Data for South Africa, Nigeria 

Social

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

(2024)

South Africa66
Nigeria55

(2024)

Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2022)

South Africa17.4
Nigeria41.8

(2022)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2025)

South Africa64,747,319
Nigeria237,527,782

(2025)

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

(2025)

South Africa1.1
Nigeria2.1

(2025)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2025)

South Africa146,370
Nigeria-15,258

(2025)

Trend
Most recent value

(2020)

South Africa0.425
Nigeria0.361

(2020)

Trend

Economic

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

(2025 billion)

South Africa427.18
Nigeria290.79

(2025 billion)

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

(2025)

South Africa6,597.7
Nigeria1,224.3

(2025)

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

(2025)

South Africa1.1
Nigeria4.0

(2025)

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

(2025)

South Africa32.4
Nigeria3.1

(2025)

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

(2025)

South Africa3.2
Nigeria23.0

(2025)

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

(2024)

South Africa0.2
Nigeria8.8

(2024)

Trend
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