Gambia vs Nigeria: Population ages 15-19, female, per capita

Gambia
0.0551 units per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.0555 units per person
in 2025
Gambia rank
19th
Nigeria rank
18th

Population ages 15-19, female, per capita over time

  • Gambia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0555 units per person against 0.0551 units per person in Gambia, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0474 units per person 0.0496 units per person 0.0022 units per person Nigeria
1970s 0.047 units per person 0.0491 units per person 0.0021 units per person Nigeria
1980s 0.0497 units per person 0.0488 units per person 0.0009 units per person Gambia
1990s 0.0492 units per person 0.053 units per person 0.0038 units per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0547 units per person 0.0512 units per person 0.0036 units per person Gambia
2010s 0.0551 units per person 0.0505 units per person 0.0045 units per person Gambia
2020s 0.0541 units per person 0.0543 units per person 0.0002 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-19, female, per capita, Gambia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0555 units per person against 0.0551 units per person in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 15-19, female, per capita between Gambia and Nigeria?
0.0004 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 15-19, female, per capita?
Gambia ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-19, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 15-19, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 15-19, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.