Nigeria vs Pakistan

Nigeria and Pakistan 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 and Pakistan have about the same number of people: 237.5 million and 255.2 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Pakistan ($1,596) is 30% higher than in Nigeria ($1,224) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Nigeria (4%) than in Pakistan (3.7%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Nigeria (23%) than in Pakistan (3.5%), a difference of 19.5 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Pakistan (5.4%) than in Nigeria (3.1%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Pakistan can expect to live 13.2 years longer than one born in Nigeria: 67.8 years against 54.6 years in 2024.
• The population of Pakistan is older: half of its people are over 20.3 years, against 17.8 years in Nigeria in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Pakistan (57.3%) than in Nigeria (41.2%), a difference of 16.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Pakistan (0.81 tonnes) are 42% higher than in Nigeria (0.57 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Nigeria (18.9%) than in Pakistan (4.1%), a difference of 14.8 percentage points in 2024.