Jamaica vs Nigeria: GDP (current LCU), per capita
Jamaica
1.10 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Nigeria
1.19 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Jamaica rank
43rd
Nigeria rank
42nd
GDP (current LCU), per capita over time
- Jamaica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.19 million current LCU per person against 1.10 million current LCU per person in Jamaica, a difference of 94,430 current LCU per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 43rd and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,184 current LCU per person | 347.18 current LCU per person | 836.78 current LCU per person | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 5,362 current LCU per person | 2,343 current LCU per person | 3,019 current LCU per person | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 77,320 current LCU per person | 23,460 current LCU per person | 53,861 current LCU per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 255,828 current LCU per person | 154,393 current LCU per person | 101,435 current LCU per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 576,752 current LCU per person | 496,192 current LCU per person | 80,560 current LCU per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 910,053 current LCU per person | 930,942 current LCU per person | 20,890 current LCU per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Jamaica or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.19 million current LCU per person against 1.10 million current LCU per person in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Jamaica and Nigeria?
- 94,430 current LCU per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nigeria?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Nigeria rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 43rd and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.