How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Zambia: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Nigeria

0 Persons per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Zambia

0 Persons per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Nigeria rank

21st

Zambia rank

24th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

Nigeria
Zambia

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0 Persons per US$ of GDP against 0 Persons per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0 Persons per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Nigeria ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 24th of 166 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2000s	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2010s	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2020s	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Nigeria or Zambia?: Nigeria, at 0 Persons per US$ of GDP against 0 Persons per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Nigeria and Zambia?: 0 Persons per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?: Nigeria ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 24th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per unit of GDP
Unit: Persons per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 167 places, 5,915 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.