Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Population, male, per capita

Afghanistan
0.505 units per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.506 units per person
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
43rd
Nigeria rank
41st

Population, male, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.506 units per person against 0.505 units per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Nigeria ranks 41st of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5159 units per person 0.4944 units per person 0.0216 units per person Afghanistan
1970s 0.511 units per person 0.4941 units per person 0.0169 units per person Afghanistan
1980s 0.5034 units per person 0.4962 units per person 0.0072 units per person Afghanistan
1990s 0.4997 units per person 0.4992 units per person 0.0005 units per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.5031 units per person 0.5021 units per person 0.0009 units per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.5052 units per person 0.5042 units per person 0.0009 units per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.5048 units per person 0.5055 units per person 0.0007 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, per capita, Afghanistan or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.506 units per person against 0.505 units per person in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male, per capita between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
0.001 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for population, male, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Nigeria ranks 41st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, male, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, male, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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