Congo vs Nigeria: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale

Congo
5,715 2011 US$
in 2018
Nigeria
5,238 2011 US$
in 2018
Congo rank
103rd
Nigeria rank
105th

History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale over time

  • Congo
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 5,715 2011 US$ against 5,238 2011 US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 477 2011 US$.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 69 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 103rd and Nigeria ranks 105th of 145 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s 1,836 2011 US$ 1,306 2011 US$ 530.3 2011 US$ Congo
1960s 2,128 2011 US$ 1,342 2011 US$ 786 2011 US$ Congo
1970s 2,678 2011 US$ 2,035 2011 US$ 643.2 2011 US$ Congo
1980s 4,046 2011 US$ 1,706 2011 US$ 2,340 2011 US$ Congo
1990s 3,873 2011 US$ 1,878 2011 US$ 1,995 2011 US$ Congo
2000s 4,704 2011 US$ 3,225 2011 US$ 1,479 2011 US$ Congo
2010s 5,958 2011 US$ 5,294 2011 US$ 663.57 2011 US$ Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale, Congo or Nigeria?
Congo, at 5,715 2011 US$ against 5,238 2011 US$ in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale between Congo and Nigeria?
477 2011 US$, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Nigeria?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Congo and Nigeria rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Congo ranks 103rd and Nigeria ranks 105th of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale
Unit
2011 US$
Source
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
145 places, 17,704 data points, 1000–2018
Last refreshed

Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]