,126
Maiduguri 1,112,511
Zaria 975,228
Aba 897,613
Ogbomosho 861,303
Jos 816,876
Ilorin 814,246
Oyo 736,113
Enugu 653,436
Abeokuta 593,140
Sokoto 563,899
Onitsha 561,106
Warri 536,068
Oshogbo 499,444
Calabar 461,832
Katsina 432,179
Akure 420,623
Ife 372,191
Iseyin 340,707
Bauchi 316,173
Ikorodu 313,468
Makurdi 292,664
Minna 291,930
Ede 283,728
Ilesha 277,922
Owo 276,593
Umuahia 264,680
Ondo 257,023
Damaturu 255,913
Ikot Ekpene 254,821
Iwo 250,459
Gombe 250,278
Jimeta 248,166
Gusau 226,873
Mubi 225,721
Ikire 222,174
Owerri 215,053
Shagamu 214,574
Ugep 200,293
Gboko 195,710
Nnewi 194,002
Ise 190,077
Ilawe 182,896
Ikare 182,779
Ila 179,204
Shaki 178,688
Abuja 174,152
Bida 171,672
Awka 167,751
Ijero 167,644
Inisa 164,172
Suleja 162,150
Sapele 161,692
Otukpo 160,830
Kishi 155,520
Gbongan 139,494
Ejigbo 138,367
Funtua 136,821
Igboho 136,772
Obosi 136,753
Bugama 135,417
Ikirun 134,246
Abakaliki 134,113
Okrika 133,284
Amaigbo 127,309
Lafia 127,246
Gashua 125,827
Opobo 125,398
Opobo 125,398
Uyo 124,690
Modakeke 119,537
Bama 118,129
Ilobu 118,097
Jalingo 117,766
Offa 113,841
Oron 112,040
Nsukka 111,026
Nguru 111,022
Ikole 110,874
Hadejia 110,761
Uromi 108,617
Birnin Kebbi 108,172
Pindiga 106,323
Azare 105,695
Nkpor 103,741
Ikere 103,062
Lafiagi 102,780
Kontagora 98,763
Yola 96,013
Biu 95,012
Olupona 95,002
Lere 93,289
Wukari 92,940
Igbo Ora 92,725
Emure 90,646
Ifo 88,278
Duku 87,671
Igede 87,282
Effium 86,952
Idanre 86,468
Potiskum 86,003
Keffi 85,919
Epe 84,719
Ogaminana 84,380
Ihiala 83,272
Ipoti 82,114
Lalupon 81,130
Ughelli 79,993
Bende 79,624
Kafanchan 79,529
Ikom 79,110
Agulu 79,027
Daura 78,283
Oka 78,016
Numan 77,622
Kagoro 77,015
Ode 75,464
Ode 75,464
Okitipupa 74,062
Ozubulu 73,818
Aku 73,748
Oyan 73,623
Jega 73,495
Asaba 73,381
Ohafia 73,361
Afikpo 71,872
Apomu 71,657
Fiditi 71,460
Eruwa 71,027
Eha Amufu 70,785
Malumfashi 70,715
Kaura Namoda 69,731
Idah 68,709
Abonnema 68,591
Agbor 67,616
Uga 64,184
Nkwerre 62,997
Auchi 62,912
Ankpa 61,691
Lokoja 60,585
Ekpoma 59,624
Kumo 35,715
Yenagoa 24,335
Dutse 17,129

UNESCO sites

There are 2 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Nigeria:

List of sites

Site Type Date inscribed
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove Cultural 2005
Sukur Cultural Landscape Cultural 1999

Politics

Nigeria democracy type is: Hybrid regime

President Muhammadu Buhari is the political leader of the country

Democracy forecast: protests for more democracy are likely

Parity forecast: at this rate of evolution, parity will be reached in 4307

Gender Equality in Parliament

Between 2000 and 2022, the percentage of women in Parliament increased from 3.4% to 3.6%

Unemployment

Between 1991 and 2022, unemployment in Nigeria increased from 4% to 5.8%

Self employment

Between 1991 and 2021, self employment in Nigeria decreased from 84.87% to 80.58%

GDP Evolution

Between 1960 and 2021, GDP in Nigeria increased from 4,196,090,000 to 440,834,000,000

The country GDP is 0.46% of worldwide

The GDP per capita is $2,065.75 and the GDP per km² is $484,023.41

Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2)

Latest: 115,278 kt CO2 / yr (0.34% of worlwide)

Between 1990 and 2019, carbon dioxide emissions increased from 72,771.5 to 115,278 (kt CO2) in Nigeria

Methane (CH4) Emissions

Between 1990 and 2019, methane emissions increased from 126,253 to 135,840 (kt CO2 eq) in Nigeria

Renewable Energy

Between 1971 and 2015, electricity renewable production decreased from 0% to 0% in Nigeria

Media

Freedom of the Press: good

Internet access: 55%

Internet Access

Between 1990 and 2021, internet access increased from 0% to 55.36% in Nigeria

Artists

There are 6 artists in our database for Nigeria:

Here are 100 of the most prolific ones:

Health Expenditure % GDP

In Nigeria, between 2000 and 2020, health expenditure increased from 3.2% to 3.4% of GDP

Health Expenditure per Capita

In Nigeria, between 2000 and 2020, health expenditure per capita increased from 17.65 to 69.76

Hospital beds

In Nigeria, between 1960 and 2004, global hospital beds increased from 0.42 to 0.5 per 1000 people

Suicide Rate

In Nigeria, between 2000 and 2019, suicide rate decreased from 4.9 to 3.5 per 100,000 people

HIV Incidence

In Nigeria, between 1990 and 2021, HIV Incidence decreased from 1.5 to 0.34 per 1,000 people

COVID-19 Situation

Latest total reported figures for Nigeria

09-Mar Last 7 days vs last week Total
Cases 0.0 0.0 -100.0% 266,598
Deaths 0.0 0.0 nan% 3,155
Case Fatality nan% nan% nan% 1.18%

Reported Covid-19 deaths, Nigeria

There have been a total of 3,155 deaths related to COVID-19 in Nigeria, 0.0 yesterday and 0.0 in the last 7 days (nan%)

The chart below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past

Reported Covid-19 cases, Nigeria

There have been a total 266,598 cases related to COVID-19 in Nigeria, 0.0 yesterday and 0.0 in the last 7 days (-100.0%)

The graph below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past

In literature

There are 1179 books about Nigeria in our database:

Military Expenditure

Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP increased from 0.7% to 0.97% between 1960 and 2021 in Nigeria

Armed forces

Armed forces increased from 94,000 to 223,000 between 1985 and 2019 in Nigeria

Universities

There are 4 universities in Nigeria in our database

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