Jamaica vs Nigeria: GNI per capita
Jamaica
1.07 million current LCU
in 2024
Nigeria
1.15 million current LCU
in 2024
Jamaica rank
43rd
Nigeria rank
42nd
GNI per capita over time
- Jamaica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.15 million current LCU against 1.07 million current LCU in Jamaica, a difference of 75,780 current LCU.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 43rd and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 204 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 359,280 current LCU | 248,583 current LCU | 110,697 current LCU | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 559,335 current LCU | 480,196 current LCU | 79,139 current LCU | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 889,379 current LCU | 906,714 current LCU | 17,335 current LCU | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni per capita, Jamaica or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.15 million current LCU against 1.07 million current LCU in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gni per capita between Jamaica and Nigeria?
- 75,780 current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nigeria?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Nigeria rank globally for gni per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 43rd and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GNI per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release