Bangladesh vs Nigeria
Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6 years in Bangladesh and 5 years in Nigeria, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 1 years, or 1.19 times that in Nigeria.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Bangladesh has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Bangladesh ranked 132 and Nigeria ranked 148 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Bangladesh | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6.5 | 4.3 |
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
Bangladesh vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022