Argentina vs Nigeria
Argentina vs Nigeria: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.4 years in Argentina and 5 years in Nigeria, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Argentina, by 3.4 years, or 1.67 times that in Nigeria.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Argentina has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Argentina ranked 77 and Nigeria ranked 148 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Argentina | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 8.7 | 5 |
| 2017 | 8.9 | 4.3 |
| 2010 | 8.2 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Argentina vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022