Africa · Western Africa
Nigeria
Federal Republic of Nigeria
CapitalAbuja
Population237,527,782World Bank 2025
Area923,768 km²
CurrencyNGN — Nigerian naira
LanguagesEnglish
Calling code+234
Time zones
GDPUSD 290.79B
GDP per capitaUSD 1.2K
Life expectancy54.6 years
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What this means
Nigeria is in Africa (Western Africa). About 237.53M people live there, or roughly 257.1 people per km². GDP per capita is around USD 1.2K, which helps compare living standards with other countries on YIMHO.
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Country facts: world-countries (MIT). Indicators: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).