Japan 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 Japan buys about what

$19.79

buys in Nigeria, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Nigeria buys what $505 buys in Japan. Prices across Japan's economy average 505% of Nigeria's, so a dollar goes 5.1 times as far in Nigeria.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureJapanNigeria
Economy
Population123.4 million237.5 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$4.44 trillion$291 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$35,951$1,224
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$55,422$9,532
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%65%13%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.54 in the US$7.79 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$42.17 a day2020 survey · $15,392 a year · income$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
MeasureJapanNigeria
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$6.84 trillion$2.26 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar97.08Japanese yen195.0Nigerian naira
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$38,340$1,360
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$58,920$9,230

World Bank income groups: Japan, high 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.
  • Japan
  • Nigeria
Year-by-year table
YearJapanNigeria
2025$48,283$8,145
2024$47,480$7,994
2023$47,387$7,843
2022$46,819$7,752
2021$45,999$7,588
2020$44,213$7,664
2019$46,055$8,362
2018$46,133$8,363
2017$45,693$8,397
2016$44,927$8,535
2015$44,589$8,892
2014$43,754$8,885
2013$43,304$8,581
2012$42,395$8,266
2011$41,641$8,154
2010$41,647$7,963
2009$40,000$7,581
2008$42,519$7,216
2007$43,042$6,949
2006$42,359$6,703
2005$41,740$6,497
2004$40,987$6,275
2003$40,152$5,905
2002$39,690$5,655
2001$39,749$5,040
2000$39,732$4,889

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