Ethiopia vs Nigeria

Ethiopia and Nigeria compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Nigeria has about 1.8 times as many people as Ethiopia: 237.5 million against 135.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Nigeria ($1,224) is 31% higher than in Ethiopia ($933) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Ethiopia (9.8%) than in Nigeria (4%), a difference of 5.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Nigeria (23%) than in Ethiopia (13.2%), a difference of 9.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Ethiopia (3.3%) than in Nigeria (3.1%), a difference of 0.2 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Ethiopia can expect to live 13 years longer than one born in Nigeria: 67.6 years against 54.6 years in 2024.
• The population of Ethiopia is older: half of its people are over 18.7 years, against 17.8 years in Nigeria in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Nigeria (41.2%) than in Ethiopia (21.9%), a difference of 19.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Nigeria (0.57 tonnes) are about 3.8 times as high as in Ethiopia (0.15 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Ethiopia (23.8%) than in Nigeria (18.9%), a difference of 4.9 percentage points in 2024.