Nigeria vs Uganda

Nigeria and Uganda 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 Uganda: 237.5 million against 51.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Nigeria ($1,224) and Uganda ($1,206) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Uganda (6.3%) than in Nigeria (4%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Nigeria (23%) than in Uganda (3.6%), a difference of 19.4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Nigeria (3.1%) than in Uganda (2.7%), a difference of 0.4 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Uganda can expect to live 13.9 years longer than one born in Nigeria: 68.5 years against 54.6 years in 2024.
• The population of Nigeria is older: half of its people are over 17.8 years, against 16.5 years in Uganda in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Nigeria (41.2%) than in Uganda (8.9%), a difference of 32.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Nigeria (0.57 tonnes) are about 3.4 times as high as in Uganda (0.17 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Nigeria (18.9%) than in Uganda (11.9%), a difference of 7 percentage points in 2024.