Nigeria
Leads 3 of 14 metrics
vs
South Africa
Leads 11 of 14 metrics
327×
South Africa has 327× the
exports of Nigeria
169×
South Africa has 169× the
imports of Nigeria
5.9×
South Africa has 5.9× the
gold reserves of Nigeria
Nigeria
Tale of the tape
South Africa
219M
Population
NGA
3.7×
59.3M
924K km²
Land Area
ZAF
1.3×
1.22M km²
$477B
GDP (nominal)
NGA
1.1×
$420B
$2,190
GDP per Capita
ZAF
3.2×
$7,080
55.8 yrs
Life Expectancy
ZAF
1.2×
64.9 yrs
0.539
HDI
ZAF
1.3×
0.709
62.0%
Literacy Rate
ZAF
1.4×
87.0%
42.0%
Internet Users
ZAF
1.6×
68.2%
120K
Active Military
NGA
1.6×
74K
$1B
Defense Budget
ZAF
2.5×
$3B
$0B
Exports
ZAF
327×
$128B
$1B
Imports
ZAF
169×
$120B
27
Olympic Medals
ZAF
3.6×
97
21 t
Gold Reserves
ZAF
5.9×
125 t
Bars are scaled to the larger value of each metric. The chip marks the leading country
(for cost of living, the lower index leads).
Nigeria
South Africa
Abuja
Capital
Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
Nigerian Naira (NGN)
Currency
South African Rand (ZAR)
English
Language
11 official languages including English, Afrikaans, Zulu
Federal presidential republic
Government
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic