India vs Nigeria: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in India buys about what

$55.83

buys in Nigeria, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Nigeria buys what $179 buys in India. Prices across India's economy average 179% of Nigeria's, so a dollar goes 79% further in Nigeria.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureIndiaNigeria
Economy
Population1.46 billion237.5 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$3.96 trillion$291 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$2,702$1,224
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$11,748$9,532
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%23%13%
A US dollar goes as far as$4.35 in the US$7.79 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$5.94 a day2023 survey · $2,168 a year · consumption$3.39 a day2022 survey · $1,237 a year · consumption
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureIndiaNigeria
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$17.2 trillion$2.26 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar20.09Indian rupee195.0Nigerian naira
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$2,760$1,360
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$11,600$9,230

World Bank income groups: India, lower middle income; Nigeria, lower middle income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • India
  • Nigeria
Year-by-year table
YearIndiaNigeria
2025$10,039$8,145
2024$9,416$7,994
2023$8,871$7,843
2022$8,347$7,752
2021$7,819$7,588
2020$7,187$7,664
2019$7,702$8,362
2018$7,493$8,363
2017$7,116$8,397
2016$6,741$8,535
2015$6,302$8,892
2014$5,905$8,885
2013$5,567$8,581
2012$5,304$8,266
2011$5,099$8,154
2010$4,914$7,963
2009$4,595$7,581
2008$4,322$7,216
2007$4,254$6,949
2006$4,011$6,703
2005$3,770$6,497
2004$3,551$6,275
2003$3,347$5,905
2002$3,157$5,655
2001$3,097$5,040
2000$3,010$4,889

India vs Nigeria: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.