Equatorial Guinea vs Nigeria: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP

Equatorial Guinea
2.1%
in 2022
Nigeria
1.7%
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea rank
187th
Nigeria rank
188th

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Nigeria
123200020112022

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 2.1% against 1.7% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Nigeria ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 187th and Nigeria ranks 188th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 1.0% 2.2% 1.2% Nigeria
2010s 1.6% 2.0% 0.4% Nigeria
2020s 2.8% 1.8% 1.0% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of gdp, Equatorial Guinea or Nigeria?
Equatorial Guinea, at 2.1% against 1.7% in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of gdp between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?
0.4%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 187th and Nigeria ranks 188th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Wage bill as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,127 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed