Liberia vs Nigeria: Population by income level, annual growth rate
Liberia
2.11 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria
2.08 % change on previous year
in 2025
Liberia rank
44th
Nigeria rank
45th
Population by income level, annual growth rate over time
- Liberia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2.11 % change on previous year against 2.08 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 45th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.55 % change on previous year | 2.16 % change on previous year | 0.387 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 1970s | 2.74 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | 0.0093 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 1980s | 3 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 0.1724 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 1990s | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2.67 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.41 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year | 0.6223 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 2010s | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 0.1061 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 0.0367 % change on previous year | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by income level, annual growth rate, Liberia or Nigeria?
- Liberia, at 2.11 % change on previous year against 2.08 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population by income level, annual growth rate between Liberia and Nigeria?
- 0.03 % change on previous year, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Nigeria rank globally for population by income level, annual growth rate?
- Liberia ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 45th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population by income level, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population by income level. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.