Nigeria vs. United States
Demographics
| Nigeria | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 219,463,862 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected | 334,998,398 (July 2021 est.) note: the US Census Bureau's 2020 census results show the US population as 331,449,281 as of 1 April 2020 |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 41.7% (male 45,571,738/female 43,674,769) 15-24 years: 20.27% (male 22,022,660/female 21,358,753) 25-54 years: 30.6% (male 32,808,913/female 32,686,474) 55-64 years: 4.13% (male 4,327,847/female 4,514,264) 65 years and over: 3.3% (male 3,329,083/female 3,733,801) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 18.46% (male 31,374,555/female 30,034,371) 15-24 years: 12.91% (male 21,931,368/female 21,006,463) 25-54 years: 38.92% (male 64,893,670/female 64,564,565) 55-64 years: 12.86% (male 20,690,736/female 22,091,808) 65 years and over: 16.85% (male 25,014,147/female 31,037,419) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 18.6 years male: 18.4 years female: 18.9 years (2020 est.) | total: 38.5 years male: 37.2 years female: 39.8 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 2.53% (2021 est.) | 0.7% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 34.38 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 12.33 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.89 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 8.35 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 3.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female NA 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 58.23 deaths/1,000 live births male: 63.67 deaths/1,000 live births female: 52.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 5.22 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.61 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 60.87 years male: 59.07 years female: 62.78 years (2021 est.) | total population: 80.43 years male: 78.18 years female: 82.65 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 4.67 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.84 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 1.3% (2020 est.) | NA |
| Nationality | noun: Nigerian(s) adjective: Nigerian | noun: American(s) adjective: American |
| Ethnic groups | Hausa 30%, Yoruba 15.5%, Igbo (Ibo) 15.2%, Fulani 6%, Tiv 2.4%, Kanuri/Beriberi 2.4%, Ibibio 1.8%, Ijaw/Izon 1.8%, other 24.7% (2018 est.) note: Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, is composed of more than 250 ethnic groups | White 72.4%, Black 12.6%, Asian 4.8%, Amerindian and Alaska Native 0.9%, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 0.2%, other 6.2%, two or more races 2.9% (2010 est.) note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (White, Black, Asian, etc.); an estimated 16.3% of the total US population is Hispanic as of 2010 |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 1.7 million (2020 est.) | NA |
| Religions | Muslim 53.5%, Roman Catholic 10.6%, other Christian 35.3%, other .6% (2018 est.) | Protestant 46.5%, Roman Catholic 20.8%, Jewish 1.9%, Mormon 1.6%, other Christian 0.9%, Muslim 0.9%, Jehovah's Witness 0.8%, Buddhist 0.7%, Hindu 0.7%, other 1.8%, unaffiliated 22.8%, don't know/refused 0.6% (2014 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 49,000 (2020 est.) | NA |
| Languages | English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani, over 500 additional indigenous languages | English only 78.2%, Spanish 13.4%, Chinese 1.1%, other 7.3% (2017 est.) note: data represent the language spoken at home; the US has no official national language, but English has acquired official status in 32 of the 50 states; Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii, and 20 indigenous languages are official in Alaska |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 9 years male: 9 years female: 8 years (2011) | total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 17 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | NA | 5% of GDP (2014) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 52.7% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 3.92% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 82.9% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.96% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 92.6% of population rural: 63.6% of population total: 77.9% of population unimproved: urban: 7.4% of population rural: 36.4% of population total: 22.1% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 97% of population total: 99% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 3% of population total: 1% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 80.2% of population rural: 39.5% of population total: 59.7% of population unimproved: urban: 19.8% of population rural: 60.5% of population total: 40.3% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 14.862 million Lagos, 4.103 million Kano, 3.649 million Ibadan, 3.464 million ABUJA (capital), 3.171 million Port Harcourt, 1.782 million Benin City (2021) | 18.823 million New York-Newark, 12.459 million Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, 8.877 million Chicago, 6.491 million Houston, 6.397 million Dallas-Fort Worth, 5.378 million WASHINGTON, D.C. (capital) (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 917 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 18.4% (2019/20) | 0.4% (2017/18) |
| Health expenditures | 3.9% (2018) | 16.9% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 0.38 physicians/1,000 population (2018) | 2.61 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 8.9% (2016) | 36.2% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 20.4 years (2018 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-49 | 27 years (2019 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 16.6% (2018) | 73.9% (2017/19) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 86 youth dependency ratio: 80.9 elderly dependency ratio: 5.1 potential support ratio: 19.6 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 53.9 youth dependency ratio: 28.3 elderly dependency ratio: 25.6 potential support ratio: 3.9 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
