Namibia vs Nigeria: Population, male, annual growth rate
Namibia
2.06 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria
2.13 % change on previous year
in 2025
Namibia rank
46th
Nigeria rank
44th
Population, male, annual growth rate over time
- Namibia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.13 % change on previous year against 2.06 % change on previous year in Namibia, a difference of 0.07 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Namibia ranks 46th and Nigeria ranks 44th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.47 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 0.3444 % change on previous year | Namibia |
| 1970s | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2.76 % change on previous year | 0.0221 % change on previous year | Namibia |
| 1980s | 2.93 % change on previous year | 2.89 % change on previous year | 0.0431 % change on previous year | Namibia |
| 1990s | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | 0.5349 % change on previous year | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.6 % change on previous year | 2.85 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.55 % change on previous year | 2.64 % change on previous year | 0.085 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.64 % change on previous year | 2.15 % change on previous year | 0.4957 % change on previous year | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, annual growth rate, Namibia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 2.13 % change on previous year against 2.06 % change on previous year in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male, annual growth rate between Namibia and Nigeria?
- 0.07 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Nigeria rank globally for population, male, annual growth rate?
- Namibia ranks 46th and Nigeria ranks 44th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, male, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.