Nigeria vs Sudan

Nigeria and Sudan 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 4.6 times as many people as Sudan: 237.5 million against 51.7 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Nigeria ($1,224) is 5% higher than in Sudan ($1,165) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Nigeria (4%) than in Sudan (3.1%), a difference of 0.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Sudan (138.8% in 2022) than in Nigeria (23% in 2025), a difference of 115.8 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Sudan (7.5% in 2022) than in Nigeria (3.1% in 2025), a difference of 4.4 percentage points.
• A baby born in Sudan can expect to live 11.9 years longer than one born in Nigeria: 66.5 years against 54.6 years in 2024.
• The population of Sudan is older: half of its people are over 18.3 years, against 17.8 years in Nigeria in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Nigeria (41.2% in 2024) than in Sudan (18.6% in 2017), a difference of 22.6 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Nigeria (0.57 tonnes) are 33% higher than in Sudan (0.43 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Nigeria (18.9%) than in Sudan (11.9%), a difference of 7 percentage points in 2024.