WESTERN AFRICA
Nigeria
NGMetrics
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population224M6 of 176REST Countries · UN data
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gdp$487B31 of 170World Bank · latest available
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gdp per capita$2,139129 of 170World Bank · latest available
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military spending$3B55 of 151SIPRI via World Bank
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military % of gdp0.8%129 of 148SIPRI via World Bank
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area924K km²33 of 176REST Countries
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population density242 /km²19 of 144zuhd — derived from population and area
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life expectancy54.5 yr175 of 175World Bank · latest available
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internet access39%132 of 166ITU via World Bank
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co₂ per capita0.57 t111 of 138World Bank · Climate Watch
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urbanization63%75 of 142World Bank · UN DESA
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fertility rate4.413 of 142World Bank · UN DESA
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foreign-born share0.6%124 of 141World Bank · UN DESA
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remittances % of gdp8.4%25 of 131World Bank · IMF BOP
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r&d % of gdp0.3%72 of 106UNESCO UIS via World Bank
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researchers per million2298 of 100UNESCO UIS via World Bank
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scientific articles / yr9.4K38 of 142NSF / World Bank
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high-tech exports %3%94 of 131World Bank · UN Comtrade
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gini inequality33.960 of 117World Bank · PovcalNet
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youth unemployment5%119 of 140ILO via World Bank
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adult literacy70%69 of 86UNESCO UIS via World Bank
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democracy (v-dem)0.3172 of 138V-Dem via Our World in Data
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cpi (clean gov)26110 of 139Transparency International via Our World in Data
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press freedom39.750 of 139RSF via Our World in Data
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human development0.560117 of 140UNDP via Our World in Data
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refugees hosted96K48 of 138UNHCR via Our World in Data
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refugees produced468K8 of 139UNHCR via Our World in Data
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