This country comparison provides a concise overview of numerous data points for Ghana and Nigeria. It aims to highlight the key differences and similarities between these two African nations across various sectors.
Here you will find concise, tabular overviews of numerous data from our respective country pages for Ghana and Nigeria. There, we provide many explanations and details per country that go far beyond this comparison.
General Information
Here are some basic facts about Ghana and Nigeria.
Population
Details regarding the population of Ghana and Nigeria.
Population figures are sourced from the World Bank, the United Nations Population Division, and the United Nations Statistical Division.
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Quality of Life
Values range from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good). See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life.
Economy
Details for Ghana and Nigeria.
Infrastructure
Details for Ghana and Nigeria.
Energy Balance
Details for Ghana and Nigeria.
Telecommunication
Details for Ghana and Nigeria.
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Healthcare System
Details for Ghana and Nigeria.
Education
Details for Ghana and Nigeria.
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.
The data for each country can be found here: Ghana and Nigeria.
Maximum Daily Temperatures in Comparison
Nigeria Ghana
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Languages
Native languages
Religions
Data inventory and updates
A country comparison like this can be based on several hundred individual data items from dozens of different sources.
All data are based on the most recent data available to us.
Most of them refer to the previous year and are updated around March of the following year.
If a country has not yet published data for the most recent or penultimate year, we present the most recent official data.
Updates are made on an ongoing basis depending on the subject area or source, so there is no single "cutoff date" for this comparison.
Sources for almost all data can be found on our respective country pages.
Nigeria is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 910,768 sq km. British influence and control over what would become Nigeria and Africa's most populous country grew through the 19th century. A series of constitutions after World War II granted Nigeria greater autonomy; independence came in 1960. Following nearly 16 years of military rule, a new constitution was adopted in 1999, and a peaceful transition to civilian government was completed. The government continues to face the daunting task of reforming a petroleum-based economy, whose revenues have been squandered through corruption and mismanagement, and institutionalizing democracy. In addition, Nigeria continues to experience longstanding ethnic and religious tensions. Although both the 2003 and 2007 presidential elections were marred by significant irregularities and violence, Nigeria is currently experiencing its longest period of civilian rule since independence. The general elections of April 2007 marked the first civilian-to-civilian transfer of power in the country's history and the elections of 2011 were generally regarded as credible.
This country comparison is a very condensed summary of hundreds of data on a wide variety of topics. It is impossible to explain all the details here. There are 43 links to explanations and further information on this page alone.
