Nigeria vs Russia: GDP (current LCU), per capita

Nigeria
1.19 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Russia
1.40 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
42nd
Russia rank
39th

GDP (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Russia
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 1.40 million current LCU per person against 1.19 million current LCU per person in Nigeria, a difference of 207,500 current LCU per person.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 42nd and Russia ranks 39th of 211 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Russia Difference Ahead
1980s 3,909 current LCU per person 3.76 current LCU per person 3,905 current LCU per person Nigeria
1990s 23,460 current LCU per person 9,500 current LCU per person 13,960 current LCU per person Nigeria
2000s 154,393 current LCU per person 152,765 current LCU per person 1,628 current LCU per person Nigeria
2010s 496,192 current LCU per person 553,979 current LCU per person 57,787 current LCU per person Russia
2020s 930,942 current LCU per person 1.08 million current LCU per person 146,408 current LCU per person Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Nigeria or Russia?
Russia, at 1.40 million current LCU per person against 1.19 million current LCU per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Nigeria and Russia?
207,500 current LCU per person, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Russia rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
Nigeria ranks 42nd and Russia ranks 39th 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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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,385 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.