Nigeria

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

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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

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UNESCO sites

There are 2 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Nigeria:

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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

Political parties

There are 6 parties in our database

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Gender Equality in Parliament

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

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Unemployment

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

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Self employment

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

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GDP Evolution

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

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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

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Methane (CH₄) Emissions

Between 1990 and 2019, methane emissions increased from 126,253 to 135,840 (kt CO_{2 eq}) in Nigeria

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Renewable Energy

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

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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

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Artists

There are 6 artists in our database for Nigeria:

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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

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Health Expenditure per Capita

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

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Hospital beds

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

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Suicide Rate

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

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HIV Incidence

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

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COVID-19 Situation

Latest total reported figures for Nigeria

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

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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%)

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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

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Armed forces

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

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Universities

There are 4 universities in Nigeria in our database

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