Mexico vs Nigeria
Mexico vs Nigeria: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.8 years in Mexico and 5 years in Nigeria, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Mexico, by 3.8 years, or 1.75 times that in Nigeria.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Mexico ranked 61 and Nigeria ranked 148 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Mexico | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.8 | 5 |
| 2018 | 8.8 | 5 |
| 2017 | 8.6 | 4.3 |
| 2010 | 8.5 | – |
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
Mexico vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyMexico: 75.1 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMexico: 43% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionMexico: 2.79% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateMexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMexico: 130 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthMexico: 0.88% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMexico: 80% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageMexico: 28.9 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMexico: 8% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMexico: $13.8B in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personMexico: $104 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMexico: 341,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerMexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMexico: 9 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMexico: 1 million TIV in 2019Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022