Nigeria vs. United States: A Comparative Overview

This country comparison offers a concise, tabular overview of various data points for Nigeria and the United States. It provides a condensed summary of hundreds of data on a wide variety of topics.

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a sovereign country in West Africa bordering Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Its southern coast lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. It is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. Lagos is the most populous city in the country and the African continent, and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world.

The United States, often abbreviated as the U.S. or USA, is a country primarily located in North America, consisting of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations.

Map of USA with state names

General Information

Details for Nigeria and the United States are available on their respective country pages.

Population

Details for Nigeria and the United States are available on their respective country pages.

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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 Nigeria and the United States are available on their respective country pages.

Infrastructure

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Lagos Nigeria Skyline

Energy Balance

Details for Nigeria and the United States are available on their respective country pages.

Telecommunication

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Healthcare System

Details for Nigeria and the United States are available on their respective country pages.

Education

Details for Nigeria and the United States are available on their respective country pages.

Climate

A more detailed climate comparison of both countries is also available.

Nigeria vegetation map

The data for each country can be found here: Nigeria and United States.

Maximum Daily Temperatures in Comparison

Nigeria and United States

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Native languages

Religions

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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.

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