Data for Nigeria, Ghana 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2018)

Nigeria30.9
Ghana25.2

(2018)

Trend
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2023)

Nigeria54
Ghana65

(2023)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2023)

Nigeria227,882,945
Ghana33,787,914

(2023)

Trend
Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2023)

Nigeria2.1
Ghana1.9

(2023)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2024)

Nigeria-35,202
Ghana-13,114

(2024)

Trend
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Most recent value

(2020)

Nigeria0.4
Ghana0.5

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2023 billion)

Nigeria363.85
Ghana76.37

(2023 billion)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2023)

Nigeria1,596.6
Ghana2,260.3

(2023)

Trend
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2023)

Nigeria2.9
Ghana2.9

(2023)

Trend
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2024)

Nigeria3.0
Ghana3.0

(2024)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Most recent value

(2023)

Nigeria24.7
Ghana22.8

(2023)

Trend
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2023)

Nigeria5.4
Ghana3.2

(2023)

Trend
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