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

Nigeria
5,238 2011 US$
in 2018
Pakistan
5,510 2011 US$
in 2018
Nigeria rank
105th
Pakistan rank
104th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 5,510 2011 US$ against 5,238 2011 US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 272 2011 US$.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 105th and Pakistan ranks 104th of 145 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1950s 1,306 2011 US$ 1,007 2011 US$ 298.9 2011 US$ Nigeria
1960s 1,342 2011 US$ 1,217 2011 US$ 124.5 2011 US$ Nigeria
1970s 2,035 2011 US$ 1,576 2011 US$ 459.1 2011 US$ Nigeria
1980s 1,706 2011 US$ 2,178 2011 US$ 472.5 2011 US$ Pakistan
1990s 1,878 2011 US$ 2,860 2011 US$ 982.57 2011 US$ Pakistan
2000s 3,225 2011 US$ 3,732 2011 US$ 506.73 2011 US$ Pakistan
2010s 5,294 2011 US$ 4,900 2011 US$ 394.86 2011 US$ Nigeria

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, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 5,510 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 Nigeria and Pakistan?
272 2011 US$, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Nigeria ranks 105th and Pakistan ranks 104th 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]